Denvers 63rd annual parade to St. Patrick's Day takes over the city center | News

The streets of the lower inner city of Denver were flooded with decorations and costumes for the 63rd annual parade of St. Patrick's Day in the city of the city on Saturday.

In the mid -1930s, thousands of people between the 19th and 27th Straße stood the Blake Street to take a look at the over 100 floats, companies and local agencies that take part in the three -hour celebration of the Irish heritage.

All around were green and orange pearls, sweets and cheers.

The parade, which was organized by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee for 63 years, started on the corner 19th and Wynkoop Street before turning left in the 17th Street around 9:30 a.m. Then she traveled to Blake Street and marched to the 27th Street before ending on the North Coors field.

According to the committee, the event is the longest parade to St. Patrick's Day west of the Mississippi. As a rule, these are more than 10,000 demonstrators and 200 participants – from police authorities to brass bands and breweries.

This year's parade was sponsored by Bellco Credit Union. The credit cooperative has sponsored the event for 17 years and offers over 300 volunteers to make the parade something special.

Abby Hosterman, a Philadelphia, comes from Philadelphia, who moved to Denver in 2019, was at the parade for the first time with her two children and friends. The children were enthusiastic to see the marching bands and colorful swimming bodies and the potential of some free sweets.

“It's great in Denver. I love Denver,” said Hosterman when he compared parades and festivals in the city center with the home. “I now live in Denver, not in Philly, so I love everything here.”

Alex Woodcock, born in England, who has lived in Denver for over 10 years, had family visit from overseas, was looking forward to the parade.

“We don't make parades unless it's something royal,” said Woodcock about parades in England. “It's always bigger and better in America.”

Woodcock added that St. Patrick's Day in Ireland, but not much is celebrated in England.

The family was waiting to see what America's shoot was about on vacation.

And with the explosion of colors and music, they were pleasantly surprising despite the cool temperatures.

However, the parade is only the beginning of St. Patrick's Day weekend with a variety of other events in the city until the official holiday on Monday.

You can find all events here.