Photos: 36th annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival in Downtown Tucson
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Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
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Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade.
The 36th annual St. Patrick's Day parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Celtic Step performs a dance routine for the crowd at the St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Mia Smith enjoys the bubbles before the start of the St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival at Armory Park, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Sue Buckner, left, uses pink and white paint to decorate Emma Shannon’s, right, face during the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A group of men play the bag pipes during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
People wave from the Society of Perpetual Intelligence float during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A man rides his bike through the St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival dressed in theme, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Guests celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a pint of Guinness during the festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
Grand Marshal of the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita, waves to parade-watchers, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
People fill Armory Park for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A small dog wears a big green bow tie with an orange beard to walk in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A booth of St. Patrick’s Day themed merchandise for sale at the festival, Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A man in the Tucson and District pipe band plays the bag pipes during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day festival, 220 South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Tesla Castro, left, and Alejandro Santiago Castro, right, wear green for the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
Tucson St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival board member English Cathy waves to crowds gathered at the parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Gypcee Card plays with a bubble toy while waiting for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade to pass, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A woman on her bike takes a video as the St. Patrick’s Day parade makes it’s way down South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Saint Patrick rides through the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Green Dinos walk in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Andrew Muir gives a pint of Guinness to a customer during the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A woman wears a Paddy’s Irish Pub hat for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
The St. Hubert’s hatchet house float rides in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A group of bikers ride through the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
The 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade of Tucson, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
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