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Leaping Leprechauns! Having festive FUN in RI!

Ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

By Joyce Campbell, Macaroni KID Southern RI Publisher February 26, 2026

The wave of GREEN is coming!  
Before Spring turns Rhode Island green, St. Patrick's Day will.  You don't need to be Irish to celebrate in all the fun, so check out this list and enjoy! Check the Events Calendar!

At home FUN

Recipes😋
🍀Get Your Shamrock On: 3 Corned Beef Recipes For St. Patrick's Day
🍀Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a Rainbow of Smoothies
🌈Eat the Rainbow: 5 Colors to Eat!


Crafts🎨
🍀Easy Glitter Slime Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
🍀Slime, Modeling Dough and a Trap: Kid-Approved St. Patrick's Day Fun
🍀Easy DIY Shamrock Chain: A Fun St. Patrick's Day Craft for Families
🌈Easy Rainbow Activities To Do With Kids


Parades
🍀44th Pawtucket St. Patrick's Parade  Saturday, March 7, 12:00 pm
🍀70th Annual Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 14,11:00 am
🍀West Warwick St. Patrick's Parade  Sunday, March 15,12:00 pm
🍀Providence St. Patrick's Day Parade  Saturday, March 21,11:00 am
🍀21st Annual Mystic Irish Parade  Sunday, March 22, 1:00 pm


Southern RI




Cranston-Kent 


East Bay-Newport


🌈Free Personalized 🍀
St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Letter for Kids



Keep it GREEN all year long!


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