"Why don’t we have a parade to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?"

Those few words were spoken on a Saturday afternoon in March, 1967 when several Brother Knights of Father Kealey Council 3548 were sitting at the bar of their one-room, cinder block home on Government Avenue in Norfolk, VA.  The words, repeatedly spoken launched one of Norfolk’s most enduring traditions and what we know now as the “Saint Patrick’s Day Parade”.

Join Us for the 45th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade The Parade steps off at 10:00am on March 17, 2012. Don't miss the After Parade Party, presented by the Columbian Club of Ocean View starting at noon at the Knights of Columbus Lot featuring live bands:  Hotcakes and Bill Deals The Original Rhondels. Plenty of food and refreshments will be available as well.

Download the Parade Flyer here.

2012 Grand Marshall: Timothy Szymanski, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Group Two.

Norfolk Commisioner of Revenue, Sharon McDonald, interviews Parade Chair, Jim Rogers.  Watch the full video on youtube: http://youtu.be/-i6-OcaG1S4