DEADWOOD -- The green beer flowed on Deadwood’s Main Street on Saturday as the Old West town turned Irish for a pre-St. Patrick’s Day party. The celebration featured a pub crawl and a parade.

For those looking for a mid-week party, the shindig will be repeated Wednesday -– the actual St. Patrick’s Day.

Deadwood Chamber of Commerce director George Milos said that although the St. Patrick’s Day party isn’t as big as some of the other Deadwood events, it still draws a particular crowd.

“We have a charter bus from Nebraska coming in for two nights,” Milos said.

Although they weren’t on the bus, Tracey Luedtke and Sheri Kanpp came in from Nebraska, too.

“We stumbled on this by accident three years ago,” Kanpp said.

Along with their husbands, this was the second St. Patrick’s Day in Deadwood for the pair.

“We brought our own bling this time,” Luedtke said, holding up a strand of beads with a plastic shamrock on the end.

The celebration officially began at 2 p.m. -- the moment the open container restrictions were lifted – and did not end until 10 p.m. This gave plenty of time for the pub crawl clans to hit every bar on Main Street.

Some pub crawl clans had fewer than a dozen members, while others had more than 50.

Naming a clan was just as important as gathering members. Some clan names fit the Irish theme, including “Who’s Your Paddy?” –- which was the 2009 pub crawl champion.

Throughout the night, pipes and drums could be heard over the gaggle of revelers.

Chelsea Lynch, 16, and her brother Caden, 10, frequently had groups surround them to listen to Chelsea’s bagpipes and Caden’s drum. The two are members of the Wyoming Pipe and Marching band, which led the parade.

The exceptionally warm day turned cold just in time for the parade, which featured multiple leprechauns and even a pink flamingo in Irish garb.

The pub crawl continued until 10 p.m. Luedtke and Kanpp started late but lasted as long as they could.

“We’re older and wiser now than when we were younger,” Luedtke said.