{"id":2333080,"date":"2026-03-17T13:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2333080"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:33:40","slug":"st-patricks-day-parade-2026-route-des-moines-road-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/st-patricks-day-parade-2026-route-des-moines-road-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade 2026 route, Des Moines road closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"81951132007\" title=\"Why do they dye the Chicago River green?\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/videoelephant\/thumbnails\/81951132007.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Why do they dye the Chicago River green?<\/p>\n<p>As Chicago prepares for the St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade, it&#8217;s that time of year when members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 dye the city\u2019s river green.<\/p>\n<p>unbranded &#8211; Lifestyle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Des Moines knows how to celebrate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/food\/2026\/03\/16\/st-patricks-day-2026-free-food-drink-deals\/89082903007\/\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/a>, and after a marathon over the weekend, festivities are being capped off with the city&#8217;s annual <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friendlysonsiowa.com\/\">St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The city of Des Moines has issued several street closures during these events on Tuesday, March 17. Here&#8217;s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">When is the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Central Iowa&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade in Des Moines?<\/h2>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"82496686007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Central Iowa will host its annual parade again on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What is the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade route in Des Moines?<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2024, the parade has moved to Grand Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>This year, it starts at Grand Avenue and Robert D. Ray Drive in the East Village. It will continue down Grand Avenue and end less than a mile later at Eighth Street.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What streets in Des Moines will be closed for the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade?<\/h2>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, the following roads <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cms2.revize.com\/revize\/desmoines\/St.%20Patricks%20Day%20Parade%202025.pdf?pdf=St.%20Patricks%20Day%20Parade%202025&amp;t=1741957963769&amp;pdf=St.%20Patricks%20Day%20Parade%202025&amp;t=1741957963769\">will be closed:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grand Avenue<\/strong> from East Fourth Street to Eighth Street<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert D Ray Drive<\/strong> from East Grand Avenue to East Locust Street<\/li>\n<li><strong>Locust Street <\/strong>from Robert D Ray Drive to Second Avenue-Westbound North Lane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Avenue<\/strong> from Locust Street to Grand Avenue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third Street<\/strong> from Watson Powell Way to Grand Avenue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sixth Avenue<\/strong> from Locust Street to Grand Avenue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seventh Street<\/strong> from High Street to Grand Avenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Also, on Tuesday, Court Avenue from Third Street to Fourth Street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. for the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day block party.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Where can you park for the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade<\/h2>\n<p>With many streets closed and street parking filling up quickly, the city&#8217;s parking garages might be your best bet.<\/p>\n<p>These ramps charge $1 per hour and are accessible north of the parade route:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fifth and Keo Parking Garage,<\/strong> Fifth Avenue and Keosauqua Way<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seventh and Center Parking Garage,<\/strong> Seventh Street and Center Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>These ramps charge $1 per hour and are accessible south of the parade route:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1200 Mulberry Parking Garage:<\/strong> 13th Street and Mulberry Street<\/li>\n<li><strong>East Fourth and Des Moines Parking Garage:<\/strong> East Fourth Street and Des Moines Street<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fifth and Walnut Parking Garage:<\/strong> Fifth Street and Walnut Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Cooper Worth is a service\/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-17 10:46:17.060536475 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-17 12:15:31.577767532 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.desmoinesregister.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do they dye the Chicago River green? As Chicago prepares for the St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade, it&#8217;s that time of year when members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 dye the city\u2019s river green. unbranded &#8211; Lifestyle Des Moines knows how to celebrate St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, and after a marathon over the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2333081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[39915,22220,306975,146106,28151,357511,307440,345131,345134,6297,21741,22034,239348,22118,306988,239372,239374,345132,345135,25632,239349,339770,344917,55324,24392,21739,298114,344928,305251,22764,345133,239456,239462,357512,74947,21738,305412,239343,239420,379302,428729,365837,147314,365836,428728,428733,69477,23152,24892,365841,23139,239342,240483,239344,48379,41691],"class_list":["post-2333080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-affiliate","tag-arts","tag-beverage","tag-connect","tag-day","tag-des","tag-des-moines","tag-dot","tag-dot-optimized","tag-eamotion","tag-entertainment","tag-events","tag-events-u0026-listings","tag-food","tag-food-u0026-beverage-events","tag-geographic","tag-geographic-reference","tag-holiday","tag-holiday-marketplace-hub","tag-holidays","tag-holidays-u0026-seasonal-events","tag-hub","tag-ia","tag-know","tag-listings","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-local-affiliate-travel","tag-local-connect","tag-local-news","tag-marketplace","tag-modular","tag-modular-story","tag-moines","tag-negative","tag-news","tag-optimized","tag-overall","tag-overall-negative","tag-parking","tag-patricks","tag-planners","tag-reference","tag-route","tag-saint","tag-saint-patricks-day","tag-seasonal","tag-story","tag-traffic","tag-traffic-u0026-route-planners","tag-travel","tag-ttp","tag-ttp-what-we-know","tag-u0026","tag-we","tag-what"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/St-Patricks-Day-parade-2026-route-Des-Moines-road-closures.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2333082,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333080\/revisions\/2333082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}