St. Patrick's Day Events

ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENTS

Here's what we have lined up for the 6th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival

Saturday, March 15, 2008

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2:00 p.m.		ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE - Back by popular demand, it's the "Erin Go Bark! People and their Pets" Parade. Dress your pet in a "wee bit" of greenery and present them to the gathered crowd along Butler St. Prizes for the top three best dressed pets! Line up is at 1:45 p.m. in the Saugatuck Center for the Arts parking lot at 400 Culver Street, Saugatuck. Call (269) 857-1701 for additional information.
2:30 p.m.		COMMUNITY PARTY - Join us after the parade at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts at 400 Culver Street, in downtown Saugatuck when the winners of the Irish Soda Bread Contest will be announced and the winning limericks will be read. Music & complimentary snacks & refreshments. Call (269) 857-1701 for additonal information.
		IRISH SODA BREAD CONTEST - Dedicated to the preservation of the traditional way of baking soda bread as it was done in Ireland in the 1800's, our 5th annual soda bread contest will take place after the parade. Bring your loaf to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts at 400 Culver Street in downtown Saugatuck between noon and 1:30 p.m. to be judged and winners will be announced after the parade. Prize for the top entry. Call (269) 857-1701 for additional information.
		LIMERICK CONTEST - Calling all poets, wannabe poets and anyone who fancies themselves a limericker, enter our on-line Limerick Contest. Awards will be given! Click here for special details
3:30 p.m.		NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver Street, Saugatuck. Huntington Bank presents one of the highlights of the festival, a free screening for parents and children of the very popular family feature film Night at the Museum. A newly-recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. The movie shows on the big screen in the SCA's mainstage theater. Admission is free for all!
4:00 p.m		2nd ANNUAL PUB CRAWL - Start celebration o' the green by rubbing elbows with the locals and enjoying drink specials at our many pubs and restaurants, sponsored by the Ship 'N Shore Motel, call (269) 857-2194
6:00 p.m.		PUB PARTY - at Coral Gables Restaurant located at 220 Water Street, sponsored by the Saugatuck/Douglas Historical Society, features a dinner, auction and raffle to win a trip for two to Ireland. Click here for more info
6-8 p.m		WANDERING MINSTRELS - in bars, restaurants and pubs in the true Irish tradition.