St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Kelly’s Annual St. Patrick’s Parade and Celebration starts at 1 pm. The parade route runs from Bladen St. (MP 11.5) north to Driftwood St. on Virginia Dare Trail (Beach Road).

What began as a way to break up the winter doldrums and to invigorate the community in preparation for the summer season, the parade has grown to include over one-hundred entrants and is watched by over eight thousand attendees making it the largest St. Patrick’s Parade in North Carolina!