Here’s how San Antonio is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year
City of San Antonio wants to prevent large crowds from gathering downtown
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SAN ANTONIO – Celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day in the Alamo City may not be in full swing due to the pandemic, but some traditions are still being celebrated.
The City of San Antonio doesn’t want large crowds gathering, so without public notice, the Riverwalk Association slowly turned the famous waters an emerald green Saturday morning.
“We’re not really publicizing what time we’re doing it,” Maggie Thompson, executive director of the association said. “We normally do that in a regular year (and) put bagpipers on the boats. This year, we’re just magically turning the river green.”
San Antonio will continue a St. Patrick’s Day tradition by dyeing the San Antonio River green
The river has been dyed green each year since 1968
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SAN ANTONIO – A St. Patrick’s Day tradition will still take place in downtown San Antonio this year.
Maggie Thompson, the executive director of the San Antonio Riverwalk Association, said the San Antonio River will turn green for the annual “Dyeing of the River Walk.”
Visitors on the River Walk will be able to see the green dye from Saturday, March 13 through Wednesday, March 17 for free, she said.
A parade and festival, however, will not take place despite Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders that will reopen Texas next week.
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