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THE BEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADES IN THE U.S.


PLUS, THE COUNTRY'S BEST ST. PATRICK'S DAY BAR CRAWLS, CONCERTS, AND MORE.

By Nicole Rupersburg

Published on 3/7/2022 at 6:05 PM

Believe it or not, St. Patrick's Day's parades have roots in the good ol' USA. |
BluIz60/Shutterstock
Believe it or not, St. Patrick's Day's parades have roots in the good ol' USA. |
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St. Patrick’s Day may have direct roots in Irish Catholicism, but it is a
uniquely American holiday. Which isn’t to say that the Irish don’t celebrate it:
Every year, Americans who have never been to the Emerald Isle—much less during
St. Patrick’s Day—waggle their fingers at anyone wearing green on March 17 and
say, “You know, they don’t even celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland.” They
do. I’ve been there. Partied with a bunch of Dubliners and their friends from
all over Europe. It was nuts. Good times. Shut up.

Anyhoo, while those people are mostly wrong, they are right to imply that this
is an American holiday, because—well, it pretty much is. Or at least, the
parades are. America held its first St. Patrick’s Day parades in the 1700s;
Ireland didn’t have its first St. Patrick’s Day Parade until 1903, and it wasn’t
a national holiday there until 1904 (though it technically isn’t a national
holiday in the US, either, except in Boston).

While we’ve managed to export our Leprechaun-hat-wearing, binge-drinking
traditions back abroad, it still holds that St. Patrick’s Day festivities are an
American tradition in origin, and cities all over the country go green for it.
For those of you looking for a good old-fashioned American craic, these are the
best St. Patrick’s Day parades, parties, and events in the US.

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CHICAGO

Saturday, March 12
Ah, Chicago: What you lack in residents of actual Irish descent (at least
compared to the other cities on this list), you more than make up for in gallons
of green dye and hearty Midwestern enthusiasm for drinking outdoors, no matter
the reason or season. St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is a whole lot like a home
Cubs game (or a Bears game, or a White Sox game) in Chicago, just with a green
river: large swaths of the city take to the streets to celebrate, and all the
bars everywhere are packed.

Of course, the Windy City dyes its river green the morning of the St. Patrick’s
Day Parade (this year, Saturday, March 12, at 10am), and while the spectacle of
the city’s jewel of downtown turned a brilliant emerald green is really a sight
to be seen, it only lasts a few hours and crowds get heavier the closer it gets
to parade time. So get there early! And if you really want to enjoy it in full,
book a St. Patrick’s Day river tour with popular boat tour outfits like Wendella
or City Experiences, or rent a kayak and enjoy gliding down the waters
surrounded by all the green-clad revelers. THEN go to the parade and drink.



Otherwise, start your day at Grant Park (home to some of Chicago’s most iconic
sites, including Millennium Park and “The Bean”), where you can catch all the
bagpipers and Irish Ceili dancers before they set off down Columbus Drive to
march in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators in the parade, which dates
back to 1843. If all the downtown shenanigans are too touristy for your tastes,
head to the South Side Irish Parade or the Northwest Side Irish Parade for more
local vibes. And for even more local flavor, start your day with a River North
bar crawl; hop on board the St. Patty’s Day Trolley Crawl; party at a
175-year-old church at Shamrock’n the Block at Old St. Pat’s; or take advantage
of the uniquely Chicagoan serendipity of Goose Island’s annual 312 Day falling
on the same weekend with concerts, special beer releases, and beer discounts all
around town.

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Throughout March
By the time St. Patrick’s Day rolls around, it’ll have been less than two weeks
since Mardi Gras and the two months of parades that preceded it. That hardly
matters, because this is New Orleans, and these people will find any reason to
parade.

Now, you may know New Orleans for its Creole culture. But what you might not
know is that the Big Easy also has a strong history of Irish heritage, dating
back to the 1700s when Irish Catholics were fleeing religious persecution. They
were naturally simpatico with the Creole Catholics—at least as far as religious
practices go—and today, there are two major hedonistic holidays of vaguely
Catholic origin celebrated back-to-back. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL: New Orleanians also
celebrate St. Joseph’s Day, an Italian Catholic holiday, on March 19. (You see?
Another reason for a parade!)

