COEUR d'ALENE - Fortunately, firefighters are used to working long shifts.

The Coeur d'Alene Firefighters Pipes and Drums St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl on Saturday has 15 stops - including downtown's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

More than a dozen pipers and drummers - mostly firefighters - will be roving performers Saturday, starting at 11:45 a.m. at Mad Bomber Brewery in Hayden, and visiting several pubs and restaurants before and after the parade.

"St. Patrick's is our big event," said Carrie Andrews, administrative assistant for the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department. The group will be playing for tips Saturday to help fund the purchase of kilts, instruments, reeds and drum heads.

The parade - with a theme of "When Winter's Dreams Become Summer's Magic" - begins 4 p.m. at Eighth and Sherman and continues west along Sherman Avenue.

Other events and festivities celebrating St. Patrick's Day include:

* Kelly's Irish Pub celebrates a "Week of Green" through Monday with live music, food specials and prizes. Performers include Irish fiddler Arvid Lundin, The Powell Brothers, Carla Carnegie, The Just Say Thanks Band, Jan Clizer and the Caledonia Strings, Mike Morris, The Deep Roots and Scott Reid. Kelly's Irish Pub is at 726 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene. Information: (208) 667-1717 or www.kellyscda.com/

* Dockside at The Coeur d'Alene Resort features a Brewer's Brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday with unlimited specialty Irish-themed beers for $5. Information: (208) 765-4000.

* The Plaza Shops' Irish Chili Cookoff features an Irish chili-tasting and cook-off between Coeur d'Alene Resort chefs from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 per person. Information: (208) 765-4000

* The Hot Punch Pipe and Drum Band performs at 6 and 9:15 Saturday evening and 5 and 9 p.m. Monday at Paddy's, 601 W. Appleway. The pub will offer Guinness, green beer and food specials, including corned beef and cabbage.

* The Coeur d'Alene Firefighters Pipes and Drums Pub Crawl begins at Mad Bomber Brewery in Hayden at 11:45 a.m., and continues to Caddy Shack, O'Shay's, Kelly's, Capone's, Eagles and All Things Irish. Following a performance in the St. Patrick's Day Parade at 4 p.m., the crawl continues at Fedora at 6 p.m., then O'Shay's, Kelly's, Capone's, Moose Market, Eagles and Cricket's. For more information, visit the Coeur d'Alene Firefighters Facebook page.

* O'Shay's Irish Pub and Eatery, 313 E. Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive, will have live music throughout the weekend, corned beef and cabbage specials and, on Sunday, will serve green eggs and ham for breakfast.

• St. Patrick's Day parade

When: 4 p.m. Saturday, Sherman Avenue

Grand Marshal: Matthew Higgins

Irish "Colleen" (young woman): Zoe O'Brien

Irish Man of the Year: Jeff Woolsey

Irish Woman of the Year: Rosemary McGrath