
St. Pat’s in Five Points Columbia
Saturday, March 15 @ 7:30 am - 7:00 pm
Events

A COLUMBIA TRADITION is CELEBRATING 43 YEARS IN 2025!
Steeped in tradition, this year’s event will be no different! Whether you want to enjoy the parade with your family, jam to live music with friends or get your kids in on the fun, there’s something for everyone at St. Pat’s in Five Points!
St. Pat’s in Five Points celebrates all things green and Gaelic, welcomes the arrival of spring, and promotes the businesses in the Five Points village. Our festival is also the Midlands’ largest annual street festival and the biggest one-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the Southeast!
St. Pat’s in Five Points was established in 1983 by Five Points merchants and other local businessmen to increase the visibility of Five Points businesses when Columbians were leaving town to go to Savannah for their week-long St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Today, the festival is put on and managed by the Five Points Association (FPA) with assistance from a committee formed by individuals within the Columbia community.
The FPA will continue to embrace its marquee event, with a focus on Irish authenticity, diverse band selection and quality special events throughout the day.
Kick off the St. Pat’s in Five Points Festival with Columbia’s largest road race.
Get to the Green features 5K, 10K and 1-Mile Family Fun Run events where participants chase rainbows in pursuit of a pot of gold. Registration includes entry into the St. Pat’s Festival, a shirt, custom finisher’s medal, and post-race refreshments.
10am: The St. Pat’s Parade is called “The Musical Mile” and is one mile long for your viewing pleasure! Thousands gather along Devine Street to catch Columbia’s most Irish parade! It starts at Devine Street and Sims Avenue in Shandon, takes a right on Saluda Avenue in Five Points, a right on Greene Street and then a final left on Harden Street and ends at Pendleton Street. Our Grand Marshal kicks off the parade at 10am along with the Army Band from Fort Jackson!
Bands Performing this Year: Coming soon!
- St. Pat’s in Five Points gets started at 7:30 a.m. with the Get to the Green 5K/10K and 1-mile family fun run
- Festival gates open, and the St. Pat’s parade kicks off at 10 a.m.
- The family-friendly Pot O’ Gold play area will be open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Bands start up at noon
- Only service animals will be allowed within the festival perimeter — all other animals/pets are prohibited. The festival will not recognize emotional support, therapy, comfort or companion animals.
- There is a clear bag policy in effect for this event.
- This will be a rain-or-shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.
- The Festival will wind down at 7 p.m.