Hal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival is a late-March celebration in Jackson, Mississippi, honoring the late Hal White, co-owner of the Hal & Mal's restaurant and music venue. Often called a green Mardi Gras, the week includes a costume-filled main parade, a children's parade, a pet parade, a charity run, and an afterparty with live music.
Jackson's Hal's St.
Rather than a generic Irish-heritage parade, Hal's St
Paddy's is built specifically around the memory of Hal White, whose restaurant and music venue Hal & Mal's serves as the parade's start and end point every year, giving the event a personal, homegrown quality distinct from most American St
The week layers multiple distinct events, a costume run benefiting the state's only children's hospital, a children's parade, and a widely loved pet parade judged for creativity and crowd appeal, onto the main parade, making it a multi-day community celebration rather than a single procession
The parade honors Hal White
the late co-owner of Hal & Mal's
starting and ending at his namesake venue each year
and it has earned the nickname a green Mardi Gras for its outrageous floats and costumes
proceeds from the Run the Rainbow race benefit Children's of Mississippi
and the MARL Pet Parade raises support for the Mississippi Animal Rescue League
20 March 2027
Use Jackson transport around the venue or route first; event-day controls can change normal timing.
Green and Irish-themed costumes are the norm for the parade itself; casual, comfortable clothing works for the run and daytime events, with layers useful for Jackson's variable late-March...
Keep valuables light, set a meeting point, and give processions room to move.
Stay near workable transport in Jackson, especially if the event runs late or streets close.
Official ticket link is available. Confirm access rules before booking.
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Hal's St. Paddy's Parade and Festival is listed for 20 March 2027. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Jackson, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
One day is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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