Palm Springs VillageFest Celebrates 25th Anniversary with St. Patrick's Day Event

PHOTO: Image from previous Street Fair event. Credit: City of Palm Springs.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA - The 25th anniversary of the weekly will be celebrated tomorrow with some St. Patrick's Day flavor.

The festivities begin at 6 p.m., when attendees will start filling the streets for a live performance of fusion rock bagpipers, guitarists, keyboardists and drummers on the main VillageFest stage at the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive.

The VillageFest's 25-year run and the more than 80 downtown businesses in operation during its existence will be honored by members of the city of Palm Springs and the VillageFest board.

Free birthday cupcakes will be passed out to the crowd at 7 p.m.

The headline event, which will begin at 8:30 p.m., is a "Shamrock 'n' Roll'' concert featuring the Scottish band Red Hot Chili Pipers at the corner of Indian Canyon Drive and East Andreas Road. Concert tickets for attendees 21 years or older are $15.

For more information, visit www.VillageFest.org .

Also see:

• Winning CA Chef Shares St. Paddy's Recipes: 'Corned Beef With Kick' and 'Crowd-Pleasing Slaw'
• Ditch The Green Beer! Mix St. Patrick's Day Killer Cocktails
• St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef: 1 Traditional Meal Cooked 2 Ways

--City News Service