We're All a Little Lucky on St. Patrick's Day ☘️
Vince & Supporters hand out candy and greet everyone who came out for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 14th, 2026
But the luckiest thing? Getting to call Sioux Falls home.
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day. That's the deal. You wear the green, you show up, and for one afternoon downtown feels like a block party that the whole city was invited to.
Last Saturday, I marched in the parade with some of the best people I know. And somewhere along that route, between the cheers and the candy and the kids darting for the curb, I had a simple thought.
We are lucky.
Not four-leaf-clover lucky. Not find-a-twenty-in-your-coat-pocket lucky. Lucky in the way that actually matters. Lucky to live in a city where thousands of neighbors still show up on a Saturday afternoon just to celebrate being here together.
Look Down the Line
Our group stretched down the street and I kept looking back at it.
Grandparents. Toddlers. Families who have been here for generations walking alongside folks who are still putting down roots. Old friends. New faces. Kids in green hats. Adults who hadn't done something like this in years.
That mix wasn't coordinated. It just happened. And honestly, that's the most Sioux Falls thing I can imagine.
This city has always been a place where different people end up in the same place, for the same reason, and find out they have more in common than they expected. The parade is just one afternoon where you can actually see it.
What I'm Grateful For
I don't take these moments lightly.
Every conversation on that route matters to me. The quick ones. The ones that turned into something longer. A woman near the end of the route stopped me to talk about her daughter's small business downtown. She wasn't asking for anything. She just wanted me to know. That stayed with me all the way home.
That's what direct engagement does. It reminds you that every policy conversation, every vote, every budget line lands somewhere real. On a family. On a block. On a business someone built from scratch.
I'm grateful for every person who marched with us, cheered for us, or just paused long enough to make eye contact and nod. That nod means something.
The Luck We Make Together
A Vibrant Community doesn't happen by accident. It takes investment. In our downtown. In our public spaces. In the small businesses lining these parade routes that need a real shot to stay open and grow. In arts and culture that give people a reason to show up, not just on parade day, but all year long.
The luck of Sioux Falls isn't random. It's the result of generations of people who chose to show up, build something, and leave it better than they found it.
Last Saturday, I watched a new generation do the same thing.
That's the city I'm running for. And I couldn't be more grateful to be in it.
It's always been our city, and now is our moment.
Let's rise together. ☀️
— Vince Danh
Candidate, Sioux Falls City Council At-Large | June 2nd, 2026