Tucson St. Patrick's Day Events: Parades, Tacos, Events For Kids

TUCSON, AZ – Tucson may not be the most Irish of cities but the city will be getting its green on this weekend for annual St. Patrick's Day. Parades, a taco crawl, and a fair are just a few of the offerings this weekend.

HERE ARE FOUR THINGS TO DO FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY WEEKEND:

1. The 31st annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival gets underway at 10 a.m., at the Downtown Armory Park. There will be food and live Irish music, entertainment, a children's game area. And, at 11 a.m., there will be a parade and... who doesn't love a parade? The full schedule is here.

2. Looking for a way to have the kids enjoy the holiday? How about arts and crafts an other activities at The Luck of the Irish hosted by Our Play Place. The festivities are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.. You can find more information here.

3. What better way to end St. Patrick's Day than with tacos and green beer? The Saint Paddy's Bar and taco crawl. You get two tacos, drinks specials and entry to all the bars on the list. Why, ask organizers? To "inhale tacos and drink green beer." Check out their Facebook page

4. Have a little too much corned beef in the run-up to St. Patrick's? Then, maybe the answer is to run it off. The annual Marana-Tucson Shamrock Half/10K/5K starts at 7:30 in the morning. There's also the Kids Dash. Their Facebook Page has all the details.

Photo courtesy Tucson St. Patrick's Day Festival