Mila Jessen, 5, Ophilia Jamison, 8, Ryder Jessen, 7, and Hazen Jamison, 7, left to right, watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Paradegoers clad in green lined the streets of The Gateway in Salt Lake City to participate in the Hibernian Society of Utah’s 42nd annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday.
Irish setters, dancers, community members, local businesses and more walked in the parade as participants watched and took part the festival activities along the parade route, which began at 200 South and 600 West and traveled east to Rio Grande.
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An Irish flag flutters over passing dancers during the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Dancers from the Taylor Nicole Academy of Irish Dance take part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Cash Petersen, 8, poses for a portrait while watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Irish setters take part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Hayley Jo, a basset hound, takes part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Dancers' shadows are cast on the ground during the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Dancers from the Legacy School of Dance take part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Patrick Gallagher walks with his son, Finn, 5, in the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Vonadee Kenney and Beverly Cornell watch the St. Patrick’s Day parade at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 12, 2022. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
The event’s theme, “New Beginnings,” “centers on the Irish endurance of famine and persecution and the resilience to begin again,” according to the Hibernian Society’s website. “As our community begins a post-pandemic era let us never forget what it means to be together.”
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