Snake Saturday
snake saturday annual event held north kansa city missouri year saturday saint patrick day consists familyfriendly parade festival also serve charity fundraiser event named legend saint patrick banishing snake thcentury ireland snake saturday began promotion rodeway inn kansa city parade hotel parking lot allowing guest watch room founded mickey finn bill grigsby parade composed four float temperature cold event held annually since march snake saturday awarded cash prize totaling approximately million charity participant also estimated local business gain equivalent two three week sale event finn died march grigsby died prostate cancer february snake saturday continued without honoring vision event example theme fortieth anniversary event mickey finn irish dream following event kansa city union station shooting february additional scrutiny placed snake saturday organizer ahead event tighten security responded updating safety plan including swattrained officer advising public report potential concern hundred officer street event founder intended snake saturday familyfriendly petfriendly communitydriven parade organizer ensured event remains appropriate safe child making alcoholfree disallowing anything thrown float conducting safety meeting entrant parade c organization family youth group performing artist band local school commercial business motorcycle group automotive group radionews station organization encouraged enter parade nonprofit organization required communityoriented nondiscriminatory targeted specific group entry fee range depending type group festival held day parade generally feature activity child carnival ride car show food concession art craft station live stage entertainment festival organizer decided sell beer onsite line familyoriented theme organizer snake saturday run charity cooking competition day parade participating charity compete cash prize given kansa city strip steak takeout box submission judged based taste tenderness presentation decoration box line event annual theme official website list parade entry