The New Orleans St. Patrick’s Day Parade is actually a series of parades that
runs for three weeks (seriously, ANY reason!). Things start on March 11 with
the Molly's at the Market & Jim Monaghan’s Parade in the French Quarter
(Monaghan being of the Erin Rose fame, aka the place in New Orleans everyone
tells you to go to get a frozen Irish coffee). You can click here for the full
list of parades and block parties, but the ones you definitely don’t want to
miss are the ones happening in the Irish Channel, the historic neighborhood
largely settled by Irish immigrants in the early 1800s. Be sure to hit the Irish
Channel Parade at 1 pm on Saturday, March 12, which will of course involve green
beads and other Irish-themed throws…like cabbages, carrots, and onions.
(Essentially, the Irish spin on the Cajun Trinity.)

New York's parade is the biggest and oldest in the country. | Steve
Edreff/Shutterstock


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

Thursday, March 17
By far the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the country (and
possibly the world), the annual NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been held since
1762—14 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed—and features
some 150,000 participants marching in front of nearly two million spectators.
It’s always held on St. Patrick’s Day except when it falls on a Sunday, when it
is then moved to the 16th (for religious observance).



This year, the parade kicks off at 11am at 44th Street, marching up Fifth Avenue
all the way to 79th, passing the iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral along the way.
And look, even if you’re not a “churchy” person (or Catholic, or Christian, or
religious at all), you’ll appreciate the breathtaking beauty of this Neo-Gothic
masterpiece, opened in 1879 and designed as a New World homage to the namesake
ancient cathedral in Dublin.

While the parade itself is the main attraction, there’s no shortage of places in
NYC to keep the party going. The DUMBO waterfront food hall Time Out Market
opens at 8 am, delivering St. Patrick’s-themed drink specials all day (including
green beer, Guinness, whiskey, and a special “Lucky Charm” cocktail) and live
performances by the Brooklyn Irish Dance Company in the evening. Starting at
3pm, you can hang out in your own “glasshouse” drinking “Irish margaritas,”
Guinness, and green beer at Watermark’s Winter Wonderland on Pier 15.

If by 6pm you’ve somehow not yet begun to drink, join the Barcrawlerz Kiss Me,
I’m Irish: NYC St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl that runs until 2am. (If you need a
practice session, they’re also doing one on Saturday, March 13.) At 7pm, hop
aboard the St. Patrick’s Day booze cruise on the Hudson with Event Cruises NYC,
and if you’re still standing/swaying around 10pm, head over to House of Yes in
Bushwick for their weekly party, Dirty Thursday: Get Lucky edition. Oh, and
there’s also ALL the Irish pubs along the way. All of them.

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Saturday, March 19
One non-Chicago city that dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day festivities
is San Antonio, but unlike Chicago—where the color only lasts a few hours—the
slow-moving waters of the meandering San Antonio River means that the dye
usually lasts 2-3 days. All the better to celebrate all weekend long! The St.
Patrick’s Day River Parade takes place right on the San Antonio River, with
spectator viewing all along the San Antonio River Walk, a 2.5-mile walkway lined
with restaurants and bars that is now the most-visited tourist attraction in all
of Texas. (Ironically, the practice of dyeing their river started in 1968 as an
attempt to draw tourists to the area, because at the time they had none.)

The annual dyeing of the river is an event in and of itself, happening twice
this year on March 17 and March 19 at 1pm both days, while the weekend-long
festivities start on St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 17). This year’s river
parade will be held Saturday, March 19 at 4pm, and will feature a procession of
12 Irish-themed decorated floats with costumed characters and bagpipers. Other
events worth checking out over the weekend include the Shamrock-N-Roll concert
at the Arneson River Theatre on March 17, the 3rd Annual Tater Tot Eating
Contest on March 18 at 3pm, the Lucky Dog Parade and Costume Contest on March 19
at 2pm, and the Howl at the Moon St. Patrick’s Day Street Fest & Silent Disco
all day starting at noon.

Boston has a larger Irish population than any other US city (and the St.
Patrick's Day festivities to prove it). | Keith J Finks/Shutterstock


BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Sunday, March 20
With roughly 23% of the population being of Irish descent—the largest Irish
population of any US city—Boston is where the going really gets Irish for St.
Patrick’s Day, and don’t you forget it. (Don’t worry, they won’t let you.) The
big South Boston celebration takes place on March 20 this year with the St.
Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade at 1pm. This parade dates back to 1901 and
also commemorates the ousting of British troops from Boston on March 17,
1776—which makes March 17 an actual holiday in the city, with public schools and
government offices closed for the day. This parade, sponsored by Guinness, is
known to draw in over one million spectators, making it one of America’s most
popular.

