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The restaurant may be gone, but Kelly’s OBX Catering is alive and well.

The Kelly’s 32^nd Annual St. Patrick’s Parade kicks off on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 1 p.m. in Nags Head, rain or shine. This year’s marshals are Outer Banks Dare Challenge. The organization’s mission is to help people who have life-controlling problems.

“Dare Challenge endeavors to help people become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted, physically well and spiritually alive,” stated the parade announcement from Kelly Hospitality Group. “They operate a thrift store where the men continue their journey learning valuable work and interpersonal skills. In addition the Dare Challenge Thrift provides for over 75% of the costs of the entire ministry.”

The one-mile parade route runs from Bladen St. (milepost 11.5) north to Driftwood St. on Virginia Dare Trail (Beach Rd.). An esteemed panel of judges will score entrants on the use of the parade theme in the following categories: Best Overall; Best Float; Best Unit; and Best Band/Music group. Prizes will be awarded following the parade.

To participate as a parade entrant, an application will need to be submitted. Parade applications can be downloaded from kellysobxcatering.com. Contact parade director Mary Ann Newman kellysobxcatering@gmail.com or 252-441-4116 to have an application sent to you or to volunteer along the parade route.

“What began as a way to break up the winter doldrums and to invigorate the community in preparation for the summer season, the parade has grown to include over one-hundred entrants and viewed by over ten thousand attendees thus making it the largest St. Patrick’s Parade in North Carolina! See you on March 19^th  Full of Spirit … and GREEN!” stated the announcement.

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