Siouxland Families

Sioux City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade is tonight, Friday March 17th at 6:30pm! The parade route runs along 4th street from 4th & Iowa to 4th & Water as shown here: In past years, the parade has been well-attended with lots of candy and beads and other goodies thrown or handed to kids, and according to the organizers' website , more than 50 groups have signed up to participate this year! The parade starts at 6:30, so unless you are the beginning of the parade route, you'll need to wait a bit before the floats and people marching get to where you are! With the fabulous weather today parking and finding a good spot where your kids can see well will likely be your biggest challenges, but based on past years I would say arriving 5-15 minutes before the parade is definitely plenty, and if you want to stand near the end of the route, you could probably even show up after the official start and still easily find parking and a place to stand without missing

Each month we will bring you info on events for kids in the Siouxland Area. If you know of one we have missed, please leave us a comment or send us an email. We will update our lists throughout the month as we hear of new events, so check back often for the latest scoop! We also recommend checking out  our  Event Lists tab   to find our lists for other months! Free Events Happening  in   April Sat 4/1: Bunny Basket kids building workshop at Home Depot, 9am to noon, online registration requested Sat 4/1: First Saturday Family Storytime: at Sioux City downtown Wilbur Aalfs library, 11-11:45 am Sat 4/1: Beauty & the Beast storytime event at Barnes & Noble, 11am Sat 4/1: First Saturday Family Storytime: at Sioux City downtown Wilbur Aalfs library, 1-1:45pm Sun 4/2: Sioux City Symphony Free Family Concert: Tchaikovsky DiscoveAmerica, concert 3pm at the Orpheum Theater, pre-concert popcorn party at US Bank, 2pm with free Jolly Time Popcorn and Blue Bunny Ice Cream

The Sioux City IHOP on Gordon Drive is participating in National Pancake Day tomorrow, Tuesday March 7th from 7am to 7pm by offering one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to dine-in customers tomorrow. In lieu of paying for the pancakes, IHOP requests that diners make a donation of any amount, which will then be donated to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriner's Hospitals for Children, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!