And so St. Patrick’s Day begins

Starting this Butte St. Patrick’s Day at St. Patrick Catholic Church for a special Irish mass

Gearing up for the parade !

Are the hurlers hyped for the parade? I think yes🙌🏼

10 minutes until parade time and Diamond the Irish corgi is stunnin’. 💎 🍀💎

Why do Rilynn Taylor, 11, Maddie Beck, 11, and Jojo Beck, 9, like St. Patrick’s Day? Because they get to dress up of course! 💁‍♀️

We’re off!!

Parade vibes

Just a glimpse of Butte’s St. Paddy’s parade action 🍀🌈

Some people got a bird’s-eye view of the parade 🐦🍀🌈

After the parade, the Uptown party is set to begin, live music and all 🍀🍻

“It’s the happiest day of my life” Learn why Buddy and Judy Mergenthaler love St. Paddy’s Day❤️🍀🌈

Not excited about the shenanigans Uptown? There’s Butte’s inaugural St. Paddy’s Day hurling game going on up at Tech!

This is Edie and Danny Mac with their dog, Hallie. They’ve been in the Butte St. Patrick’s Day parade for about 30 years because “why not?” they said. When asked why they choose to participate in Butte’s Irish celebration, Danny said, “Show me a better one.”

When I was 10, the Easter Bunny brought me a skateboard and chocolate. This morning, he stuck some tobacco chew underneath my car door handle. Don’t ever grow up, kids. #HappyEaster #frabjousday

First hot air balloon ride in the books. Thanks for sharing your story and your basket with me, Kenny! More from the 44th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival to come #snowmasscolorado #snowmasssun #hotairballoonfestival… instagram.com/p/B2FeQSQHZ7j/…

Plz watch this #buttetough

Last day of the Snowmass Balloon Festival. Pretty 100% sure I’m going to become a hot air balloonist when I go through my midlife crisis 🤷🏼‍♀️

On Sunday evening, the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office released the name of the man who died in a snowmobile crash on the backside of Aspen Mountain on Saturday: aspentimes.com/news/man-dies-…

What does love look like in the time of coronavirus? We’re looking for Aspen area singles and couples to share their dating and relationship experiences for a story in the Aspen Times Weekly. Email reporter Maddie Vincent at [email protected] to share your story!