Saturday, March 21, marks Greater Lafayette’s Third Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and for many marks a day of celebrating Irish heritage. The parade will start at Riehle Plaza in downtown Lafayette at 11 AM and will cross the pedestrian bridge into West Lafayette. A “best Irish” contest will be held at 10:45. Participants and spectators over the age of 21 can warm up beforehand with an Irish coffee at Tippecanoe County’s oldest Irish pub, Nine Irish Brothers, which opens at 9 AM.

If you are interested in participating in the parade, please contact Chanin Trotsky, the parade organizer at chanin@nineirshbrothers.com. 

O’Bryan’s Nine Irish Brothers, with two locations in Greater Lafayette, serves traditional Irish fare, Guinness by the pint, and features live music and the friendly, up-beat atmosphere typical of Irish pubs world-wide. “We’re providing something you can’t find anywhere else,” says owner Jerry O’Bryan, “our pubs are as close to being in Ireland as you can get.”

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Nine Irish Brothers on the Westside will be opening early at 9 AM on Saturday, March 21 as well as on Tuesday, March 17, and will be a 21 and over venue both days. The Eastside location at State Road 38 will be hosting a St. Patrick's day party on Saturday, March 14 as well as on the 17th.  Both pubs will feature live music, which will be announced shortly.

Patrons are advised to avoid parking in the Levee Plaza lots but rather to use the Wabash Landing parking garage or the pub’s valet service.