MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The 56th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place in downtown Milwaukee this Saturday, March 9. 

The parade, presented by Miller Lite, will include Irish dance groups, marching bands, decorative floats and more. 

Streets in the staging area will close at 10 a.m. and the rest of the parade route will shut down at 11:45 a.m. and reopen around 2 p.m. 

The following streets will be completely inaccessible to vehicles of tenants, visitors and delivery personnel during this timeframe:

Staging Area – Streets will close at 10 a.m.

• W Wisconsin Ave. from MLK Dr. to N 6th St.
• N MLK Drive from W Wells St. to W Wisconsin Ave.
• N Vel R. Phillips Ave. from W Wells St. to W Clybourn St. (W Michigan St. will remain open to traffic)
• N 3rd St. from W Michigan St. to W Everett St.
• W Everett St. from N 3rd St. to N Vel R. Phillips Ave.

Parade Route – Streets will close at 11:45 a.m.

• W Wisconsin Ave. from MLK Dr. to N Plankinton Ave.
• N Plankinton Ave. from W Wisconsin Ave. to W Kilbourn Ave.
• W Kilbourn Ave. from N Plankinton Ave. to N MLK Dr.
• N MLK Dr. from W Kilbourn Ave. to W Juneau Ave.
• W Juneau Ave. from N MLK Dr. to N Water St.
• N Water St. from E Juneau Ave. to E Highland Ave.

De-Staging Area – Street will close at approximately 1 p.m. until all units are cleared at 2:30 p.m.

• N Water St. from E Highland Ave. to E State St.
• E Highland Ave. from N Broadway to N Edison St.

There will also be temporary “No Parking” signs along the parade route, and all cars parked on the street will be towed beginning at 7 a.m. the morning of the parade.