Full Notification

The 37th Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade is tomorrow, Sunday, March 13, 2022, starting at 3:00 p.m. along Pope Avenue; thousands of spectators are expected to attend. 

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure the public is aware of parade details, road closures and detours, as well as general safety information.

Parade Information

The parade starts at Lowcountry Celebration Park/Coligny Beach Parking area and turns left onto Pope Avenue. From Pope Avenue, the route will turn left onto Office Park Drive and end at the Courtyard Building/Park Plaza.

• No parking is available near the parade staging area located at the Coligny Beach Parking Lot. Only vehicles registered to participate in the parade may enter.
• Entrance to the staging area will be done from the westbound lane of South Forest Beach Drive.
• All parade participants must be in the staging area by 1:00 p.m.
• Parade participants can be dropped off at the entrance to the Lowcountry Celebration Park.

Spectators may use The Breeze Trolley, which will run one-way trips from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. from USCB Hilton Head to the area of Lowcountry Celebration Park.

Road Closures and Detour Information

At 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, members of the Sheriff’s Office will begin placing cones and barricades along Pope Avenue.

From 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the following will be closed to traffic or re-routed:

• Parade Route – no vehicles will be allowed to travel on the eastbound lanes of Pope Avenue. Traffic is rerouted.
• Sea Pines Circle – both lanes of traffic onto Pope Avenue will be closed to thru traffic.
• College Center Drive and Office Way traffic will be rerouted to Office Park Road and will only be able to exit onto Greenwood Drive. Traffic will not be able to exit onto Pope Avenue.
• Access to Shipyard Gate on Pope Avenue is closed. No vehicles will enter the route off of Cordillo Parkway.
• Traffic from Lagoon Road to Pope Avenue will only be able to make a right-hand turn.
• Vehicles who must travel from New Orleans Road to the Coligny Circle will be able to do so; however, all thru traffic will be rerouted to the westbound lanes of Pope Avenue only. All eastbound lanes are closed to parade.

Safety Information

• All motorists are urged to exercise caution along Pope Avenue, before and after the parade, due to the expected high volume of pedestrian traffic.
• No open containers of alcohol are allowed on the parade route. Open containers of alcohol can only be served and consumed at properly permitted locations.
• Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies will be on scene to manage traffic control points and walking zones, as well as to monitor the parade route.

For additional information about the parade, please visit: https://www.hiltonheadireland.org.

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office appreciates your partnership in the safety of our community.