Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day this Saturday – in Vinton Gene Marrano March 13, 2025 1 minute read Looking perhaps to avoid the downtown Roanoke crowds this Saturday – but still want to celebrate St Patrick’s Day? Then head east – the first “Downtown Vinton St Patrick’s Day Block Party” kicks off at noon, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: President of Virginia NAACP discusses dismissal of VMI superintendent and end of DEI office at UVANext: Thousands expected downtown this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Related Stories Virginia is now the first state in the south and the 15th nationwide to create a paid family and medical leave program Gene Marrano May 13, 2026 Roanoque Baroque season finale, History Museum photography exhibition open to all, Local Colors is this Saturday Gene Marrano May 13, 2026 Virginia Democrats appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to save redistricting map Ian Price May 12, 2026