St. Patrick's Day 2024 in Texas

​Green rivers, green beer, and green cities full of leprechauns. Yes, Texans do love to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! In San Antonio and other cities, the celebration lasts for a whole week. It includes dyeing rivers green, live music concerts, and several parades.

Bud Light St. Patrick’s Festival, River Parade & River Dyeing (March 16–17, 2024)

The River Walk in San Antonio hosts one of the oldest St.Patrick's celebrations in Texas. Since 1968, Bud Light St. Patrick’s Festival has presented a two-day celebration with entertainment that includes river theater, live music, Irish food, a pub crawl, and, of course, parades. The program starts at 11 am with the river dyeing with 25 gallons of eco-friendly green dye. The festival continues from 1 to 6 pm with free entertainment at La Villita Historic Village. The parades are scheduled for 2–3 pm at Museum Reach and 5–6 pm in the Downtown. Both processions boast elaborately decorated Irish-themed floats that carry musicians, dancers, and holiday symbols. You can witness them for free.

Houston St. Patrick's Parade (March 16, 2024)

Houston attracts visitors with festive parades, Irish stew cook-offs, musical showcases, and sexy kilt contests. Here, you can also taste the green beer at huge themed parties and witness the "leprechaun bombs" at ​Howl at the Moon. The 1.5-hour St. Patrick's Day Parade in Houston is one of the largest in the state. It features over 100 floats and other entries, musicians and dance troupes. The parade ends with the After-Party in Market Square with live music, traditional food, and lots of games and activities.

Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival (March 16, 2024)

Dallas boasts the largest St. Paddy parade in the Southwest, attracting over 125,000 spectators. The walk features almost a hundred entries and 1,700 participants. The parade starts at 11 am at Greenville and Blackwell Street and ends two hours later at SMU Boulevard and 75 Central Expressway. Since parking in the area is extremely limited, the organizers of the event encourage visitors to use DART Rail, namely Mockingbird Station, Lovers Lane Station, or Park Lane Station.

Though the parade is the centerpiece of the holiday in Dallas, you can celebrate with dozens of family-friendly activities offered at the festival, running from 9 am to 3 pm. Consider starting your day with the St. Paddy's Day Dash 5K. After the parade, go to a concert at Energy Square. Some of the headliners expected this year include Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind, and Toadies. After all, the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Festival also offers food trucks and exhibitor booths, so you won't get bored anyway.