St. Patrick’s Day fun begins this weekend
Parades
10th Annual Emerald Isle Parade
When: Noon March 14
Where: Main Street, Downtown Lee’s Summit
Info: downtownls.org, 816-246-6598
Snake Saturday Parade
When: 11 a.m. March 14
Where: Swift and 14th, North Kansas City
Info: SnakeSaturday.com
Shawnee St. Patrick’s Parade and Duck Race
When: 1 p.m. March 15
Where: Johnson Drive and Monrovia, Shawnee
Info: IrishAmericanClub.org
Brookside St. Patrick’s Warm-Up Parade
When: 2 p.m. March 14
Where: 65th and Wornall
Info: brooksidekc.org
Irishpalooza
When: 2 p.m. March 15
Where: Washington and 135th, Martin City
Info: Irishpalooza.com
“Shortest and Smallest” St. Patrick’s Day Parade
When: 9 a.m. March 17
Where: The Soda Fountain, 1112 W. Main, Blue Springs
Info: Business.BlueSpringsChamber.com
42nd Annual Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
When: 11 a.m. March 17
Where: Broadway from Linwood to 43rd St.
Info: KCIrishParade.com
Leavenworth St. Patrick’s Day Parade
When: Noon, March 17
Where: Fourth and Walnut Streets, Leavenworth
Info: LVIrish.com, 913-682-2566
28th Annual Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade
When: 1 p.m. March 17
Where: 11th and Massachusetts, Lawrence
Info: LawrenceStPatricksDayParade.com, 785-749-6677
Other highlights
Snake Parade Pre-Parade Party
When: 6 p.m. March 13
Where: Grain to Glass Homebrewing and Bottle Shop, 1611 Swift, North Kansas City
Info: $20; GrainToGlass.biz, 816-472-0516
St. Patrick’s Day Party
When: 10 a.m. March 14
Where: Celtic Ranch, 404 Main, Weston
Info: CelticRanch.com, 816-640-2881
Westport St. Patrick’s Day Run
When: 10 a.m. March 14
Where: Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue
Info: $30-$35 for 4-Mile Run, $10-$12 for Kids Fun Run; benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City; StPatricksDay4MileRun.com
Irish Cream Cupcakes & Green Wine
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 14-15
Where: Weston Wine Co., 519 Main, Weston
Info: Cupcakes $1.99, glasses of wine $4.99; WestonWineCompany.com, 816-386-2345
Post Mardi Gras/Irish Festival
When: 2 p.m. March 14
Where: Downtown Excelsior Springs
Info: ExSpgsChamber.com
St. Pat’s Oldies but Goodies Dance Fundraiser
When: 7 p.m. March 14
Where: Guardian Angels,1310 Westport
Info: $14, $25 for couple; benefits Hispanic Heritage committee; 913-927-2466
Naughty St. Patrick’s Day
When: 7:30 p.m. March 14
Where: The Spott, 2111 Television Place
Info: $20-$50; TheSpottKC.com
The Elders’ 13th Annual Hoolie
When: 8 p.m. March 14
Where: Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
Info: $25-$68; UptownTheater.com, 816-753-8665
Aaron Barksdale-Burns, Irish tenor
When: 2 p.m. March 15
Where: Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania
Info: $11-$15; Californos.com, 816-531-7878
Irish Hooley
When: 9 a.m.-3 a.m. March 17
Where: The Well, 7421 Broadway; Lew’s, 7539 Wornall; and Charlie Hooper’s, 12 W. 63rd
Info: WaldoWell.com
St. Pat’s at Tanner’s
When: 11 a.m.-3 a.m. March 17
Where: Tanner’s Waldo, 7425 Broadway
Info: TannersBarAndGrill.com
St. Patrick’s Day Party featuring concert by Big Data
When: Noon March 17
Where: Kansas City Live!, Power & Light District, 14th and Walnut
Info: Free; 21+; PowerAndLightDistrict.com/stpats
Parade Party with Leprechauns at Uptown Arts Bar
When: 9 a.m. March 17
Where: 3611 Broadway
Info: $20 to park a car during parade, $2 for seats with a view of parade, $4 Jameson shots; UptownArtBar.com
Nace Brothers Annual St. Patty’s Day
When: 4 p.m. March 17
Where: Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester
Info: $10, KnuckleheadsHonkyTonk.com, 816-483-1456
Two and a Half Tenors
When: 7:30 p.m. March 17 and 3 p.m. March 22
Where: Belvoir Winery, 1325 Odd Fellows Road, Liberty
Info: $15; March 17 concert sold out; benefits Corbin Theatre; CorbinTheatre.org
Gaelic Storm
When: 8 p.m. March 19
Where: VooDoo, One Riverboat Drive, North Kansas City
Info: $23-$60.75; VoodooKC.com, 816-472-7777
Cherish the Ladies
When: 8 p.m. March 21
Where: Yardley Hall, JCCC, 12345 College, Overland Park
Info: $28-$38; JCCC.edu/TheSeries, 913-469-4445
Other St. Patrick’s Day party spots
The Riot Room
When: Opens at 10 a.m.; show at noon March 17
Where: 4048 Broadway
Info: $5; TheRiotRoom.com
Paddy O’Quigley’s
When: Opens at 9 a.m. March 17
Where: 5317 W. 151st, Leawood
Info: PaddyOQuigleys.com, 913-601-3511
Browne’s Irish Marketplace
When: Opens 9 a.m. March 17
Where: 3300 Pennsylvania
Info: BrownesMarket.com, 816-561-0030
The Dubliner
When: 7:30 p.m. March 17
Where: Kansas City Power & Light District, 170 E. 14th
Info: TheDublinerKC.com, 816-268-4700
Kelly’s Westport Inn
When: Opens at 10 a.m. March 17
Where: 500 Westport
Info: Cover is $5, with proceeds benefiting Welcome House; KellysWestportInn.com, 816-561-5800
Howl at the Moon
When: 2 p.m. March 17
Where: Kansas City Power & Light District, 1334 Grand
Info: Free; HowlAtTheMoon.com/Kansas-City, 816-471-4695
This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "St. Patrick’s Day fun begins this weekend."