CHICAGO — The Chicago River was dyed green and the sights and sounds of Irish culture were on full display Saturday during the 70th annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. That was just the Tradition Marches On! On Sunday, March 16, 2025, the parade will step off at noon from 103rd and Western Avenue in Chicago’s Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood. A family-friendly event, the South Side Irish Parade began in 1979 and has grown to become the largest St. Patrick’s Day community-based parade outside of Dublin, Ireland. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Bottomless Mimosa Brunch Cruise from City Cruises; St. Patrick’s Day neighborhood events. South Side Irish Parade A long-time tradition, the 47th annual South Side Irish Parade is a homegrown, family-friendly celebration of Irish heritage. Join the thousands of fellow revelers on Sunday, March 16, 2025 who Where is the Chicago South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day parade? The South Side Irish Parade will kick off at 103rd Street and Western Avenue in Beverly and proceed south to 115th 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 On Sunday, March 16, 2025, the parade will step off at noon from 103rd and Western Avenue in Chicago’s Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood. A family-friendly event, the South Side Irish Parade began in 1979 and has grown to become the largest St. Patrick’s Day community-based parade outside of Dublin, Ireland. A beloved Saint Patrick's Day tradition is returning to Chicago's Beverly and Morgan Park communities. Thousands will line Western Avenue for the 2024 South Side Irish Saint Patrick's Day parade. Hundreds of people lined a snow-fallen parade route Sunday to celebrate Irish heritage and South Side pride in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. Despite much warmer temperatures Saturday for the Northwest Side St. Patrick's Day Parade, South Side Irish Parade, Aurora parade all stepped off Sunday By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Karen Jordan Sunday, March 16, 2025 10:45PM The Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade downtown is held on the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, and the South Side Irish Parade in the Beverly/Morgan Park community is held on the Sunday before St The crowd reach for a Joey’s Red Hots hotdog during the Chicago South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Credit: Arturo Fernandez/For Block Club Chicago Jabrea Coleman, and Jayceon Colman, 7 yrs, both from Austin, watch the Chicago South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025. South Side Irish Parade, Sunday, March 16. The South Side Irish Parade steps off at noon at 103rd and Western Avenue, marching south to 115th and Western Avenue. Parking restrictions in the area begin at 8 a.m. and will remain until 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, but anyone parking in the area that day should read signage before parking. Dedicated to community and to celebrating Irish heritage, the South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day parade is the largest community-based parade on St. Patrick’s Day outside of Ireland. It will kick off at noon at 103rd and Western Avenue, marching south to 115th and Western. The parade lasts approximately two hours. There is zero tolerance of any drunkenness or behavior that is not in line The downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will be held Saturday, March 15, while the equally robust South Side Irish Parade will be held Sunday, March 16. When will the Chicago River be dyed When is the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago? 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. Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church located at 700 W Adams Street in Chicago will be holding their annual St. Patrick’s Day party on Saturday, March 15 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Old St. Pat’s Campus, 625 W. Adams (Entrance on Des Plaines St. between Adams & Jackson). After the dyeing of the Chicago River, St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities will continue with the 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. South Side Irish Parade. the 47th south side irish parade will be on march 16, 2025. We are honoring the Big Shoulders Fund as our Grand Marshal for this years parade. The Mount Sion Program at Br. Rice High School will be recognized as our Special Honoree. Bagpipe players from the Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band march during the 46th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 17, 2024, on Western Avenue in Chicago. Dedicated to community and to celebrating Irish heritage, the South Side Irish St.Patrick’s Day parade is the largest community-based parade on St. Patrick’s Day outside of Ireland. It will kick off at noon at 103 rd and Western Avenue, marching south to 115th and Western. The parade lasts approximately two hours. There is zero tolerance of any drunkenness or behavior that is not in line
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