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Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade postponed
With Saturday forecast to be cold and rainy, organizers have postponed Raleigh's St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival. Instead, the parade will go on Saturday, March 21.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — With Saturday forecast to be cold and rainy, organizers have postponed Raleigh's St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival until Saturday, March 21.
The parade is the second-largest in the Southeast and boasts more than 4,000 marchers. N.C. State's football Head Coach Tom O'Brien will be the grand marshal.
Following the parade, a festival will be held in Moore Square, featuring Irish-influenced music, parachuters, Celtic wares and children's activities.
Attendees are encouraged to bring canned food to donate to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
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