The best St. Patrick's Day parades in North America New York City, New York. Of course, the New York parade gets a mention with the Big Apple playing host to the biggest St. Patrick’s Day For 200 years, the streets of Montreal have been packed with St. Patrick’s Day revellers. This year the parade will be taking place on March 16. Photo from United Irish Societies of Montreal Montreal is home to one of the largest and oldest St. Patrick’s Day parades in North America and for the Today, the St. Patrick’s Day parade fills 5th Avenue with more than 150,000 marchers and 2 million spectators, while Irish pubs across the city keep the revelry going with music, Irish fare such as corned beef and cabbage, and plenty of Guinness afterward. For festivals closer to home — there are many other celebrations honouring Irish culture taking place in and around Toronto this month! Toronto’s biggest St. Paddy’s Day party takes place at Rebel (11 Polson St) in Toronto on March 15 — Guinness SPD Toronto 2025 will be an all-day party filled with live bands from across the country, multiple DJs, outdoor patios with interactive games St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York. The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the oldest parade in the world and one of the most crowded. The first was held on March 17, 1762, 14 years before the U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed. The parade is held on the same day as St. Patrick’s Day. The ONLY St. Patrick’s Day parade in Sussex County March 8, 11 am The ONLY St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Sussex County, this parade is sponsored by the Newton Volunteer Fire Department and assisted by the Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce. Join in the fun and wear YOUR best green Spring Street Newton, NJ. Ocean County/Seaside Heights, NJ The Belmar Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2025 will be celebrating its 52nd anniversary when it steps off in New Jersey this Sunday, March 2. According to TAPinto Belmar / Lake Como, there The Florida city of St. Augustine, the oldest city in North America, claims to have hosted the continent’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade, which stepped off in 1601. New York City, which holds The largest St Patrick’s Day parade in South America is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Which US city celebrates St Patrick’s Day the most? New York City and Boston both celebrate St Patrick’s Day well, but so does Chicago. The Florida city of St. Augustine, the oldest city in North America, claims to have hosted the continent’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade, which stepped off in 1601. New York City, which holds the world’s largest parade, with two million spectators, first marched in 1762. Per the South Boston parade website, Bostonians were the first to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in North America. Festivities took place on March 17, 1737, to support the city's new Irish immigrants. Toronto has been putting on one of the biggest and wildest St. Patrick’s Day Parades in North America, and the world, for more than 150 years now. Munich hosts Although many associate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish drinks, parties and St. Patrick’s Day jokes, it’s the parades that take centre stage. Attending a celebration is one of the more popular St. Patrick’s Day traditions and you’ll find the biggest in the USA below. The parade is thus an unusual blend of marching military units along with the more typical green-bedecked entries. The history of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade can be traced back to 1737, and this year's edition will take place Sunday, March 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Broadway T station and traveling 3.5 miles to Andrew Square. Graham Johnston, of St. Louis, Mo., dressed as a leprechaun, and others reach for treats thrown by participants at the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, Mass. (AP Photo Sunday's parade dates back to the turn of the 20th century and marks both St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day, which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a Taking place on March 18, the 56th annual Norfolk St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a big one for this Virginia coastal city; it marks the first parade since the Covid pandemic outbreak. The 264th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, March 17, 2025. This parade holds the distinction of being “the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world,” with a tradition dating back to March 17, 1762—even earlier than the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s time to paint the town green for one of Charlotte’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The annual Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is returning to uptown Saturday New York City, Chicago, Boston are among largest parades for St. Patrick's Day in 2024.
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