Support the 2019 Skokie St. Patrick's Day Parade that is being brought to the community this year by the Kiwanis Club of Skokie Valley. Donations are needed to defray expenses for entertainment, permit requirements, public safety officers, and expenses for the parade and post-parade family party at Madison School
For more than four decades, the Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club has raised funds to support children's charities and programs in the Skokie community. Past Kiwanis Club grant recipients include Skokie Festival of Cultures, Niles Township Food Pantry, Maine-Niles Association of Special Recreation, Community Giving Program and many more, with any donations not required to meet parade expenses supporting Skokie-area children's charities and programs during 2019.
The Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club is a 501c4 organization and donations are not tax deductible.
About the Parade:
The 2019 St. Patrick’s Day parade/march in Downtown Skokie takes place on Sunday, March 10, kicking off at noon from the 7900 block of Lincoln Avenue across from the Skokie Theater.
The parade is sponsored by the Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club and the Downtown Skokie Alliance. Everyone marches in this parade! There will be no floats, just an abundance of happy people decked out in green – from all nationalities in Skokie – who will march together north on Lincoln Avenue led by a bagpiper and drummer. Scooters, wagons, and bicycles welcome!
Two parties will take place at the end of the parade at Lincoln Avenue and Madison Street. One is at The Curragh, 8266 Lincoln Avenue, with Irish entertainment, libations and plenty of delicious Irish food and entertainment, and a family party with children’s games at Madison School, 5100 Madison Street (Madison Street at Lincoln Avenue). There will be a Pot O’ Gold drawing at 2:30 p.m., with proceeds benefitting the Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club that supports children’s charities in Skokie, on the North Shore, and around the world.
Keep up with all the event updates here: https://downtownskokie.org/calendar/saint-patricks-day-parade/