Greeley Tribune
Last year, the Downtown Development Authority put on the first official St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Greeley that anyone could remember. When you put on something new, you never really know who’s going to come out.
Now the DDA wonders if the Blarney on the Block is already outgrowing its modest parade route. Last year was a smash.
“Someone even dyed their dog green,” Alison Hamling, director of downtown experience, said.
So the DDA is expecting another big crowd for Saturday’s parade, games and fun, especially given that there will be a special Go-Cup district from 1-6 p.m.
The parade still isn’t huge by Rose Bowl standards, or even the local holiday parade standards. Sure, the Fort Collins Drum and Pipe Band will lead the way, and the Sheriff’s Posse and their horses will strut down the street, and, well, that’s almost it. Hamling chuckled when she was asked how long the two-block parade should last when it starts at 2:30 p.m. Um, maybe 15 minutes?