The St. Patrick Society of the Quad Cities has decided to postpone the planned 35thursday-annual One thousand Parade from March 13 to Saturday, Aug.

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

A past St. Patrick's Day One thousand Parade in downtown Davenport.

28, afterward working with the state of Illinois and the cities of Rock Island and Davenport. They're calling the rescheduled bi-state event 1000 Parade XXXV.2.

"Disappointing as it was to postpone the march on our traditional Sat in March, nosotros had to consider many factors in reaching our decision. Information technology was not made lightly," the Lodge posted on its website, www.stpatsqc.com.

"The incertitude at the time regarding the condition of the pandemic, and with business concern for our parade participants and all of the businesses along the parade route, we felt information technology best to postpone," the nonprofit group said.

"Many, many hours of labor and dollars go into the building of parade floats and thousands of dollars are invested by local bars and restaurants to celebrate parade day, let lone the months

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

The concluding Q-C Grand Parade was held in March 2019.

of work and expense incurred by the SPS to make the Grand Parade happen.

"All of those efforts and expenditures went for nada two days short of our 2020 date. Nosotros did not desire to repeat that once more in 2021," the Society said. "The months alee will reveal how we are progressing in the fight confronting Covid. We should take a pretty clear picture by August and if we're in the articulate we're gonna take a parade on Baronial 28, "St. Vacctrick's Day!"

On Tuesday, the downtown Davenport restaurant Me & Billy announced they volition donate a portion of sales from the next iii weeks to the St. Patrick Society to help go along the Thou Parade tradition alive.

The Yard Parade (last held in 2019) is the only bi-country St. Patrick's Solar day Parade in the U.S., and is viewed by tens of thousands of people along the route from Rock Island, across the Mississippi River through Davenport.

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

The St. Patrick's Guild is calling the Aug. 28 event Thou Parade XXXV.2.

On March 11, 2020, days before last twelvemonth'southward 35th-annual parade, the St. Patrick Society announced it would cancel due to concerns over the coronavirus.

"We pledged that should we hear from experts that the Parade should not exist held, nosotros would follow that recommendation. We did indeed this evening receive the recommendation from a county health administrator that the Parade be cancelled," they said last year.

The Society is a nonprofit organization that contributes to many charities, awards scholarships, and

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

The almanac CASI St. Patrick's race also is postponed to Aug. 28.

promotes various Irish cultural and musical events that occur throughout the year in the Quad-City area.

In 2019, the Grand Parade teamed with River Bend Foodbank to fight hunger in the Quad-Cities. During the Chiliad Parade, River Bend collected $2,710 from very generous spectators along the parade route. That provided thirteen,000 meals in the fight confronting hunger in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.

The Eye for Active Seniors in Davenport also announced it is postponing its 39th-almanac St. Patrick's Day Race to the aforementioned day — August 28th in downtown Davenport. "Same race route, same fun event, better weather," the event Facebook page says. "We are thrilled to exist planning for this special outcome with the peace of listen of knowing all will be safe."

Kavanaugh's Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island, is going ahead with a scaled-back St. Patrick's Twenty-four hour period party on Sabbatum, March 13, starting at 3 p.m.

Their Facebook page says: "Doing a downscale St Paddy'due south party merely wanted to do something!! We may only be able to have 50% of our people

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

Kavanaugh'southward Hilltop Bar & Grill is having a St. Paddy'due south party Saturday, March xiii.

but Blues Rock-it is going to bring the Full party. After they finish up, DJCAM will keep the party going every bit long every bit you want!"

Other St. Patrick's Day-themed events planned in the Q-C include:

  • Friday, March 12, and Sabbatum, March 13 – Mississippi Valley Fair, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport. New this yr at the free St. Patrick's Mean solar day fest includes a parade on the grounds on Saturday and kids' activities in the Iowa Edifice.

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are OnJumpin Joey's will have bounce houses; there will exist complimentary kids' karaoke stage from apex-2:30 p.grand. both days, and the Fair Centre will feature bands on Friday from viii p.grand. to ane a.m.

On Sat, doors open at xi a.m. and the entertainment lineup (through one a.m.) will exist — Doug Brundies, Due north Of forty, Flying Leprechauns, Electric Shock, Casey Muessigmann, Tomb and Project Ten. The parade lineup will be 10 a.1000. March thirteen at the West Loftier School parking lot (3505 West Locust St.). The parade will offset at 11 and at that place is no accuse to enter the parade. Call Kelly at the fair function to register, 563-326-5338. Deadline to enter is March x.

  • Saturday, March xiii, starting at noon — Off Signal Pub, 2025 Hickory Grove Route, Davenport. MD Moncada & Levi Craft acoustic show will offset at 1 p.thou.; Karl & Ko Acoustic from 8 to eleven p.chiliad. $iv Corned Beef, Cabbage & Irish Soda Staff of life will start at one! $iv Breakfast Shot, $3.50 Jameson & $v Irish Car Bomb, plus giveaways all twenty-four hour period.
  • Sat, March 13, 9 p. to 1 a.thousand. — Cal Stage Ring St. Paddy'southward Day Bash at Gypsy Highway, 2606 West. Locust St., Davenport.
  • Sabbatum, March 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.chiliad. – McGrath Quad Cities Harley-Davidson, 5320 Corporate Park Drive, Davenport. Celebrate the day with complimentary nutrient and light-green beer until gone, games, and prize drawings.

Quad-Cities' St. Patrick's Day Grand Parade Postponed to Aug. 28, Other March St. Pat's Events Are On

Jonathan Turner has been covering the Quad-Cities arts scene for 25 years, first every bit a reporter with the Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, and so as a reporter with the Quad City Times. Jonathan is likewise an achieved actor and musician who has been seen often on local theater stages, including the Bucktown Revue and Blackness Box Theatre.