On Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. there will be magic in the air on Devine Street in Columbia, South Carolina where one of the nation’s largest St. Patrick's Day Festivals will begin its second event of the day, the St. Pat’s First Citizens Parade.

The St. Pat’s Parade will assemble at Dreher High School and travel the Musical Mile down Devine Street into Five Points offering blocks of public viewing. After entering Five Points, the parade will wind its way down Devine Street and up Saluda Avenue, returning to Harden Street at the Five Points Fountain and concluding near Food Lion.

Be sure to wear your green and get your Sham-Rock On at the St. Pat's First Citizens Parade!

If you have any questions about the parade, you may call Silvia Butler at (803)776-7365 for additional information.

Past Grand Marshals:

• 2010-USO Float

Honoring veterans from World War II to present day.

• 2009 – A Salute to our Armed Forces
  Honorees from each branch of the US Military
• 2008 - Duncan MacRae
  Festival co-founder/Owner Yesterday's Restaurant
• 2006 - Coach Steve Spurrier
  University of South Carolina Head Football Coach
• 2005 - Lea "Sarge" Masters
  

  

  CBS Survivor Vanuatu Show
• 2004 - The Honorable Joe Wilson
  United States House of Representatives
• 2003 - The Honorable Joe Wilson
  United States House of Representatives

Congratulations to the 2010  St. Pat’s Parade Honorees!

• Best Overall: South Carolina Pride

  

• Best Dancers: Capital City Shag Club
• Best Green Float: Mini Motoring Clubs
• Best Vehicle: Zingo Designated Drivers
• Spirit of the Parade: Kudzu Queens
• Best Music: 282nd Army Victory Band, Fort Jackson
• Best Irish Presentation: Rince n h’Eireann School of Dance
• Best Children's Group: Little Miss and Teen Miss of South Carolina