PRESS RELEASE          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 7, 2012

Contact: Raelin Storey
Public Affairs and Marketing Director
Phone: 954.921.3098
Cell: 954.812.0975
Fax: 954.921.3314
E-mail: rstorey@hollywoodfl.org

Get Ready For Hollywood's 14th St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival!
City, Hibernians of Hollywood Hosting Irish Festivities Sunday, March 11th

HOLLYWOOD, FL – Prepare your float, grab your favorite green drink and don a limecolored shirt – the St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival is coming back to Downtown Hollywood for a 14th year!

The City and Hibernians of Hollywood are again teaming up to host this annual, free celebration of "all things Irish" on Sunday, March 11, 2012 from noon to 6 p.m. The parade begins at 1 p.m. and will run from Hollywood Boulevard to Harrison Street between 19th and 21st Avenues. It will feature dozens of floats, local marching bands and spectacular bagpipe and drum corps including the famous New York Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Corps.

Don't miss out on your chance to participate! Applications for parade floats and other entries are now being accepted.

Complete event information is available at www.stpatricksparade.com. You can also contact the City of Hollywood Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts at 954.921.3404 for more information. For media inquiries, please contact Raelin Storey, Public Affairs Director at 954.921.3098.

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