Come and see the River Valley Roller Girls in the annual St. Pattie's Day Parade!
Everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day! The best Saint Patrick's Day parade in Arkansas returns to Garrison Avenue. Free.
2 p.m.
Downtown
Garrison Avenue
Fort Smith, Ark.
479-420-7795
www.fortsmithsaintpatricksdayparade.com This years theme is Tír na nÓg
Tír na nÓg is the most popular of the otherworlds in Irish mythology. Tír na nÓg was considered a place beyond the edges of the map, located on an island far to the west. It could be reached by either an arduous voyage or an invitation from one of its fairy residents. The isle was visited by various Irish heroes and monks in the echtrae (Adventure) and immram (Voyage) tales popular during the Middle Ages. This otherworld was a place where sickness and death do not exist. It was a place of eternal youth and beauty. Here, music, strength, life, and all pleasurable pursuits came together in a single place. Here happiness lasted forever; no one wanted for food or drink. It was the Irish equivalent of the Greek Elysium, or theValhalla of the Norse.
