St. Patrick's Day Run Fest

The St. Patrick's Day Run Fest is a U.S. race series held during the mid-March St. Patrick's Day season. The runs take place within a holiday known for green attire, parades, food, drink, and Irish American festivities. It is a series of themed running events, not a single championship race, with community involvement, family activities, and charity partnerships shaping the day's focus. The race series connects to a long-standing American holiday tradition. St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the United States date back to the early colonial era. St. Augustine reports the first recorded celebration and parade. Boston and Philadelphia established early Irish societies around the day, New York's parade tradition originated with Irish soldiers, and George Washington once granted the holiday to troops in support of Irish independence.