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Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. The city's St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. Street closures as early as 8 The 47th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a Chicago tradition featuring floats, dance schools, pipe bands and various marchers, steps off at noon on Sunday from 103rd Street and The 47th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a Chicago tradition featuring floats, dance schools, pipe bands and various marchers, steps off at noon on Sunday from 103rd Street and Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade route. The city's downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The parade steps off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Columbus and It’s time to dust off your finest green attire and look up the parade route to grab your seats: St. Patrick’s Day 2024 is nearly here. The holiday is celebrated in many parts of the world, but one of the locations that observes it the most is the United States and the parades reflect that. Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2025 There will be a predicted attendance of 450,000 people and a predicted event spend (USD) of $35,732,724 at the event in 2025. Discover what top events like this could be impacting demand for your business so your forecast models and operation teams can make faster and more accurate decisions, at scale. The downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade kicks off at noon Saturday. Entry to the parade route opens at 11 a.m. at Jackson Boulevard and Ida B. Wells Drive, according to the organizers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Get ready to patty hard in the City of Brotherly Love on Sunday, March 10, when one of the country's oldest St. Patrick's Day parades returns. For more than 250 years Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 What we know: While St. Patrick's Day officially takes place on Monday, March 17, the City of Chicago's parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade here. The second biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the USA takes place in Chicago, Illinois, and it’s said to attract a whopping 800,000 – 1,000,000 excited spectators and participants. It’s one of the longer-running St. Patrick’s Day parades in the US, with the first event taking place in 1858. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Chicago was held on March 17, 1843. It was a modest affair, representing the Irish of Chicago, who then numbered about 775. The marchers trooped down Clark Street with “Smiling John” Davlin as grand marshal and Capt. Patrick Kelly leading an Irish military unit known as the Montgomery Guards. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Chicago was held on March 17, 1843. It was a modest affair, representing the Irish of Chicago, who then numbered about 775. The marchers trooped down Clark Street with “Smiling John” Davlin as grand marshal and Capt. Patrick Kelly leading an Irish military unit known as the Montgomery Guards. Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 15, 2025 The 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the largest in the country and the centerpiece of the city’s unforgettable St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Catch the festive procession on Columbus Drive between Balbo Drive and Monroe Drive. Thousands of revelers adorned in green lined the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota to celebrate Irish pride in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. According to the city’s tourism bureau, St. Paul held Minnesota’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1851. (AP video: Mark Vancleave) The St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off at 12:15pm on Saturday, March 15, and is preceded by the dyeing of the Chicago River at 10am. For optimal views of the fluorescent green water, head to The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago 2025 always takes place the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will begin this year on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at noon. Like previous years, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will move along Columbus Drive from Balbo to Monroe Street. CHICAGO – The sights and sounds of Irish culture were on full display at the 70th annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A sea of people wearing emerald green lined up hours ahead of time David Westerby of Racine, Wis., yells during the 70th Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago on March 15, 2025. This is Westerby’s 16th year at the parade in Chicago, he said. The family-friendly celebration has grown into the largest community-based St. Patrick’s Day parade outside of Ireland, according to its website. A troop of Irish dancers walk in the South Side Irish Parade. Credit: Kate Gardiner/Flickr. St. Patrick’s Day Brunch. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Wild Blossom Meadery and Winery, 9030 S. Hermitage Ave.
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