Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade to Rename Blake St.

The Board of Directors of the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade is pleased to announce that the City and County of Denver will rename Blake Street to Tooley Street for parade weekend. A ceremonial changing of the street sign will take place at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9 at the corner of Blake Street and 20th Street. The parade, the largest Irish cultural celebration west of the Mississippi, steps off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 11 from the corner of 19th and Wynkoop. After turning left on 17th to Blake Street, it will march east to end at 27th and Blake in the Coors Field parking lot.

The theme of this year’s 55th annual parade is Emerald Celebration. It will feature more than 10,000 marchers and 200 entrants including pipe bands; step dancers; floats; police, fire and emergency service agencies; military members; equestrians; charities; marching bands; businesses and our city’s dignitaries in a truly amazing event.