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Photos from the St. Pat’s Festival in Five Points 2024

Take a look back at St. Patrick’s Day 2024 that brought out over 30,000 people from across the state to the annual event.

Soda Citizens lined the sides of Devine Street Saturday morning as the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade made its way towards Five Points, kicking off a day of fun and festivities.

As they say, it takes a village to put on an event like this. Here’s a little breakdown by the numbers:

7 — Stages
50 — Bands performing
200+ — Columbia Police on hand
300 — Portolets on site
650 — Volunteers
30,000+ — People in attendance

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