And because this is Boston, the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations run strong all
week, with one of the big highlights being the annual series of concerts from
Boston’s own Celtic punk rock group Dropkick Murphys, who’ll play the House of
Blues on March 17, 18, and 19, and the Roadrunner in Brighton on March 20.
Another popular annual tradition is the Southie St. Patrick’s Day Road Race;
it’s already sold out for 2022, so plan early for next year. (FYI, Dropkick
Murphys design the shirts for the first 600 registered runners.) There are many,
many, MANY bar crawls in Boston for St. Patrick’s Day, but a good one to kick
off parade weekend with is the Get Lucky Pub Crawl on Saturday, March 19,
starting at 11am with 30+ stops and party trolleys to shuttle you and your 6,000
new best friends between them. And while you’re here, pay homage to Southie’s
oldest bar, Amrhein's (opened in 1890), which also boasts the oldest hand-carved
bar in America.

If you’re interested in Boston’s Irish heritage, the 3-mile self-guided Irish
Heritage Trail is a popular way to learn more about the three centuries of Irish
culture and history in Boston. You might even get lucky and catch a few cherry
blossoms in early bloom around the city this year.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Sunday, March 13
Held since 1771, Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the second-oldest in
the country after NYC’s festivities and—following two years of pandemic
cancellations—will celebrate its belated 250th anniversary in 2022, drawing
200,000 participants and 100,00 spectators to the streets of Philly. This year’s
big event will be held on Sunday, March 13, beginning at 9am with the procession
of the grand marshals, a commemorative mass at 9:15am at St. Patrick’s Church,
and the parade at 11am.

Aside from the parade, there are myriad other ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day in the City of Brotherly Love, including many Irish pubs to drink at
(Paddy’s Pub is legit one of them!). There are also many bar crawls to choose
from here, but only one is the largest St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl in the
country: Starting at noon, Urban Craft & Crawl’s official St. Patrick’s Day Bar
Crawl on Saturday, March 12, features a dozen bars and some 10,000 eager
participants. Yowzers.

There’s also the two-day Shamrock Crawl, with events on Saturday, March 12, as
well as Thursday, March 17, starting at noon and hitting over 50 bars and
restaurants. Another two-day option: Barcrawlerz Kiss Me I’m Irish: Philadelphia
St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl on March 12 and March 18. And yet another option:
the St. Patty’s Pub Crawl on Thursday, March 17 at 5pm. Oh look, and another:
Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl on March 19, which features a costume
contest with a $1,000-prize!

Atlanta's St. Patrick's Day parade is the city's longest-running event. |
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Saturday, March 12
Hotlanta is one of the hottest places in the US to party for St. Patrick’s Day?
Better believe it. Their BIG Atlanta St. Patrick's Parade in Midtown started in
1858, making it one of the oldest St. Patrick’s parades in the country (it’s
also Atlanta’s longest-running event). More than 2,000 participants—including
dancers, drill teams, bagpipe and drum corps, bands, local and Irish
dignitaries, and clowns (!)—will march in the 2022 procession, which will honor
the city’s first responders. Some of the most unique highlights of Atlanta’s
parade are the world's largest walking Irish flag and a five-story St. Patrick
balloon (everything’s bigger in…Atlanta?).

The parade kicks off at noon on Saturday, March 12, though revelers can get
things started earlier with the 8th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade 5K at 9:45am,
followed by a “Luck of the Square” celebration at Colony Square. And because
this is St. Patrick’s Day, aka the biggest bar day of the year, you can bet all
the local bars will be in on the green beer action; keep the party going at
the Midtown Green Mile Block Party and the annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party
in Buckhead, both of which claim to be Atlanta’s largest St. Patrick’s Day
party. You be the judge!

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Oh yes: Even The King attends St. Patrick's Day in Hot Springs. | Courtesy of
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HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

Thursday, March 17
The World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is held in America’s oldest
national park. That park is Hot Springs National Park, home to 47 ancient
thermal hot springs and the majestic Bathhouse Row, lined with century-old
historic bathhouses that are altogether designated as a National Historic
Landmark District. Nicknamed “America’s First Resort,” Hot Springs has long been
a hot vacation spot for those looking to “take in the waters,” which are
believed to be a curative for people with any number of ailments (including,
famously, Al Capone and his syphilis—happy bathing!).

