Shamrock Thrives in ’25

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.