Weekend Round-Up: March 11 and 12
Billed as “America’s largest St. Paddy’s Day festival,” ShamrockFest will take place at RFK Stadium from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Saturday, March 11.
The event includes multiple stages with performances by some of the biggest names in Irish rock such as The Dropkick Murphys, House of Pain, and The Fighting Jamesons. In addition to the music, there will be plenty of brews, Irish dancers and bagpipes, carnival rides, and contests.
More information and tickets are available at shamrockfest.com.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been held annually in Washington, D.C., since 1971. This year’s parade will be held along Constitution Ave., from 7th to 17th Streets, N.W., starting at 12 noon on Sunday, March 12.
A celebration of Irish culture, the two-hour parade will feature more than 100 marching bands, military units, dance schools, floats and a variety of other groups and organizations. The parade is free and open to the public; however, ticketed seating in the grandstands are available.
More information is available at dcstpatsparade.com.
