St Patrick’s Day 2008 Kansas City
St Patrick’s Day in Kansas City, and the days leading up to it, are full of events involving all things purporting to be Irish. Pubs, Breakfasts, Parades, Hoolies, Parties, Music, Luncheons, Dinners, Corned Beef, Mass, and more.
>> Paddy’s Wagon Free Cab Rides
REFLECTION
• Something Green This Way Comes
• St Patrick’s Day not a Big Deal in Ireland?
AFTERMATH
I’ll keep updating this
• Irishpalooza Parade & Irish Idol Winners
• IHOP KC St Patrick’s Day Photos
• Blue Springs: A Short Walk in the Rain
• Snake Saturday Slideshow
• Rain, Rain, Rain
• Some Parade winners.
• Power & Light District Vs Westport
• No Rainbows for Lawrence, Kansas Parade
• St Patrick’s Dispatch from the Power & Light District
• Mad Mugz KC Parade Video Moments
PARADES
Mar 17: Kansas City St Patrick’s Day Parade
Mar 17: Blue Springs Shortest and Smallest St Patrick’s Day parade
Mar 17: Leavenworth St Patrick’s Day Parade
Mar 16: Shawnee St Patrick’s Day Parade
Mar 16: Martin City Irish Palooza Parade
Mar 15: Lee’s Summit Emerald Isle Parade
Mar 15: Brookside Warm-up Parade
Mar 15: Snake Saturday
PERFORMERS
Kansas City Chorale (Some FREE Tickets)
The Elders
Eddie Delahunt
Tullamore
Millish
The Lucky Charms
Flannigan’s Right Hook
The Kelihans
Connacht Town
John Morris
Bob Reeder
Rattle & Hum
Jonathan Ramsey
Thick Lizzy
Ellis Island
PUBS, BARS (Irish and Not)
These are the main venues:
O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Weston, MO
Lew’s Grill and Bar, Waldo
The Record Bar, Westport
Paddy O’Quigley’s, Kansas
Paddy O’Quigley’s, Missouri
O’Dowd’s Little Dublin, Plaza
O’Dowd’s Little Dublin, Zona Rosa, North
Raglan Road, KC
WJ McBride’s Irish Pub, Village West, KCK
WJ McBride’s Irish Pub, Overland Park, KS
Kelly’s Westport Inn, Westport, KC
Kennedy’s, 75th Street, Waldo
Kyle’s Tap Room, Gladstone, MO
Mickey’s Irish Pub, Lenexa, KS
Mickey’s Irish Pub North, Englewood Rd
McCoy’s Public House, Westport
Molloy’s Irish Pub, Westport
Mike Kelly’s Westsider, Westport Road
Hurricane Riot Room, Westport
Harling’s Upstairs, Midtown KC
The Gaf, Waldo, KC
Governor Stumpy’s, Gregory & Oak
Velvet Dog, Martini Corner
Twin City Tavern, Westport Rd
PARTIES, HOOLIES
Mar 17 Lew’s Grill and Bar, Waldo
Mar 17 O’Malley’s St Patrick’s Day Festival
Mar 17 Irish Museum & Cultural Center
Mar 17 Record Bar St Patrick’s Day Tent Party
Mar 15 The Elders Hoolie
AND: Calculate Beers, Ice, and Cups Needed for Party
MASS
March 8: Gaelic Mass, Redemptorist Church
SPORTS
March 15: Westport St. Patrick’s Day Fun Run
March 08: Lawrence 5K Shamrock Shuffle Run/Walk
LUNCHEONS & DINNER PARTIES
March 07: Marriott Muehlebach Kick-Off Luncheon
OTHER EVENTS
March 08: St Patrick’s Parish Festival, NKC
March 15: Luck-of-the-Irish Poker Run (rescheduled)
March 17: Irish Breakfast at Browne’s Irish Market, Midtown
March 17: Gomers St Patrick’s Day Blow-Out, Lee’s Summit
SAINT PATRICK - The Facts
#1 Inflatable Shamrock
#2 Black Puddings
#3 The Irish Panda
2007 PARADE WINNERS
2007 Kansas City, Missouri Parade Winners
Lawrence, Kansas 2007 St Patrick’s Day Parade Winners
2007 PHOTOS
• Downtown Kansas City Parade in KC Star
• KC, MO Parade Photos on KMBC-TV 9
• Parade Photos by Bob Johnson, password=”kc irish parade 07″
• Brookside Parade Photos by Meesha_v
• Paddy O’Quigley’s of Leawood Photos
• Downtown KC Parade by Natalya.Bond
• Video of the drunken friends of Terry Newell
PHOTOS OF 2006
Liberty Tax
KC Irish dance to the end (almost)
KC Drill Teams Salute Irish Rebels
Mickey’s Rockin’ Caboose
KC Irish World Small (After All)
Overblown Stereotypical Irishman Falls Down, Crowd Looks Other Way
KMBC-TV9 Slideshow of Parade Photos
Kelly’s Westport Inn : Paddy’s Day Photos
Harp & Shamrock Parade Float
KC Irish Parade Official Photos
Lawrence, Kansas Irish Parade Photos
ELSEWHERE
St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin, Ireland
FUTURE KANSAS CITY IRISH EVENTS
Please note that Irish-related events after St Patrick’s Day will continue to be posted on the regular Kansas City Irish Events Calendar.
The Events Calendar will probably suffer while we all concentrate on the annual Paddy’s Day madness, but very quickly it will revert to showing a schedule of events up to 2 months ahead.
In short, if it’s Irish and moves - or pretends to be (Irish or moving) you’ll find it here on Irish KC, but first, let’s get Paddy’s Day out of the way.
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