It is my pleasure to welcome you to the official web site of the Savannah Saint
Patrick's Day Parade Committee. On behalf of my fellow Officers and Executive
Committee members, I hope you enjoy what our site has to offer. You should find
helpful information about this year's festivities as well as some past history
of Saint Patrick's Day in Savannah.
The Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee is an all volunteer organization
whose sole purpose is to promote, organize and manage the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah.
This year's Parade, the 186th edition, will take place on Wednesday, March 17th. In honor of
Saint Patrick's dedication to Christianity, we will start the day with the celebration
of Mass at the beautiful Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Parade will step off at
10:15 am. It is expected that over 400,000 people will visit Savannah to help celebrate
the second largest Saint Patrick's Day Parade in the United States.
Producing a parade of this magnitude could not be possible without the tireless
efforts of our Adjutant, George Schwarz and his entire Adjutant Staff
(the men in the white coats). They are the first to arrive on St. Patrick's
Day and the last to leave.
I would like to thank the businesses who advertise in our St. Patrick's Day program.
Our festivities would not be possible without their support. Our Vice Chairman Mike
Foran will be putting together this year’s program and Patrick Burke will
handle our corporate parade entries. Please contact the office for any information
concerning advertising or parade entries.
The 2009 parade would not have been such a success without the support and dedication
of our local government, The City of Savannah and the Chatham County Commission.
A special thanks goes to all the men and women that serve the parade from the
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Without the support of all
the local municipalities we could put on such a fine parade.
The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah will continue to be celebrated
as a Religious and Family celebration honoring our Patron Saint Patrick.
Erin Go Braugh,
Copie Burnett
General Chairman
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