This Saturday is the 27th annual Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade! It starts at noon and runs south down Tejon, from St. Vrain to the Pioneers Museum.  Plan to park a few blocks away – many of the streets are blocked off for parade setup.

Let’s hoping the weather this year is as great as it was last year. We thoroughly enjoyed the parade last year – though, a tip: if you sit at the end of the parade route, the parade “starts” 20 minutes later and by the end, most of the performers have fizzled and the candy is all gone.

Check out our pics and video from last year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade!

Here’s the official lineup of parade entries for 2010.

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Saturday was the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and green was absolutely the theme for both the parade participants and the crowds!  Even the animals got into it.

The car and motorcycle clubs were out in full force, revving it up all along Tejon.

Of course a St. Patrick’s Day isn’t complete without bagpipes, and there were two groups happy to oblige. The only thing missing was the Irish dancers… They came later in the parade, but seemed a little tired since we were at the very end of the parade route.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Colorado Springs!