Vice President Mike Pence is coming to one of the South’s biggest street parties: the sprawling St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah that’s expected to draw 500,000 or more gaudy green revelers to the Georgia coast this weekend.
Mayor Eddie DeLoach plans to host Pence and members of the vice president’s family Saturday, when locals and tourists toting plastic cups of beer will cram the sidewalks and oak-shaded squares along the 2.25-mile parade route through Savannah’s downtown historic district.
“It’s always fun to have a special guest come to the parade,” Michelle Gavin, a city spokeswoman, told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. “And what a great honor to have the vice president of the United Sates come to the parade and shine a national spotlight on this event.”
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