Ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

UPDATED with parade map: The temperatures are rising, the snow is melting, and everything is turning green - it must be time for St. Patrick's Day. Whether you're Irish by birth, or just for the day, there is plenty happening in and around the Corridor to help you celebrate.

Not sure where to start? Head to downtown Cedar Rapids for the 35th annual St. Patrick's Day parade. Put on by the Saint Patrick's Day Parade Society, the parade kicks-off at 1 p.m. with a kid-friendly post-parade party at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel featuring music, food and a cash bar.

Or check out one, or several, of the areas' Irish pubs for music and merriment. In Cedar Rapids'

own Irish District, at the intersection of E Avenue and 16th Street NE, you're sure to find revelers spilling out into the streets. Or grab a stool at Micky's Pub in Iowa City and sip a pint at the same bar where Dylan Thomas, Richard Nixon and Kurt Vonnegut once sat.

View a list of all the hot places to be on Wednesday

What else is happening on St. Patrick's Day?

That's a good question. Browse the the day's events and find out the fun places to be and all the things to do. 

See the events page.