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Home My WebLink About3.4 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Previewr %o DUBLI N C A L I F 0 R N I A DATE: March 7, 2023 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Linda Smith, City Manager SU B.ECT: St. Patrick's Day Celebration Preview Prepared by: Lauren Marriott, Recreation Coordinator EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Agenda Item 3.4 The City Council will receive a presentation that previews the annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration, which will be held the weekend of March 17-19, 2023. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Receive the presentation. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The St. Patrick's Day Celebration budget is included as part of the City's annual operating budget. DESCRIPTION: The City of Dublin's 39th St. Patrick's Day Celebration will be held the weekend of March 17-19, 2023. The Celebration weekend includes the Shamrock Gala, the Parade, the Pancake Breakfast, the Festival, and Fun Run. St. Patrick's Day Festival The signature event is the St. Patrick's Day Festival, which runs March 18 and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Dublin Civic Center. The Festival will strongly focus on Irish music, dance, food, and drink and will feature three outdoor stages. The Dance Stage is devoted to local youth dancers performing Irish Step Dance. The Pub Stage will offer a mix of Irish music, including Celtic rock, Irish pub, and traditional Irish folk music. The Main Stage headliner bands include the popular Celtic rock band Tempest, Black Eyed Dempseys, CaliCeltic, the high-energy Irish Band Fast & Vengefully, One Eyed Reilly, and Avalon Rising. A roaming bagpiper and leprechaun will provide additional entertainment throughout the Festival. Pagel of 3 The Festival will also feature an Irish Tea Cottage. Due to its popularity, the event will again be outside the Civic Center courtyard allowing for an open-air experience. Guests are served a variety of pastries along with freshly brewed Irish tea. Food Court vendors will sell traditional Irish fish and chips, bangers and mash, Guinness -marinated tri-tip, corned beef sliders, and Leprechaun Limeade. Guests will also have the opportunity to try local food truck favorites such as Cousins Maine Lobster and Ampuli South Indian Comfort Food. The Dublin Rotary Club will again manage beverage operations, with two bars serving Guinness, Harp, and Smithwick's beers on tap and local wine. Vendors in the Irish Marketplace will sell Irish tartan kilts, scarves, authentic Irish dance costumes, wraps and capes, Celtic jewelry, artwork, metalwork, pottery, Irish shortbread, scones, and cakes. More than 100 other arts and crafts vendors will also be on hand. Carnival rides will be set up in a portion of the Dublin Sports Grounds parking lot and field. New this year will be a Gaelic Games Exhibition on March 19 and axe -throwing for adults and children. To mitigate traffic and parking issues throughout the weekend, Staff has arranged offsite parking for sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and the public at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., 5300 Central Parkway. A free shuttle bus will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both days, with stops at Carl Zeiss Meditec and Don Biddle Community Park. Staff is collaborating with local corporations, particularly those west of the Civic Center, to utilize their parking lots for public parking. The City provides participating business owners with insurance and arranges to have their lots swept clean after the event. Additionally, all neighboring businesses are provided with event information related to impacts on traffic and parking. Furthermore, the City is again partnering with BART and LAVTA to offer free bus rides from both BART stations via the Wheels Rapid 30R bus making the celebration a "BARTable"event. Discount rides within the Tri-Valley will be available via Lyft and Uber. Cycling to the Festival is also encouraged, and the City will provide free secure bike parking. Impacts to the Civic Center and Library parking lots will begin Wednesday, March 15, 2023, while setup is taking place. Shamrock Gala Prior to the Festival, the weekend kicks off on Friday evening with the Shamrock Gala, hosted by the Dublin Historical Society. The ticketed event takes place at the Dublin Senior Center. Tickets are $50 and are available on the Historical Society's website. Pancake Breakfast On Saturday morning, Fire Station #16 and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 55 will host the annual Firefighters Pancake Breakfast starting at 7:00 a.m. The breakfast will feature green pancakes, sausage, eggs, juice, and coffee. Lions Club Parade On Saturday, the Dublin Lions Club will host the 38t" St. Patrick's Day Parade starting at 9:30 a.m. The Parade begins at Dublin Boulevard and Amador Plaza Road, traveling east on Dublin Page 2 of 3 13 Boulevard, north on Village Parkway, and west on Amador Valley Boulevard to end near the Dublin Senior Center. The Parade is expected to feature more than 80 entries, including local marching bands, floats, equestrian groups, bagpipers, and community groups. Fun Run Sunday morning, the City -sponsored Shamrock SK Fun Run and Walk will take to the streets. In the post -race area at the Festival's main stage, runners will enjoy live music, refreshments, and other giveaways. Many Festival vendors will open early to welcome runners at the finish line. The Fun Run is expected to attract more than 2,000 participants. Sponsorship Sponsorship and vendor recruitment are underway for this year's events. Sponsors for the Festival and Fun Run include Alamo Ace Hardware, Atlantis Orthodontics, Aloft, Empower Martial Arts, Dick's Sporting Goods, Keypoint Credit Union, and more. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: None. Page 3 of 3 14 DUBLIN CALIFORNIA Preview of the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Celebration City Council Meeting — March 7,2023 15 0 f Im DUBLIN 0 Im DUBLIN 381h Annual Lion's Club Parade Saturday, March 18 — 9:30 a.m. 18 'AL' .+ -ire .p. • 9w DUBLIN 39th Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival Saturday, March 18 & Sunday, March 19 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. :tlOf' i • 141 DUBLIN • Al'. • Ah 4r59' '4M.OF 4, 'WA 014 D V. z ,. R, CAN). . 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