Saturday, February 22nd – 2pm – San Francisco Giants
Sunday, February 23rd – 2pm – Chicago Cubs
Saturday, March 1st – 2pm – Milwaukee Brewers
Sunday, March 2nd – 2pm – Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, March 8, – 2pm – Kansas City Royals
Sunday, March 9th – 3pm – Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, March 15th – 3pm – Wherever Athletics
Sunday, March 16th – 3pm – Chicago White Sox
Saturday, March 22nd – 2pm – Kansas City Royals
Tim Butler
KGNC-AM
NewsDay Amarillo Host
806-351-8566
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Shamrock Thrives in ’25: Festival
to draw thousands this weekend
SHAMROCK- Shamrock’s 78th An-
nual St. Patrick’s Celebration, The Offi-
cial St. Patrick’s Day Celebration for the
State of Texas, features three days full of
family-friendly st. Patrick’s events.
shamrock is about 1OOmiles east of Am-
arillo in the Texas Panhandle, just off In-
terstate 40.
The fun starts Friday, March 14with
the opening of the carnival, followed by
1)., kickoff banquet and Country Club
Dance featuring Seth Ward and The Si-
lence. Saturday’s events include the 5K
Run & 1Mile Walk, Donegal Beard Con-
test and the 78th Annual St. Patrick’s
Parade at 10:30 a.m., which will run
down Main Street.
After the parade, the crowd can
choose from dozens of events to attend,
including the second annual St. Pat-
rick’s Day Professional Wrestling
Match, Lucky Peddler Arts & Crafts
Show, Motorcycle Rally & Poker Run,
Car Show, Corn hole Tournament, Ranch
Rodeo & Goat Roping Event, Wing Eat-
ing Contest, Green Beer Pour and more.
The Big Dance on Saturday night will
feature headliner Slade Coulter and
opener Dylan Wheeler and is for ages 17
and older. Tickets are $35 online or $40
at the door.
Sunday’s festivities start at 11am.
with the opening of the Lucky Peddler
Craft Show, followed by the Carnival
opening at noon. Rounding out the
weekend will be the Annual Lad-n-
Lassie Pageant, which begins atlp.m. at
the Shamrock High School Auditorium.
Afull schedule of events, links to buy
Big Dance tickets, and more info about
the event’s history can be found at
shamrockstpatricks.com.
Saturday, February 22nd – 2pm – San Francisco Giants
Sunday, February 23rd – 2pm – Chicago Cubs
Saturday, March 1st – 2pm – Milwaukee Brewers
Sunday, March 2nd – 2pm – Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, March 8, – 2pm – Kansas City Royals
Sunday, March 9th – 3pm – Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, March 15th – 3pm – Wherever Athletics
Sunday, March 16th – 3pm – Chicago White Sox
Saturday, March 22nd – 2pm – Kansas City Royals
Tim Butler
KGNC-AM
NewsDay Amarillo Host
806-351-8566
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Shamrock Thrives in ’25: Festival
to draw thousands this weekend
SHAMROCK- Shamrock’s 78th An-
nual St. Patrick’s Celebration, The Offi-
cial St. Patrick’s Day Celebration for the
State of Texas, features three days full of
family-friendly st. Patrick’s events.
shamrock is about 1OOmiles east of Am-
arillo in the Texas Panhandle, just off In-
terstate 40.
The fun starts Friday, March 14with
the opening of the carnival, followed by
1)., kickoff banquet and Country Club
Dance featuring Seth Ward and The Si-
lence. Saturday’s events include the 5K
Run & 1Mile Walk, Donegal Beard Con-
test and the 78th Annual St. Patrick’s
Parade at 10:30 a.m., which will run
down Main Street.
After the parade, the crowd can
choose from dozens of events to attend,
including the second annual St. Pat-
rick’s Day Professional Wrestling
Match, Lucky Peddler Arts & Crafts
Show, Motorcycle Rally & Poker Run,
Car Show, Corn hole Tournament, Ranch
Rodeo & Goat Roping Event, Wing Eat-
ing Contest, Green Beer Pour and more.
The Big Dance on Saturday night will
feature headliner Slade Coulter and
opener Dylan Wheeler and is for ages 17
and older. Tickets are $35 online or $40
at the door.
Sunday’s festivities start at 11am.
with the opening of the Lucky Peddler
Craft Show, followed by the Carnival
opening at noon. Rounding out the
weekend will be the Annual Lad-n-
Lassie Pageant, which begins atlp.m. at
the Shamrock High School Auditorium.
Afull schedule of events, links to buy
Big Dance tickets, and more info about
the event’s history can be found at
shamrockstpatricks.com.
Shamrock St. Patrick’s Celebration: The official State of Texas event kicks off with a carnival at the Shamrock Convention Center. (5 p.m.; continues through Sunday; 400 E. Railroad Ave. in Shamrock)
NATIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY
On March 17th National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day coincide with St. Patrick’s Day in the United States. Read more…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY
St. Patrick’s Day kicks off a worldwide celebration also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. On March 17th, many will wear green in honor of the Irish and decorate with shamrocks. According to lore, the wearing of the green tradition dates back to a story written about St. Patrick in 1726. St. Patrick (c. AD 385–461) used the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity and worn green clothing. And while the story is unlikely to be true, many will revel in the Irish heritage and eat traditional Irish fare, too. So much more…