Cities gear up for parades, ceremonies and festivities
The Charleston area's St. Patrick's Day celebrations are morphing into a St. Patrick's week.
North Charleston and Folly Beach are having celebrations this weekend, while the city of Charleston is sticking with the more traditional Wednesday, the actual date of the holiday.
The main Charleston parade will feature College of Charleston basketball coach Bobby Cremins as grand marshal.
The schedule:
North Charleston
The city's seventh annual St. Patrick's Day Block Party and Parade will run 12:30-8 p.m. Saturday on East Montague Avenue in the Olde Village near Park Circle. Parade grand marshal is Mayor Keith Summey.
East Montague Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic between Virginia and O'Hear avenues for the festivities.
The parade will begin at Park Place East at 12:30 p.m. It will go down East Montague Avenue to the block party location near Virginia Avenue.
The party, parade and parking are free to the public.
Folly Beach
The city is holding a Tides of March and St. Patrick's Day Celebration Saturday and Sunday, including two days of events at the Folly River Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday.
On Saturday, the city will allow a "pub-crawl" atmosphere where open beverages can be carried on sidewalks. Streets will not be closed, Folly Mayor Carl Beckmann said.
Charleston
The city's St. Patrick's Day events begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday with a Catholic Mass at St. Patrick's Church on Radcliffe Street.
The main St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. with a parade, featuring honored guests, several pipe bands and nearly 100 different entries. The route will begin at Radcliffe Street cover part of King Street, turning at Broad Street, and ending at Broad and Legare streets.
The Hibernian Society Parade of the membership will go from East Bay to Broad Street, ending at Hibernian Hall on Meeting Street, following the larger King Street parade. It will begin around 11:15 a.m. Streets will closed during the parade passing.
At 11:30 a.m., the South Carolina Irish Historical Society, along with Mayor Joe Riley will raise the Irish flag over Charleston's City Hall.
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