The 264th New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade rolls by Manhattan Monday at 11 a.m.
Grand Marshall Michael Benn, the chairman of the Queens County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee in Rockaway, will lead 150,000 marchers up Fifth Ave. from E. forty fourth St. to E. 79th St.
Occasion organizers anticipate 2 million spectators, many wearing inexperienced, to line the parade route in help of the bagpipe gamers, drummers, dancer and walkers taking part. Attendees wishing to be near the motion are suggested to reach as early as doable and stake out a spot. Festivities wind down round 4:30 p.m.
Those that can’t make it to Midtown can watch the parade stay on NBC, the place protection begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. The occasion will stream on www.nycstpatricksparade.org. The MTA plans to run at the least 11 additional commuter trains Monday. Alcoholic drinks is not going to be allowed on these trains.
Monday morning rain is anticipated to finish shortly earlier than the parade will get underway, giving strategy to temperatures within the mid-50s. At any charge “the parade has marched in a variety of meteorologic conditions that have included various examples of inclemency,” in keeping with the parade web site.
There are not any moveable bogs alongside the route.
First held on March 17, 1762, the town’s St. Patty celebration is billed as “the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world.”
All items taking part are required to have an American flag on the suitable facet of their meeting and an Irish flag on the left, or no flags in any respect.
The parade follows an 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day Mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Ave. at E. fiftieth St. That service will air stay on the Catholic Religion Community, which can replay the Mass at 6:30 p.m.
Initially Printed: March 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM EDT
