The all day festival after the 159th Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade provides a great opportunity for attendees to learn more about Irish history and culture while having fun. A full day of activities are planned for the St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Civic Center Plaza and on Grove Street, Polk to Larkin Street.

The colorful festivities surrounding the parade will showcase Irish Culture through live performance and entertainment, arts and crafts exhibitors, and food and beverage concessions, children’s rides and inflatables, cultural displays, a petting zoo and pony ride and a number of non-profits booths representing the Irish community.

The Festival will take place, before, during and after the Parade. The Parade begins at 11:30 AM at the corner of Second and Market, where more than 5,000 participants from all over the state, will reel about with laughter and revelry all the way to City Hall.

San Francisco’s 159th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Saturday & Sunday, March 13th & 14th, 2010
Civic Center Plaza ~ San Francisco
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Parade Saturday, March 13th at 11:30 AM

>> Please note that the festival was originally scheduled for both March 13th and March 14th, but has been scaled back to take place on just Saturday.

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE

Tags: Civic Center, Family Friendly, Festival, Free, Irish, Outdoors, St. Patrick's Day, Street Fair
Categories: Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco, Top Pick Submitted by Johnny Funcheap