It is my pleasure to welcome you to the official web site of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. On behalf of my fellow Officers and Executive Committee members, I hope you enjoy what our site has to offer. You should find helpful information about this year's festivities as well as some past history of St. Patrick's Day in Savannah.

The St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee is an all volunteer organization whose sole purpose is to promote, organize and manage the parade.

This year's Parade, the 185th edition, will take place on Tuesday, March 17th. In honor of St. Patrick's dedication to Christianity, we will start the day with the celebration of Mass at the beautiful Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Parade will step off at 10:15 am. It is expected that over 400,000 people will visit Savannah to help celebrate the second largest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the United States.

Producing a parade of this magnitude could not be possible without the tireless efforts of our Adjutant, Mike Roush and his entire Adjutant Staff (the men in the white coats). They are the first to arrive on St. Patrick's Day and the last to leave.

Lastly, and most importantly, I would like to thank the businesses who advertise in our St. Patrick's Day program. Our festivities would not be possible without their support. A special thanks to my Vice Chairman, Copie Burnett, for his dedication and hard work to making this year's program the best ever.

As we continue to be a Nation in turmoil, I encourage you to support our national leaders as well as our troops who are putting themselves in harms way to ensure that we have the very freedoms that we enjoy each day. For everyone, the Irish and the Irish at heart, please come visit our beautiful city of Savannah, the Hostess City of the South, for a magnificent day of fun and fellowship.

Slainte (Cheers),

John P. Forbes
General Chairman