Looking for some St Patrick's Day fun?? Here are a few local events going on around town and some fun activities and crafts to help you celebrate!
βοΈ 2023 5k for St. Patrick's Day (All Ages)
March 11, 202310:00 am
Downtown Colorado SpringsTejon St.Colorado Springs CO 80903
Description
Back again in the downtown area, it's the flattest 5k in Colorado Springs!
Wear your kilts and your super green tech shirt! Bring the shamrocks and your sneakers as the race begins at 10 AM, Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Registered runners get a green tech shirt, timing chip, and Race bib. Awards are given to the top overall finisher, both male and female; and to those who are fastest in their age group, also male and female.
If you’d like to sign up a group (of four) look for the Four Leaf Clover Four Pask registration option under the registration tab at CSStPats.com.
You can also run with your coworkers in the Corporate Cup. Teams of five compete in two categories (fastest time, and best dressed), to win the Corporate Cup, lunch (gift certificate) for five, and their team photo and company logo used in future promotions.
Packet pick-up will be at the St. Paddy's Sports Expo, on March 10, 2023, from 10 AM to 6 PM. Limited Race day packet pick-up will be located in Acacia Park near Uncle Wilbur's Fountain (the southwest corner of Acacia Park).
$35 per participant
Register HERE
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βοΈ 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade (All Ages)
March 11, 202312:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Downtown Colorado SpringsTejon St.Colorado Springs CO 80903
Description
We’re back again and celebrating 39 years of St. Patrick’s Day fun!
The parade begins at 12 noon, in Downtown Colorado Springs. Wear your green and join thousands as the Parade marches down Tejon street, from St.Vrain to Vermijo! The parade isn’t the only event happening on March 11, join us for the 5k for St. Patrick’s Day run, the Leprechaun Fun Run for kiddos, and the Pedalin’ St.Pats Family Ride. Riders will also be able to ride through the parade.
Go to CStPats.com to find out more!
Purchase viewing stand tickets HERE
All others find your FREE spot along the parade route!
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY
JAKs Brewing Company Falcon FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023 AT 1 PM – 11 PM
We will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day ON ST. PATRICKS DAY Friday March 17th from 12 to 11pm!!!
Be ready to party! We will have tons of Green Beer, Black and Tans! Festive Outfit Contest! Plus fun beer games!
Come in your most crazy, fun or festive St. Paddy's outfit! You know our Staff will be looking very festive!
Come celebrate your Inner Irishman and party with your JAKs Family!!!
We will even have some fun ways to have you win some very fun prizes!
We'll also have live music by Interrobang here from 6-9pm, you won't want to miss them! They're an alt rock/grunge/funk band based out of the Springs, bringing their all-original music!
This year we will also be having Ignite Experiences here from 4 to 8pm! They will have axe throwing set up and a cornhole tournament!
Come Join us for the festivities, and as always, Stay Aggressive
ST. PATRICKS DAY
Brush Crazy, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023 AT 12 PM – 8 PM
Join the brush Crazy Team for St. Patricks Day and paint something lucky!!
Your 10$ reservation ill be refunded when you arrive to the studio. To be used towards the purchase f your projects 
St. Patrick's Day Family Fun Bash
WhirlyBall Colorado Springs, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023 AT 10 AM – 2 PM
10 AM - 2:00 PM - Family Fun Bash - St. Patrick's Day Event | Colorado Springs
Activity windows: 10 AM - Noon & 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM*
$20 per child | $30 per adult
INCLUDES:
Activities: WhirlyBall, Bowling, and Pop-Up Games.
Pivot Room Lunch Buffet: Cheese, Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza, Pretzel Bites, Mini Quesadillas, Mac & Cheese Bites, Freshly Baked Cookies. Fountain drinks included.
Cash bar available for alcoholic beverages.
Tickets: https://whirlyball-st-patricks-day-coloradosprings.eventb...
St. Patrick's Day Cookie Decorating
Sweet Addict Bakery, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023 AT 4 PM – 6 PM
Full of fun, color and good times - this class is sure to encourage a pot of gold at the end of it. We will cover basic cookie decorating techniques suitable for beginner / intermediate level. Each participant will receive a dozen cookies to practice on.
We're voted one of the best cooking classes in the city - come find out why
St. Patrick's Day
Little Monkey Bizness - Colorado Springs, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023 AT 10 AM – 7 PM
Wear green on St. Patrick's Day and get $3 off admission!
We are open 10am-7pm on March 17, St. Patrick's Day. Our play area is for kids ages 8 and under only.
Regular admission:
$15 for kids ages 8 and under
$7 for crawlers
Please bring socks for kids and adults to wear on the play floor. Birthday celebrations are not allowed in our cafe during open play, please schedule with us ahead of time. Thanks!
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Make a windsock!
https://iheartcraftythings.com/st-patricks-day-windsocks.html
Are you searching for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow this month? Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with green slime and gold glitter, a STEM project from Jennifer So, the publisher of Macaroni KID Birmingham-Troy. Kids of all ages will enjoy making this themselves and playing with it for days.
