St. Patrick's Day Parade
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham's Annual St. Patick's Day Parade kicks off all the Irish festivities making its long, loud and lovely trek down Historic Birmingham Green. Starting at 11:30 a.m. at 20th Street and Powell Ave - it travels all the way through downtown to Five Points South. Typically held on St. Patrick's Day, the parade for 2009 will be held the Saturday before so everyone can come downtown and enjoy themselves. The Parade is one of the oldest and largest in the Southeast! All Participants Welcome!
Date: March 14 - Time: 11:30 AM
Stay down in Five Points after the parade for "Shamrockin" live music and dance all afternoon!
Birmingham Irish Cultural Society's Annual St. Patrick's Day Party
Birmingham, Alabama
For over a quarter of a century, the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society has marked St. Patrick's Day with their annual dinner and party at some of Birmingham's swankiest digs. Live Celtic Music, Irish Dance, Irish Cuisine, special brews, special guests and more fill the night as everyone turns out to mark the holiday! Funds raised at this annual event benefit a special charity every year - thousands of dollars have been raised for the Literacy Council, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The American Heart Association, The Birmingham Athletic Partnership, Kid One Transport and more. The BICS Annual St. Pat's Dinner is a top-drawer way to 'put on the dog' and step out in style during the green season! (Check ACA Calendar in March)
Date: March 13th, 2009
Location: Pinetree Country Club
More information: Call 205-908-6617 or MartyConnors@bellsouth.net
The North Alabama Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Scottsboro, Alabama
The Annual North Alabama Scottish Festival and Highland Games is a thriving and exciting event in the Huntysville area every June. Currently,the home for this festival is the Dublin City Park in Madison, Alabama (right beside Huntsville). Sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Scottish Society, this fabulous Scottish Gathering on Saturday offers traditional Celtic music, Pipes and Drums, Scottish Food and Wares, Stan Moore's Border Collies sheep herding demonstrations, Scottish Highland Dancing, Scottish Country Dancing, The Gathering of the Clans, Scottish Heavy Athletics and much more. Contact Cathy Pharr at cfar@knology.net
Date - June 19th-21st 2009
For More Information: 256-337-9596 or visit their web site at
A Celtic Evening:
Music and Dance from
Scotland and Ireland
Birmingham, Alabama
The first fundraising event for the Alabama Celtic Association took place in February 2002 to a sold-out crowd and has been playing to a sold-out house every year since. Featuring the Scottish and Irish Dance, Celtic Music, Gaelic Language poetry, full Pipe Band performance and more. A Celtic Evening: Music and Dance from Scotland and Ireland 2003 was another amazing success. Once again selling out in under two weeks, A Celtic Evening typically features a showcase of Celtic artists from across Alabama. Proceeds from A Celtic Evening support Alabama Celtic Association projects and grant throughout the year. Start watching the Celtic Alabama News in January for the current Celtic Evening details!
Visit here for more on
Celtic Evening 2005
St. Patrick's Day
Irish Stew Cook-Off
and Parade
Mobile, Alabama
The Exchange Club of Mobile hosts the biggest and coolest St. Patrick's event in South Alabama. The annual festivities at Bienville Square feature an Irish Stew Cook-Off - with awards for Best Dressed Chef, Best Corned Beef and Cabbage, Best Tent, Peoples Choice and more. Partnered with the Cook-Off is a St. Patrick's Day Parade that starts at the Mobile Civic Center and winds through Downtown Mobile. The events brings out the Celtic best of Mobile! All proceeds benefit the Exchange Club of Mobile Family Center and its child abuse prevention programs.
Date: On or around St. Patrick's Day
Location: Bienville Square in Mobile
An Irish Evening:
Annual Fundraiser for UCP
Huntsville, Alabama
Every March, Huntsville's community turns out in every shade of green for the definitive Irish event of the year. An Irish Evening raises funds for United Cerebral Palsy at this grand event which features Celtic Music, Irish Dance, Celebrity Guests and Irish Cuisine. Help UCP raise a "Pot o' gold" for our special friends at UCP! (Check ACA Calendar in March)
Date: March 13th, 2009
Location: Huntsville Marriott, 5 Tranquility Base (U.S. Space and Rocket Center), Huntsville AL
More information: cbrumley@ucphuntsville 256-859-4900
The Alabama Highland Games
Montgomery, Alabama
Typically held on the last full weekend of September, The Alabama Highland Games are the largest in the State. Nestled in the beautiful setting of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival grounds, this festival seems like a step back in time to enjoy the merriment of Scottish Fairs of old. The Alabama Highland Games offers international Celtic entertainment, Pipe and Drum Bands from around the region, Highland and Scottish Country Dancing, The Gathering of the Clans, Border Collie/sheep herding demonstrations, Scottish Heavy Athletics, British Car Show, Scottish Food and Wares and so much more ....(Check ACA Calendar for September)
Date: GAMES on HIATUS INDEFINITELY
Location - The Alabama Shakespeare Festival Grounds, Wynton Blount Cultural Park in Montgomery
Time -
Whisky Tastings
Here and There...
While there's not set date for these...when they occur, it's always the best time for it to happen. If you like fine single malts and want to get on the a Whisky tasting in the area, drop us a note and we'll make sure you get an invite!
Info: bbell9809@charter.net
