Indianapolis St. Patrick s Day Parade, Shamrock Run Walk canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
This is the second consecutive year the St. Patrick s Day festivities have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 8:28 AM EST February 2, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The Athletic Club Foundation has canceled multiple St. Patrick s Day festivities in Indianapolis for the second consecutive year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The 40th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Tent Party and 29th Annual Shamrock Run & Walk have both been canceled due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19.
However, the Greening of the Canal will still take place Wednesday, March 17 to remind all Hoosiers that there is light at the end of the rainbow.
Feb 1, 2021 / 07:48 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled for the second year in a row.
The Athletic Club Foundation did not say the coronavirus pandemic was the reason for the 2020 or 2021 cancelations, but an email from a public relations firm on Monday said the 40th annual parade as well as the 29th annual Shamrock Run Walk were off “to protect the health and safety of participants and spectators.”
The run-walk had been set for March 13.
The foundation said it will still have The Greening of the Canal downtown on March 17 “to remind all Hoosiers that there is light at the end of the rainbow,” the email said.