A place like this sort of has to have an oddball sense of humor, which is why
they hold the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the 98-foot-long
Bridge Street, designated by Ripley’s as “the world’s shortest street in
everyday use.” The parade itself is aptly wacky: to make up for being the
world’s shortest, they’ve got a few of the world’s largest to compensate: the
World’s Largest Leprechaun, the World’s Biggest Potato on Wheels, the World’s
Largest Inflatable Irish Pub, et cetera.

This year’s celebrity Grand Marshall is Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong fame.
There’ll be a giant Cheech puppet operated by a team of puppeteers attempting to
answer the question, “How high can a Cheech puppet get?” (*Slaps knee*) Danny
Trejo is the official parade starter this year, and there will also be marching
Irish Elvi, a marching band of kazoos, “a fire truck almost as long as the
parade route itself,” a kissing contest with the Arkansas Blarney Stone, green
beer, green fountains, and beads, beads, beads. The festivities start Thursday,
March 17, at 3pm; Foghat will end the official party on Thursday night, and
Sugar Ray plays on Friday.

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Thursday, March 17
There are several cities besides Chicago that dye their rivers green for St.
Patrick’s Day; Savannah was the first to do so in 1961, but because the
fast-moving flow resulted in a “greenish” streaky color, they haven’t done it
since. Instead, they stick to dyeing the water green in nine fountains in their
Historic District, starting with the ceremonial "Greening of the Fountain" in
Forsyth Park the Friday before St. Patrick’s Day (this year, that’s March 11).

The Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the largest and oldest St.
Patrick’s Day parades in the country—not to mention one of the largest street
parties in the South after Mardi Gras—and runs between three and four hours
long. Nearly half a million people visit historic downtown Savannah over the
festive weekend, and this year is sure to be a big draw: the parade was canceled
in 2020 and 2021, making only eight known years in total that the parade hasn’t
happened since it was first held as a public event in 1824. This year’s parade
happens Thursday, March 17 at 10:15am; also mark your calendars for the Savannah
Shamrocks Rugby Club’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Savannah Rugby Tournament—the
world’s largest (St. Patrick’s Day rugby tournament, that is)—March 12-13.

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St. Patrick’s Day and can tell you definitively that, YES, they DO celebrate it
there.


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AMERICA'S MOST OVERLOOKED NATIONAL PARK IS IN THE LAST PLACE YOU'D EXPECT


WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM AND THE BADLANDS EARN THEIR NAME.

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YESTERDAY


THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE GRAND CANYON, AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC NATIONAL PARK


TICK AT LEAST ONE OF THE WORLD'S SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST THIS
YEAR.

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YESTERDAY


WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVELING TO HAWAII RIGHT NOW


THE SITUATION IN HAWAII CONTINUES TO CHANGE.


Travel
Wednesday


THIS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED NATIONAL PARK IS A SONORAN DESERT WONDERLAND


WILE E. COYOTE, IS THAT YOU?!

Travel
Wednesday


SADDLE UP IN THIS WESTERN MOUNTAIN TOWN YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON


GIDDY UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, DRINK BEER IN TOWN.

Travel
Monday


THE MOST EXCITING NEW THEME PARK RIDES OPENING THIS YEAR


GET READY TO LOSE YOUR LUNCH. THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW RIDES HITTING US THEME
PARKS IN 2022.



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Friday


AMERICA IS BURSTING WITH CHERRY BLOSSOMS RIGHT NOW


AROUND THE COUNTRY, CHERRY BLOSSOMS FESTIVALS ARE FINALLY BACK IN FULL SWING.

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Friday


THIS QUIRKY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES A FROZEN DEAD MAN


WITH COFFIN RACES AND BRAIN FREEZE COMPETITIONS.

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Mar 11


THIS AMAZONIAN MOUNTAIN IS THE NEW EVEREST


AND IT'S 100% INDIGENOUSLY OWNED.

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Mar 10


WHAT TO EXPECT IN YOUR GLOBAL ENTRY INTERVIEW


GOOD NEWS: THE PROCESS IS EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT ANTICIPATE!

Travel
Mar 9


MEXICO’S GORGEOUS, GRITTY BEACH TOWN YOU SHOULD PARTY IN ASAP


COME ON DOWN FOR FRESH SEAFOOD, IMMACULATE VIBES, AND PARTIES THAT LAST 'TIL
DAWN.

Travel
Mar 8


11 CHEAP SPRING BREAK SPOTS YOU SHOULD BOOK RIGHT NOW


RIGHT NOW, MANY OF US ARE IN A SPRING BREAK FRAME OF MIND.

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