2026 Shellman St. Patrick's Day - Hosted By Friends of Shellman Bluff

Join us for the 25th annual Friends of Shellman Bluff St. Patrick's weekend celebration and parade!

The warm-up: Friday, March 20
1:00 p.m., Friends of Shellman Bluff Park opens to the general public. You'll find a host of vendors with a wide variety of food and arts & crafts for sale, as well as several fun activities to entertain the little ones. Commemorative FOSB parade t-shirts also will be available for purchase.
9:00 p.m.: FOSB Park closes to the public.

The main event: Saturday, March 21
9:00 a.m.:
- Parade lineup begins at Masonic Home Camp on Sutherland Bluff Drive
- Gates to FOSB Park open, where vendors will open for business, including biscuits and coffee for sale at the BigDog food truck (huge thanks to Julie and Ivey Miller for the breakfast option!).
10:30 a.m.: Shellman Bluff Road CLOSES TO THRU TRAFFIC in preparation for the parade!
11:00 a.m.: Parade begins! Starting at the grounds of the Masonic Home Camp on Sutherland Bluff Drive, the parade route will turn right onto Fisherman's Lodge Road; then left onto River Road; left onto Norman Street (just past Hunter's cafe); right onto Sutherland Bluff Drive; and left onto Shellman Bluff Road, ending at Boat Yard Way.
1:00 p.m.: In FOSB Park
- Presentation of trophies
- MUSIC IN THE PARK! In addition to our vendors, we'll also have a very special guest DJ - Shellman Bluff Fire Station Assistant Chief JR DeVries! - who will spin hits from the '80's and '90's until about 4:00 p.m. Within that window, we'll also a live performance by the McIntosh County Academy Jazz Band!
9:00 p.m.: FOSB Park closes to the public.