The Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, Inc. holds its 14th Annual Fundraising Event, 3 - 6 p.m. Feb. 21, Christopher’s at the Columbian Home, 519 Greenleaf St., Allentown.

The fundraising event is open to the public. Music is by DJ John Harvey.

The 59th St. Patrick’s Parade is March 20 in Allentown’s West End.

Angela and Steve Faidley, the 2016 King and Queen of the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade, will be introduced at the fundraiser.

The Faidleys, who have been married for 35 years, have four children and four grandchildren. They are originally from Vestal, N.Y., and moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1986.

Angela Faidley, owner of Out of Our Minds Art Studio, Macungie, has been on the Parade Committee for the past five years. Steve Faidley is a Systems Support Consultant, IT, for Wells Fargo. The Faidleys attended their first Coronation Ball in 1998 and have had a float in the parade since 2002.

“It is a celebration of our heritage and an honor to be a part of just a wonderful weeklong event,” said Angela Faidley, “The biggest plus is that the St. Patrick’s Parade Committee has become an extended family.”

Also at the fundraiser, Angela Faidley, Poster Contest Chair, and John Chaya, President of the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, Inc., will announce the 2016 Poster Contest winners. The contest was open to students in grades first through eighth in the Allentown Diocese and public school students in the Lehigh Valley.

The annual West End Pub Crawl March 12 features eight sponsoring pubs.

Angela and Steve Faidley will be crowned at the annual Coronation Celebration March 18 at the Agri-Plex, Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th and Liberty streets, Allentown. Dinner is at 6 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The coronation is at 9 p.m. Former Parade King Joseph Mascari is Master of Ceremonies.

Tickets include a copy of the 2016 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade Program Book, complimentary beverages and a door prize ticket. The event is BYOB. There is no cost for anyone under 21. No dinner tickets will be available at the door. For tickets: stpatstickets@aol.com, allentownstpatricksparade.com.

Irish Cultural Community Day is March 19 at the Allentown Fairgrounds.

The first known St. Patrick’s Parade was held in Allentown in the late 1860s. In 1955, the modern-day Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade was organized by business and political leaders through the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Society.

The parade departs Allentown Fairgrounds at 2 p.m. March 20. Information: allentownstpatricksparade.com.

Attendees at the Feb. 21 fundraiser are asked to bring a nonperishable food item to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.

Fundraiser tickets include select beers and soda with admission and door prizes.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at allentownstpatricksparade.com, stpatstickets@aol.com, 610-443-0429, and are expected to be available at the door.