A Colorado Springs Tradition Since 1984

For almost 40 years the Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade has brought Irish eyes and smiles to Downtown Colorado Springs! Including over 100 entries, full of music, marchers and much green, the parade is the largest annual event in Colorado Springs. Drawing over 30,000 people to the day’s events!

Schedule:
March 4, 2023
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Locate The Leprechaun
We’re back again for our third year of Locate the Leprechaun!

Sign up your child for Locate the Leprechaun! It includes a special “Official Locator” cotton t-shirt, all the clues (trinkets) Lenny left behind, and a special treat at the last location. For the sake of the parents’/guardians’ sanity we will include a map with all the locations on it (and FYI some of those locations have great food and drinks if you decide you need to take a break!) Kids will get a scroll of paper with all the Clues you need to find the Leprechaun. You will start inside Tony’s Downtown Bar; this is where you’ll pick up your shirt, get your map, and your clue scroll. There are ten stops (including Tony’s) and you will finish at Josh and John’s Ice Cream! The course itself is just shy of one mile long. Once you start, there is no rush, we just ask you to be at the last stop by 3PM.

Entry Fees Are Non-Refundable.

Location: Tony's - 326 N Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Ticket: $15/Child

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March 9, 2023
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Whiskey Tryst at Trainwreck
It’s our first every whiskey tasting! We’re calling it the St. Patrick’s Whiskey Tryst at Trainwreck!

Join us the evening of March 9 at Trainwreck for a chance to enjoy all the Irish whiskey and Irish Cream Liquor your little heart can handle!

We have two ticket options:
VIP Includes an hour of private time where only you and other VIPs get to enjoy the tasting from 5:30 to 6:30. It also includes a free appetizer and a cocktail provided by Trainwreck. VIPs will also get a chance to enjoy an exclusive whiskey during the course of the event!

General admission begins at 6:30. GA ticket holders will be able to enjoy the whiskeys and other tasting options until 8:30 PM.

Location: Trainwreck Colorado - 812 S Sierra Madre St Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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March 10, 2023
10:00am - 6:00pm: St. Paddy's Sports Expo
Welcome to the St. Paddy’s Sports Expo! Runners, Fun Runners, and Riders Must pick up their packets at the Expo. (Limited Package Pickup on Race Day for Out of Towners).

The Expo is an event that is not only your packet pick-up but a great chance to meet with local businesses who love fitness and health, running, biking, and the great out doors just as much as you do! Come to pick up your shirt, and stay to learn more about these great companies and community organizations.  Make sure to bring some extra cash and get this years limited edition race sticker!

If you want to register in person and not online, this is the best place to do it! We will have a station at the Expo where you can register last minute and still get your shirt.

Location: MX Market - 119 E Pikes Peak Ave #100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903

March 11, 2023
9:00am - 6:00pm: Paddy O’Pub
Watch the parade from the best seat in town! Proudly serving the fine products of Guinness, along with your favorite Irish whiskey! Enjoy the whole day of events as the bar opens after 9:00 a.m. and will do last call around 2:30 p.m. It’s free to enter the bar area! Beers will begin at $6 and hard liquor at $8! Celebrate with us the whole day!

This Bar will have bleacher seating and cocktail tables for all to enjoy. Don’t forget to wear your green!

Well behaved adults and children are allowed in the bar area. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times; this is not a child-care center. All unattended children will be given caffeine and a free kitten and turned into the lost and found (just kidding, but really, please remember this space is meant for adult fun, and not kid fun)!

Location: Bijou and Tejon Street

9:30am: Pedalin' St. Pat's 30K And 50K
Join us for the Pedalin’ St. Pat’s Bike Ride! The Intermediate and Challenging rides will begin in the parking lot of Trails End Taproom (their new location!) at 9:30 AM. Prices vary, but start at $45. Riders can choose between two courses:

Intermediate - The ride starts at Trails End Taproom and is around 21 miles in distance. This course is a loop. The course is subject to change.

Challenging - The loop starts at Trails End Taproom and is just shy of 31 miles in total distance. This course is a loop as well, and thus ends at Trails End Taproom. 

Intermediate and Challenging Registration

Intermediate Course Map

Challenging Course Map

Location: Trails End Taproom and Eatery - 2925 W Colorado Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80904

11:00am: Leprechaun Fun Run
Join us for the cutest part of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities: The Leprechaun Fun Run! Sign up your little leprechaun so they too can race down Tejon Street. We offer a half-mile course for the wee leprechauns and a mile course for the older leprechauns! Each runner gets a shirt and their very own bib number with registration. Please be aware your child will need to be at the corner of Tejon and Bijou by 10:45AM, as the race begins at 11 AM. You will need to pick your child’s shirt up at the St. Paddy’s Sports Expo! Make sure to plan time to spend at the Expo! We will have many local organizations that are there to meet and talk with you! There is limited race day pick-up for out-of-towners.

Entry Fees Are Non-Refundable.

Location: Tejon Street

Ticket: $12/Child

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11:00am - 3:00pm: Reviewing Stands
Feel like high society when you get your tickets to the St.Patrick’s Day Parade Reviewing Stands! Located on the west side of Pikes Peak Ave., you can sit on bleachers and hear our parade announcer introduce each entry! We provide bleacher seating and trinkets. Park on Cascade avenue so you can be close!

Make sure to wear your green so Lenny the Leprechaun doesn’t pinch ya! From year to year drinks or snacks may be provided, but plan on bringing your own water or snacks. No alcohol is allowed in the reviewing stand area.

This space is kid and wheelchair friendly!

Location: Tejon Street

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12:00pm: St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day parade is gearing up for its 39th annual Parade and Events! Join us for this year’s festival! The Parade is in Downtown Colorado Springs! Be apart of this annual event by signing up for the parade! Please remember you are required to decorate you entry!

Parade Route
The Parade route begins on the corner of Tejon Street and E. St. Vrain and continues south on Tejon Street to Vermijo. The best seats are at the St. Pat’s Grand Stands, tickets are available both online and in person. However, the whole length of Tejon provides plenty of places to watch from, just keep yourself and any wee little ones behind the chalk line!

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Location: Tejon Street

Date: March 4 - 11, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Colorado Springs, CO

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