Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m prepared with my green on today, now if someone would just bring a green beer my way, all will be right on this Tuesday. My celebration for all things green took place thus past weekend during the St. Patrick’s Day in Dallas celebration. Chris and I headed out to Lower Greenville in Dallas (could that name be more fitting!?) to get our green on. Like most St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, our day started super early, and ended early, where 11am felt like 6pm and 6pm felt like 11pm.
We rode the DART (Dallas’s rail system) right into the parade route where we were going to meet some friends, and I couldn’t help but to feel like I was back in Boston and NYC for a moment. When we arrived to the parade route, we learned the hard way that Dallas isn’t New Orleans and they completely block off the parade route so you can’t cross the street to the other side right before the parade starts. Because we’re newbs, we spent the duration of the parade directly across from where our friends were. Lesson learned on that part.
Once the parade started rolling, my friend (also from Louisiana) began wondering where all the cabbage and vegetables were. It reminded me of my aha moment when I realized things we do in NOLA are just that- things we do in NOLA (if you want to catch a month’s worth of food, go to a New Orleans St. Patty’s parade- they’re actually more fun than Mardi Gras). At this point it’s not even fair to compare parades in New Orleans to others, so I’m going to stop, but I do like to fill y’all in on what we do down in south Louisiana because some people find it to be so strange! I’m not saying the Dallas parade was bad, it’s just different than what we’re used to, and different is fine. Most people come out just for drinking on the streets and being with friends anyway. I do have to give the Dallas parade krewe credit for throwing beads! It was still a fun time and something is always better than nothing! I’d also like to know where I can sign up to be part of the parade next year, because the buzz bike was there and I need to cross that one off my bucket list stat.
After the parade was over, we crossed the street to get where we were supposed to be, and then headed to an after party along the parade route. After taking advantage of the free beers and shots, we decided it was time to put the tickets we paid for to use. We arrived at the St. Patrick’s Day concert where Josh Abbott Band was headlining. To be honest, I’ve heard of them, but couldn’t tell you what they sing. Chris and I aren’t really fans of country, so we ended up leaving before they came on. We got our money’s worth playing Bear Pong, enjoying some amazing pizza, and cold beer though, so it was money well spent!
The rest of the evening was spent with full bellies and an early bed time. It was a St. Patrick’s Day in Dallas well spent!To keep the celebration going, all items in my Etsy shop are 17% off today! Get you some!
Health, Love & Fire says
This looks like a fun way to celebrate the holiday! I've never done the whole St Pats parade day, but usually consists of different irish bars watching my husband or friends play in the pipe band. Some day I will have to make it to a parade and take in the whole experience!
Kari Guastella says
I lived in Dallas for 4 years and somehow never made it to the St. Patty's Parade. Looks like a lot of fun!
Kari
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Kate at Green Fashionista says
That buzz bike looks like so much fun! We have something like that here, and I'm trying to rally the troops to rent one for the evening 😀
Sarah @ Midwest Darling says
sounds like a fun way to spend the holiday!
Sarah
Midwest Darling
Kati Rose @ Constantly Seeking Wonder says
I never would've pegged Dallas as a city with huge St. Patrick's Day festivities. I'll have to keep that in mind for an a-typical celebration.
Amanda Elizabeth - Meet @ the Barre says
That looks like a complete blast!!! I really need to get over to Dallas to visit my brother!
abby says
Do you know what time Josh Abbott actually went on stage to perform? I am trying to manage my time right this year to make sure I get there in time for the headliner but I dont want to get there to early to see a bunch of bands that I dont know. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
abby says
I know, right! What time did you guys end up leaving? It says that all of the music will be wrapped up by 7pm so that makes me think that the headliner wouldnt go on until at least 5.. maybe even 6pm?