OUR EVENTS CALENDAR
Come hang out with the Blarney gals during their button-selling blitzing and check out other upcoming events such as the Ms. Blarney crowning, St. Paddy's parade, and our ongoing meat raffle events, which are every other Friday at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights!
VFW #230 MEAT RAFFLE
Every other Friday, MSPDA hosts a meat raffle at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights starting at 6pm!
There are multiple rounds, and each round, tickets are usually $1-2 dollars with a limit of 4 per person. We also do a couple free drink token drawings throughout the evening! Check out our Google calendar to see when we'll be hosting!
Come check us out and help raise money for the American Diabetes Association!
2025 MS. BLARNEY
Want to be crowned Irish-American royalty of Minneapolis and help raise money for the diabetic community?
Apply below!
Take part in the crowning of our next Ms. Blarney!
Qualifications include:
-You identify as female
-You are 21 years of age or older
-You can attend the contest at O'Shaughnessy Distillery in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 12th at 3pm.
-Don't mind speaking and performing in front of a crowd
What doesn't matter:
-If you are married or single
-If you have Irish heritage or are "Irish by choice"
-If you have run beforeThere is a $25 application fee for those not sponsored, payable by PayPal, cash, or check before or at the Ms. Blarney event
THE 57th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association welcomes your family
in safely celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2025 at our 57th annual parade! This parade is co-sponsored by Columbia Heights VFW #230 and the Columbia Heights Lions Club!
The parade will be held: March 2025
Line-up for the parade will be announced soon!
If you would like to participate in the parade, entry is $25*, payable online to our PayPal (themspda@gmail.com) or via cash or check, which either can be addressed to the Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association, 509 Mill Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55421 or brought day of the parade.
Following the parade is the Blarney Blast ($10 entry.)
If you would like to participate in the parade,
click the "Parade Entry Form" button below.
(NOTE: you must pay ahead of time or day of to participate)
*If you are a for-profit or politician participant, entry is $100
Questions about this parade? Email us at
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