BILOXI, Miss. (GULF COAST WEEKEND) - The Hibernia Marching Society and the City of Biloxi invite you to join in the fun leading up to St. Patrick’s Day 2022. This year’s Colleen is Celeste O’Keefe and Grand Marshal is Keith Crosby.
March 5th - Comeallyee Ball, 6:00pm, Gruich Community Center (591 Howard Ave, Biloxi)
Tickets are $30 for members and $50 for non-members. For more information contact Chairpersons Lisa Fagan or Debbie Young at hiberniaofms@gmail.com. You can purchase your tickets through our website at http://www.hiberniamarchingsociety.com/
March 8th - Turning the Lighthouse Green, 4:30pm, Biloxi Lighthouse (1050 Beach Blvd), followed by the Mayor’s Proclamation at 6:00pm, Biloxi City Hall (140 Lameuse St)
March 12th - St. Patrick’s Day 5k and 1 Mile Health Run/Walk, Biloxi City Hall. The 1 Mile race starts at 9am, 5k at 9:30am. Both courses are USATF Certified. Top three male and female 1 Mile finishers will receive cash prizes. All participants will receive t-shirts. Register here>> https://raceroster.com/events/2022/57826/2022-st-patricks-day-5k
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March 12th - Annual Grillin on the Green - 10am-5pm, Biloxi Town Green (710 Beach Blvd)
Free Admission/Food plates start at $5. There will be arts & crafts vendors, a children’s play area, and live entertainment all day: 10am - Rhythm & Rain, Noon - Starz Band, 3pm - Ty Taylor & the Kinfolk
BBQ Cookoff Awards start 2:45pm. With more than $6,000 in prize money up for grabs, spaces fill up quickly due to limited availability. Applications for grill teams and arts & crafts vendors may be found here: https://mainstreetbiloxi.com/grillin-on-the-green/
March 12th - Hibernia Marching Society’s St. Patrick’s Parade, 2:00pm, Downtown Biloxi
The parade begins in front of the Biloxi Yacht Club, which is open to the public that day, and proceeds through Downtown Biloxi.
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March 12th - Waveland Civic Association’s 58th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2pm, Parade lineup begins on Bienville Drive, travels down North Beach Blvd., turns north on Coleman Ave, then left on Central Ave to Waveland Ave. The parade ends at Elwood Memorial Park. Leading the festivities will be Grand Marshal Carlos Estrella and Colleen, Kylee Adams.
March 17th - 12th Annual St. Paddy’s Day Celebration Ocean Springs will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day from 10am to 9pm downtown, uptown, and all-around town. The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with local shops and galleries offering green specials, live music, and more. Restaurants and bars will soon join in turning St. Patrick’s holiday into a “lucky” bash serving something green or Irish inspired with festive music and lucky charms. The fun continues at 5 p.m. with more drink specials and live music at participating locations.
March 18th - Pascagoula’s St. Patrick’s Night Parade Main Street Pascagoula and the O’Blarney Society are teaming up to host a night parade in downtown Pascagoula. This year’s parade will coincide with Third Friday on March 18, 2022 for a full night of fun.
Festivities get underway at 5:00 with the unveiling of a 15-foot metal art sculpture at the corner of Delmas Avenue and Pascagoula Street. The sculpture was designed and fabricated by students at PGSD’s Career & College Technical Institute as part of a three-semester program called the Pascagoula Public Art Enterprise. Students spent time speaking with different community members about what Pascagoula means to them in order to spark inspiration for the design. The sculpture that will be unveiled on March 18 is the first of three art sculptures that will be placed throughout Downtown Pascagoula.
Third Friday will continue with live music from Gram Rea. Arts and crafts vendors will be on site. Local businesses will feature food and drink specials.
The St. Patrick’s parade will roll at 7:30 p.m. The parade will start at the corner of Watts Avenue and Magnolia Street, travel east on Watts, north on Pascagoula Street, west on Delmas Avenue, and south on Magnolia, finishing where it started.
March 19th - Pass Christian’s Krewe of Blarney St. Patrick’s Parade The parade starts at 1pm on Davis Avenue at the railroad tracks and proceeds south to E. Scenic Drive, ending with a block party at Bacchus on the Beach. The 2022 Colleen is Samantha Broussard and Grand Marshal is Darren Freeman.
Posted by The Pass Parade on Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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