2010 San Diego Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

SAN DIEGO, CA   The Irish Congress of Southern California is proud to announce that its 30^th Annual San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Parade (the largest Parade west of the Mississippi) will step off on Saturday, March 13th, 2010 promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Fifth Avenue at Laurel Street as thousands of marchers and spectators gather to celebrate the Patron Saint of Ireland. 

The Parade travels up Fifth Avenue from Laurel to Upas Street and then returns down Sixth Avenue to Laurel. An event filled Irish Festival will follow in Balboa Park.

There will be over 150 Parade entries. Come and see Bagpipers and High School Marching Bands, Police and Fire Department Units, Floats, Dancing Groups, Marching and Equestrian Units, Clowns, Dignitaries and Honorees, Representatives from Ireland, Antique Cars and more. The Theme of this year’s Parade is “Unity with the Community, with special thanks to our Military and Veterans.”

Our Irish Festival in Balboa Park (Sixth Avenue and Maple Street) runs from 10 am to 5 pm and features Entertainment on 2 Stages with Irish Folk singers and we will have Irish Step Dancers, Irish Crafts, Food Booths, Celtic Village, Beer Garden, and a Kid Zone with rides. Over 20,000 people are expected to attend.

Other events include a Catholic Mass held in the Imperial House, 505 Kalmia Street, at 8 a.m. conducted by the oldest practicing Priest in California, Msgr. Patrick O’Neill, and a Military Flag Raising ceremony at Sixth Avenue and Maple at 10 a.m.  Our main Parade sponsor is Guinness.

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

More details is Here.

Date: March 6th, 2010 | Category: Events
Tags: Balboa, parade, saint patrick

Holiday Family Day

12/13/09 The Polar Express arrives at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum’s Family Day from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Everyone will become a passenger on the Polar Express. Each guest will receive a Special Train Ticket to enter a land for all those who believe. Join us in your own pajamas for a Pajama Party, participate in crafting your very own edible Polar Express train and enter a coloring contest. Don’t miss this exciting and educational family day! Activities included in admission price.

“Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all those who truly believe” -Chris Van Allsburg

The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is open Tuesday-Friday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM and 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Children under 15 years old are free, adult admission is $7.

Price:
$7

Date: December 6th, 2009 | Category: Events
Tags: Balboa, Museum

Balboa Park December Nights

12/04/09 – 12/05/09

San Diego’s favorite kick-off to the holiday season, takes place over two days in Balboa Park. In the spirit of the holidays, participating Balboa Park museums open their doors free of charge from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. both evenings. The largest free community festival in San Diego, December Nights is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors over two days.

Balboa Park is filled with holiday cheer at December Nights. We’ve highlighted the major Activities, Museums and Performing Arts venues, and all of the Entertainment and the Food that makes December Nights San Diego’s favorite kick-off to the season.

Location: Balboa Park

Price: Free

Phone Numbers
619-239-0512

Date: December 3rd, 2009 | Category: Events
Tags: Balboa, Dec, holiday

Darwin: Evolution|Revolution (San Diego Natural History Museum)

Darwin: Evolution|Revolution (San Diego Natural History Museum). 11/07/09 – 2/28/10 Explore the life and work of Charles Darwin, the biologist whose revolutionary theories on natural selection and evolution changed the face of science forever. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of On the Origin of Species. $10-$16 (museum members are free).

Location: Balboa Park,

Contact: 619-232-3821

Date: November 1st, 2009 | Category: Events
Tags: Balboa, Museum

IMAX Film: “Under the Sea”

Experience the sea and its marvelous marine life in IMAX at the Fleet Science Center April 1, 2009 – Summer 2010.      Through the visual majesty of IMAX, audiences will be transported to the crystal blue domains of diverse underwater dwellers, including the Leafy Sea Dragon and the Flamboyant Cuttlefish. UNDER THE SEA, a new IMAX® adventure, transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including South Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Triangle islands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, allowing them to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. It offers a uniquely inspirational and entertaining way to explore the beauty and natural wonder of the oceans, as well as the impact of global climate change upon them. Colorful marine imagery will captivate audiences, as they are transported under the sea on the giant IMAX Dome screen.

Date: October 25th, 2009 | Category: Events
Tags: Balboa, event