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St. Pat’s in Five Points. Saturday, March 15th, 2025 | 7:30 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Get to the Green 5K/10K and 1-Mile Family Fun Run. Five Points Columbia, SC 29205 St. Pat’s in Five Points was established in 1983 by Five Points merchants and other local businessmen to increase the visibility of Five Points businesses when Columbians were leaving town to go to Savannah for their week-long St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Today, the festival is put on and managed by the Five Points Association (FPA) with The Five Points Association will be sponsoring the St. Pat’s in Five Points Race, Parade and Festival on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The festivities will kick off with the Get to the Green 10k, 5k and 1 mile fun run starting at 7:30 a.m., the St. Pat’s Parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and Festival Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's largest one-day outdoor festival -- St. Pat's in Five Points-- returns to Columbia's entertainment district on Saturday, March 15.The annual event is in its Join us for the 43rd annual St. Pat's in Five Points, the Southeast’s largest one-day festival. The St. Patrick’s Day celebration is March 15. Tickets are available here. Schedule: Saturday, March 15th, 2025 St. Pat’s in Five Points, one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Southeast, announces the lineup for its 43rd event, set for Saturday, March 15, in Columbia, South Carolina. This year’s event features a variety of local, regional and national acts set to perform across multiple stages, including headlining performances The annual St. Patrick's Day celebration in Five Points has grown from a tiny parking lot celebration into the largest one-day festival in South Carolina with 35,000 participants. The 43rd annual festival in Columbia takes place on March 15. It offers live music, entertainment and family-friendly St. Pat’s in Five Points celebrates all things green and Gaelic, welcomes the arrival of spring, and promotes the businesses in the Five Points village. Our festival is also the Midlands’ largest annual street festival and the biggest one-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the Southeast! St. Pat’s in Five Points was established in 1983 by Five Points merchants and other local Five Points is celebrating 42 years of St. Pats in 2025! Each March, for 42 years, locals and visitors alike have donned their best green garb and made their way to Five Points to celebrate at the famed St. Pat's Festival. The 2025 St. Pat’s in Five Points festival is officially kicking off on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Five Points Fountain main plaza, 747 Saluda Ave. in Columbia. The Five Points Association will be sponsoring the St. Pat’s in Five Points Race, Parade and Festival on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The festivities will kick off with the Get to the Green 10k, 5k and 1 mile fun run starting at 7:30 a.m., the St. Pat’s Parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and Festival Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024 Setup Location: Devine Street at Sims Avenue in Shandon Arrival Time: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Weather: The parade will go on rain or shine. Floats: If you need a float for your entry, please contact Kirby Parade Floats at 803.359.3134. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) - As the Midlands gets ready to go green at this year's St. Pat's in Five Points celebration, organizers won't people to know there is also an alcohol-free option to help get Road closures begin Friday ahead of the St. Pat’s in Five Points. Severe storms possible for Sunday’s First Alert Weather Day. 1111 Bull St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1010; Terms of St. Pat’s in Five Points, one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Southeast, announces the lineup for its 42nd event, set for Saturday, March 16, in Columbia. “St. Pat’ Duncan MacRae of Yesterday’s Restaurant & Tavern, Steve Gibson of Peddler Steak House, Chuck Pettit of the Columbia Jaycees and Tony Latella of PYA Monarch sat down in a booth at Yesterday’s Restaurant & Tavern, had a few beers and devised a plan to increase the visibility of Five Points’ businesses on St. Patrick’s Day when most people were leaving town for Savannah. Get the The Stews Setlist of the concert at St. Pat's in Five Points, Columbia, SC, USA on March 15, 2025 and other The Stews Setlists for free on setlist.fm! St. Pat’s in Five Points Columbia, SC (stpatscolumbia.com) Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter , and download St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival. March 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Five Points Columbia, SC 29205 United States + Google Map Yesterday’s Restaurant in Five Points threw a St. Patrick’s Day party that drew a “ridiculously large” crowd, sparking the idea for a larger festival. 1983: The first official festival was held, organized by Yesterday’s owner Duncan MacRae and encouraged by councilman (and future mayor) Patton Adams.
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