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Dogtown revelers reach for the stars.

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From Dogtown to downtown, we've got all the details on all this year’s fun stuff and cheap beer — and did we mention free shuttles?Note that many events this year are on Saturday and many others are on Sunday. Make sure to read listings information carefully before making final plans.The 50th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place Saturday, March 16, at noon. More than 120 units of floats, marching bands and clowns and more than 5,000 marchers celebrate St. Louis’ Irish heritage with the wearin’ of the green at one of the nation’s largest parades. The Irish Village in Kiener Plaza opens at 9 a.m. and will offer food, beverages, merchandise and live entertainment.The 41st annual St. Patrick’s Parade Day Run is a five-mile run (three-kilometer option also available) that regularly attracts more than 8,000 participants. The Michelob ULTRA Runners’ Village at Kiener Plaza is open to all competitors who finish either course, with prizes for the top finishers in various categories.Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on St. Patrick’s Day in the heart of Dogtown with the Ancient Order of Hibernians. This year’s parade starts at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Tamm and Oakland and ends at the south end of Dogtown. The second annual Dogtown Irish Festival begins with outdoor vendor sales starting at 9 a.m. The festival continues all day long after the parade ends, focused around the Clayton and Tamm intersection in the heart of Dogtown. Rusty Nail will play on the festival stage by the gazebo at the Clayton/Tamm intersection from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival will feature food, drink, music and a Vendor Village.Doors open at 10 a.m. for green beer, food and drink specials and a DJ. Sat., March 16, 10 to 1 a.m.Charm your way through the crawl with luck at the St Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl. Drink, dance and chat your day away in green. www.facebook.com/events/ . Check-in location TBA.Enjoy St. Patrick’s eve with the Jason Garms Band.Free shuttle to both parades from both locations.Tent opens at 7 a.m. for Pints and Pancakes. Plus, EPL and 6 Nations Rugby. $5 cover all day includes pancakes from 7 to 11 a.m. Live music all day in the heated tent, with Jud & Charlie, 2Chixx and Duhart.Pat Connolly’s opens at 6 a.m. for breakfast and drinks, with four bars outside that open at 9 a.m. The Dogtown parade starts at 11 a.m., right in front of Pat’s, so you can watch the parade from a big party tent where breakfast and lunch are both served. Live Irish music inside all day starting at 9 a.m. Feel Good Inc. takes the outdoor stage after the parade ends at 1 p.m. for its last show ever.Eileen Gannon and Eimear Arkins have been lighting up the Irish music scene in St. Louis for the past several years. Eimear is an award-winning singer and fiddle player from County Clare with eleven solo Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann titles to her credit.A family-friendly afternoon of Irish and Irish-American songs featuring the Kavanaugh Family and the Wee Heavies.Live music from Falling Fences and Keeping it Reel (Kevin Buckley & Ian Walsh) starts at 11 a.m. and continues ’til close.