A biodegradable, environmentally friendly dye is used to color Rock City’s 90-foot High Falls for the Shamrock City Irish festival.
Leprechauns invade Rock City’s famous Fudge Kitchen to add their favorite tint to the house specialty.IF YOU GO¦ What: Shamrock City Irish festival.¦ When: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 8-9, 15-16 (park open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.).¦ Where: Rock City, 1400 Patten Road.¦ Admission: $22.95 adults, $12.95 children 3-12.¦ Phone: 706-820-2531.¦ Website: www.seerockcity.com.EXTRA SHAMROCKSAs part of Shamrock City, Rock City is partnering with the Chattanooga district of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Visitors can purchase green shamrocks for $1 and gold shamrocks for $5 through Thursday, March 1-27, to help supply needed funds to local families with muscular dystrophy.
Hate to wait until March 17 to get your Irish on? You’re in luck.
Rock City is planning an Irish festival so pervasive the next two weekends that even the waterfall will turn green.
Called Shamrock City, this seventh annual celebration offers themed food, drinks, bands, jig lessons and activities for kids from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, March 8-9 and 15-16.
Musicians playing Celtic music will include Olta, Celtic Plain, The Molly Maguires, Pay the Reckoning, Jennifer Daniels, John Lathim and Michelle Young on designated days. The Chattanooga Pipe Band will be roaming through the gardens daily.