A Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade that actually falls on St. Patrick's Day? Unheard of...unprecedented...and yet it is happening.
The 30th Annual Mike Kelly's St. Patrick's Day Parade will be this Sunday, March 17.
The Parade is always held on the Sunday closest to March 17 so evidently 30th time is the charm.
Marching along the Beach Road in Nags Head, this is one parade that absolutely has to be experienced. It's a bit whacky, with a trumpet playing unicycle rider, dogs dressed in green and the South Nags Head White Trash Marching Band that features drummers playing trash cans and kazoos for instruments.
There are also some very good marching bands mixed in, a lot of antique cars and generally it's a reminder of just how special and wonderful the Outer Banks can be.
The route is usually a mile long, ending at Gallery Row in Nags Head. However, because of storm drainage work in the Gallery Row area the parade will have to be shorter this year. It will only be a half a mile.
Experienced parade goers know—it's mid March, the route is right by the Atlantic Ocean and temperatures can go from 60 with the sun out to 45 if clouds roll in from the sea. Dress accordingly. In 30 years, Mike Kelly has never postponed or cancelled the event. Daytime temperatures are forecast to be around 45 at parade time, 1:00 p.m., on Sunday with a brisk north wind. Plenty of sunshine, though.
That's still plenty of time to enjoy one of the most fun and fantastic parade events anywhere.
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