The internationally recognized St Patrick’s Day Parade will feature Cheech Marin as Grand Marshal, Danny Trejo as the official Parade Starter, Fredbird, the official mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, and characters from television’s “PAW Patrol,” accompanied by fishing legend Charlie Evans. The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders will show off their talents during the festivities. And.. wait for it…legendary rock and roll band, Foghat will close out the First Ever 17th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Make your plans today. The shenanigans begin Monday, March 16. Book a room. Rent a car. Let’s get green in Hot Springs!
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020
5:00PM – Entertainment District Opens
8:00PM – Blues Traveler – FREE concert
LOCATION: Bridge Street
Blues Traveler, the legendary rock band, will play a free concert on Monday, March 16 on the St. Patrick’s Day Stage at the intersection of World-Famous Bridge Street, Broadway and Convention Blvd. It’s free and open to the public.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17 – ST. PAT’S DAY!
First Ever 17th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade
LOCATION: Bridge Street
3:00PM – O’Kelley’s Pop Up Pub Opens.
4:30PM – Blarney Stone Kissing Contest
5:30PM – The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
6:25PM – Official measuring of the parade route
6:30PM – Parade begins!
8:00PM – Foghat live on Bridge Street – FREE concert
The concert will begin on the St. Patrick’s Day Stage at the intersection of World Famous Bridge Street, Broadway and Convention Boulevard as soon as the parade ends.
Both concerts are FREE and open to the public. No chairs or coolers will be permitted at either concert.
LEPRECHAUNS
A third leprechaun has been added to the First Ever 17th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Along with original leprechaun Monte Everhart, Stephen Inman-Crawley will join the other new leprechaun, Roger Scott, to attempt to fill the shoes of legendary World’s Tallest Leprechaun, Dick Antoine, who is retiring this year after having appeared in every World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
“It takes two new ones to fill the shoes of the retired Dick Antoine,” said Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs and one of the founders of the big little parade. “Due to the size of the parade we needed an additional leprechaun so we can let them interact with the crowds that line the approach to Bridge Street on Central Avenue, the 98-foot parade route itself and Malvern Avenue after the finish line of the parade.” “No one can replace Dick, but Monte, Roger and Stephen will prove to be just as entertaining for the crowds.”
The World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade®, which began in 2003, annually attracts upwards of 30,000 people to the city’s historic downtown district to watch an insanely zany collection of marchers, strutters, dancers, waddlers and floats that cover the 98-foot length of Bridge Street in the heart of downtown Hot Springs.
For more detailed information please visit www.shorteststpats.com or call 501-321-2027.
