MINNEAPOLIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY ASSOCIATION
Come see us at the 2023 Minnesota Irish Fair!
Join in on celebrating Minnesota's Irish Pride!
Check out our events page for more details of where we'll be and what time!
WHEN?
Friday, August 11th, 3pm-11pm
Saturday, August 12th, 10am-11pm
Sunday, August 13th, 10am-7pm
WHERE?
Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, MN,
200 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd, St Paul, MN 55107
(We'll be at booth S5!)
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY ASSOCIATION
The 55th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Friday, March 17th, 2023, 6:00pm
Starting at the intersection of 40th Ave NE and Van Buren St NE, Columbia Heights, MN. Line-up starts at 5:00pm.
Come join in on this parade co-sponsored by the Columbia Heights Lion Club and Columbia Heights VFW #230! Entry to participate in the parade is $25.
Following the parade is the Blarney Blast, which will be held at Murzyn Hall.
Entry for this event is:
- $10 for ages 12 and up.
- free for 5 and under
Check out the Events section of our site for more information about registration and entry!
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY ASSOCIATION MS. BLARNEY EVENING
Ms. Blarney Evening
Sunday, March 12th, 2023, 3:00pm
O'Shaughnessy Distillery in the Potato Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Come celebrate the crowning of the 2023 Ms. Blarney!
Check out the Events section of our site for more information!
OUR ORGANIZATION
Learn more about our history, what we support, and how you can participate.
OUR HISTORY
The Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association, or MSPDA, was founded in 1969 by Sean and Judith Clerkin. With their active participation in the community and desire to celebrate Minnesota's Irish-American heritage, the Clerkins decided to begin a tradition of supporting the diabetic community by donating to the American Diabetes Association, raising money through St. Patrick's Day parade events and contests.
GIVING BACK
Besides donating 100% of proceedings to the American Diabetes Association, MSPDA raises money for Camp Needlepoint, a summer camp for children living with diabetes. Members of the MSPDA community, from Ms. Blarney to friends of the association, sell buttons and paper shamrocks to raise funds for the children at camp.
PARTICIPATION
Promotion of MSPDA is done through various parade events and contests. These include:
- The Blarney Princess contest
- The Wee Leprechauns contest
- Nomination of the Kilt Bohys
- Honoring Irish-American community members
- Paper Shamrocks with friends of MSPDA
- Selling of MSPDA Buttons
2022 BUTTON
This year, we thought we would dedicate our button design to starting again after these past two years of pandemic. Although these past two years have felt much the same as the last, we hope we can find a creative and safe way to continue supporting the American Diabetes Association through fundraising and fun events for friends and family of MSPDA.COMMEMORATIVE BUTTONS
The first St. Patrick's Day Association button was created in 1970 to promote Irish heritage and raise money for The American Diabetes Association. For $5.00, you can buy our yearly button and bead design to help raise money for Camp Needlepoint. See our collection of button designs from 2009-2023 below!EMAIL US
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2021 BUTTON
This year, we thought we would dedicate our button design to reflect on a missed year of celebrating St. Patrick's Day with the community, so the design has stayed mainly the same with an exception the orange 1 replacing the 0 in 2020. Although this year is feeling much the same as last, we hope we can find a creative and safe way to continue supporting the American Diabetes Association through fundraising.
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