Ingredients:
4 oz. clear glue
4 oz. water
4 oz. liquid starch
Green food coloring
Gold glitter
Instructions
Mix 4 oz. of clear glue with 4 oz. of water until well blended.
Add food coloring and glitter and mix thoroughly.
Add liquid starch last and mix until slime begins to form.
Knead and mix with your hands until everything is well combined.
Store in a sealed bag or airtight container.
St. Patrick's Day Modeling Dough
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Make green, black, and gold play dough, then add rainbow ribbon to make this homemade modeling dough recipe a St. Patrick's Day charm.
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
2 cups of water
1 cup of salt
2 Tbsp. of vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. of cream of tartar
Food coloring in colors of your choice
Glitter (optional)
Instructions:
Note: If making multiple colors, cut the above recipe in half or thirds and do each color in separate batches.
Add all of the above ingredients (except the glitter) to a stainless steel pot and stir continuously over warm heat.
Continue stirring until it begins to form a ball (it will only take 3-4 minutes). It may still feel wet, but after kneading, the dough will be fine.
Pour your dough onto a sheet of parchment paper. Be careful, as it may be hot!
Once it's cool enough to handle, add glitter and knead.
Then it's time to play!
Build a Leprechaun Trap
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Leprechauns are notorious troublemakers. Kyrie Collins, the publisher of Macaroni KID Highlands Ranch-Parker-Castle Rock, Colo, tells us: "One year we woke to discover that a leprechaun had snuck in to our house and tossed my boys' shoes all over their rooms. It was quite a mess, but the leprechaun made up for it by leaving a couple of games for my boys!" The next year Kyrie and her boys built a leprechaun trap to try to catch the naughty little visitor. How do you build a leprechaun trap? Any way you like! But if you need inspiration, here's how Kyrie and her boys did it:
Materials:
A shoe box
Wrapping paper, tissue paper, or construction paper in various shades of green
Gold coins
Craft sticks, paper, and a marker to make a sign
Glue and tape
Instructions:
Wrap the shoebox with green paper. Tissue paper works well because it is thin and folds easily. You can also use wrapping paper or construction paper!
Cut out some shamrocks to decorate the inside and outside of the box (or cut sets of 3 small hearts to glue together to form a shamrock).
Add your "pot of gold." Novelty gold coins work great, but one year we used double-sided tape to adhere a paper muffin baking cup to the box and then added gold Mardi Gras beads. You could also use foil-wrapped chocolate coins, Rolo candy, or Hershey's Almond Kisses for the "gold."
Since leprechauns love gold, make a sign to let them know there's gold inside your trap! Put double-sided tape all around the pot of gold so when the leprechaun tries to steal the gold, he'll get stuck!
Good luck catching your leprechaun!
Other Idea's
You certainly don't have to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Kids love St. Patrick's Day ... and there's plenty you can do to make the day special for them!
Here are 17 ideas on how to make a memorable St. Patrick's Day for your kiddos:
1. Drink green milk
Secretly add a few drops of green food coloring to a glass of milk of cereal. Tell them the leprechaun must have done it!
2. Make them giggle with green toilet water
Add some green food coloring to the water in the toilet. Oops, I guess the leprechaun forgot to flush!
3. Create a leprechaun trap
Kids love getting creative making a trap to try to catch a leprechaun! Here are two fun examples:
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4. Eat Lucky Charms
In my house kids don't get a lot of sugary cereals, but Lucky Charms on St. Patrick's Day is an exception!
5. Cook green pancakes
Just add some green dye to your pancake mix for a special St. Patrick's Day breakfast ... or dinner!
6. Get eggs-cited with green eggs
Green scrambled eggs? Yep! Today is the day to add green food dye to anything you can!
7. Slurp down green mint milkshakes
Yum... we love mint milkshakes. St. Patrick's Day is a great excuse to have one!
8. Hide gold coins around the house
That silly leprechaun dropped gold wrapped chocolate coins all over the house! Can your kids find them all?
9. Bake green cookies
We love baking as a family, and this Lime Shamrock Meringue Cookie recipe is a favorite!
10. Get crafty
Here are three simple St. Patrick's Day themed crafts you can make with your kiddos!
11. Add a note to their lunch
Wish them the luck of the Irish on a piece of paper cut into the shape of a four leaf clover or rainbow and hidden in their lunch box.
12. Sandwiches for dinner!
Try this amazing 5 Ingredient Dish: Triple Decker Corned Beef Special for an easy holiday dinner everyone will love.
13. Make a rainbow necklace
Simply string Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal onto string. Kids can wear it ... and then nibble on it for a snack!
14. Grow green grass... from a sponge!
Green is the color of St. Patrick's Day so what better time to sprinkle a few seeds? Check out our easy idea for a DIY sponge grass garden. Kids will love to watch their St. Patrick's Day seeds sprout!
15. Hold a scavenger hunt
See who can find the most green things in the house!
16. Learn the history of St. Patrick's Day
Did you know, for instance, that St. Patrick actually grew up in Britain and not Ireland? Learn more here!
17. Don't forget to wear green!
Because that's what we do.
Have a great St Patrick's Day!!
