SHAMROCK THE BLOCK today at Aurora’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration featuring the Dan Dolan, Sr. Procession & the Irish Flag Raising Ceremony!
Sunday, March 12, 2023
12 p.m.
Downer Place | Between Water St. & Stolp Ave.
The ceremony will take place at the end of the procession at the intersection of Stolp & Downer. It will feature special performances b
y Brendan Loughrey and th
e McNulty Irish Dancers, and a presentation of the Emerald Excellence Awards followed by the raising of the flag of Ireland.
Starting at 10 a.m. East Downer Place will be closed between South Water Street and South Stolp Avenue. At 11:45 the closure will be extended east to South Broadway Street. This closure will end at approximately 1 p.m.
East Benton Street will also be closed to through traffic from South Stolp Avenue to South Broadway Street. This closure will be from 10 a.m. to approximately 12:15 p.m.