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ShamrockFest 2009
Six city blocks in Ballston Entertainment Zone in Arlington, VA. Entrance located at Wilson Blvd and Glebe Rd - Next to Ballston Common Mall. The largest, most exciting St. Patrick’s festival in the history of the Washington DC area is turning Stadium-Armory Station green.
With over 50 bands on 11 stages and spanning 6 city blocks, ShamrockFest 2009 is one for the record books. This is a day-long, indoor/outdoor festival. The enormous festival site spans 40 acres! Upon entering the festival site, guests are free to roam the streets partaking of food, drinks, and a variety of music on eleven exciting stages, plus activities for all.
Bands include the hottest entertainers from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, including Dewey Beach’s biggest sensations. There are also popular bars/restaurants located within the festival site, featuring indoor activities, food, beverages and entertainment -- Including: Chevy’s, Bailey’s Pub & Grill, Mastutake Sushi Steakhouse, Chicken Out, Smoothie King, The Front Page and Rock Bottom.
The six-block festival features a myriad of activities as follows:
* 6 City Blocks
* Indoor/Outdoor Activities
* Multitude of Beer, Food, Beverage and Awareness Booths
* Indoor and outdoor bars/restaurants
* 11 Outdoor Stages
* 20 Popular Bands (Rock, Irish, Blues, Retro and Folk)
* Carnival Midway (Games/Activities, etc.)
* March Madness Inside Bars
* Free Party Favors to the First 1,000 Guests
* Free Souvenir Mega-Cup for First 20,000 Guests
* Kids Zone (Ends at 5:00 pm)
* Giveaways, Prizes
* Green Beer
* Also: Post Party at Clarendon Ballroom
Getting There
Take Metro's Blue or Orange Line to the Stadium-Armory Station.
From Union Station: Take the Red Line toward Shady Grove. Travel three stops to Metro Center. At Metro Center switch to the Blue or Orange Lines toward Largo Town Center or New Carrollton. Travel eight stops to the Stadium-Armory Station.
From Reagan National Airport: Take the Yellow Line toward Mt. Vernon Sq.-UDC. Travel four stops to L'Enfant Plaza. At L'Enfant Plaza transfer to the Blue or Orange Lines toward Largo Town Center or New Carrollton. Travel five stops to the Stadium-Armory Station.
When: March 14, 2009 from 1pm-9pm
Cost: $19.99, $29, $39. Children under 12 are free.
The 38th Annual DC St Patrick's Day Parade
On Sunday, March 15, 2009 and Irish / Washington DC tradition will march through the streets of the Nation's Capitol. This year's St Patrick's Day Parade will be presided by Norah O'Donnell, chief Washington, D.C. correspondent for MSNBC.
he Parade will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 12:00 Noon, and will proceed down Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, N.W., in our Nation’s Capital. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the best attended parades in Washington.
You will not have to contend with mid-week traffic and scheduling problems, since we march on Sunday. The Parade is limited to 2 ½ hours. The average Washington temperature in mid-March is 50-55 degrees, though we have had some blustery days. |