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After all, it’s New Orleans, and we love to parade! Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are considered another opportunity for family and friends to get together and enjoy a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and their recreational vehicles – enjoying one of the biggest street Parade Schedule. Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are considered another opportunity for family and friends to get together and enjoy a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and their recreational vehicles – enjoying one of the biggest street parties of the year! Participants in the St Patrick’s Day New Orleans Parade, often donned in tuxedos, engage by offering paper flowers in exchange for kisses, adding a quaint and endearing element to the celebrations. Spectators are encouraged to don green attire, embracing the festive sartorial spirit, under the whimsical threat of a playful pinch if they forget. Metairie Road St. Patrick's Day Parade. On March 16 at 12 p.m., the St. Patrick's Day Parade of Metairie will kick off with over 100 floats, as well as trucks, bands, marching clubs and even New Orleans never misses a chance for a parade, and St. Patrick’s Day brings its own unique twist to the tradition. While Mardi Gras (a carnival held on Shrove Tuesday) might be famous for its bead-throwing, these Irish-themed processions take things to another level — tossing everything from cabbages to carrots into the crowd. New Orleans might be best known for Mardi Gras celebrations, but this city is also host to St. Patrick’s Day festivities mixed with green-colored beads and various block parties and parades. About the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade The parade begins on the corner of Felicity and Magazine streets around 1:00 PM (or a little earlier, depending on when mass ends). Floats, marching bands, and revelers dressed in green parade up Jackson Avenue, turning onto St. Charles Avenue, Louisiana Avenue, and back onto Magazine Street. The route is subject to change. Watch out for Parades/Parties. Fri, March 7 Irish Channel Practice March . Sat, March 15 Irish Channel Parade Parasol's Block Party 10am - 8pm Sun, March 16 St. Patrick's Day Parade on Metairie Rd. - 12pm The 77th annual Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade rolls in New Orleans, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune) New Orleans has plenty of Irish roots, so the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day (Monday, March 17, 2025) is an important one for the city of New Orleans. Several parades kick off, including the infamous Irish Channel Parade, where float riders pass cabbages to the screaming crowds. New Orleans might be best known for Mardi Gras celebrations, but this city is also host to St. Patrick’s Day festivities mixed with green-colored beads and various block parties and parades. Multiple St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in South Louisiana have been postponed due to the threat of strong winds and possible tornadoes this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, scattered storms are expected to develop around 7 a.m. Saturday and move across southeast Louisiana The Wearin’ of the Green St. Patrick’s Day Parade rolls through the Garden District on Saturday, March 15, 2024. The club’s founders were influential figures in the Bywater neighborhood, and their iconic establishments served as the starting point for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Evolution of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Over the years, the Downtown Irish Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade has blossomed into a beloved New Orleans tradition. 16 reviews and 102 photos of ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE "This is a fabulous day long celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Pretty much every bar and business on the block participates and it's a huge party. The parade is really cool and is a nice follow up to Mardi Gras. It's a small parade, but it's a really good time and draws a fun crowd." The Irish Channel parade is slated to roll at 1pm Saturday, while the Metairie Road parade will roll at noon Sunday. The Krewe of Argus parade, which was canceled due to bad weather on Mardi Gras Day, will roll ahead of the Old Metairie parade at 10am Sunday. Irish Channel Parade in New Orleans. The Irish Channel Parade will roll through New Orleans on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m., and will begin on the corner of Felicity and Magazine Streets.. The Parade kicks off at 7 pm The annual downtown St. Patrick's Day parade begins on the corner of Burgundy and Piety in the Bywater, proceeds roughly up Royal, across Esplanade to Decatur, up Canal to Bourbon. St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans. Officially March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans becomes a week-and-a-half of festivities and fun. Count on parades and legendary block parties that involve all sorts of merriment – because having one of anything just won’t do in New Orleans. A popular New Orleans St. Patrick's Day parade has been canceled for this weekend due to the threat of severe weather. According to organizers with the Irish Channel parade, the risk of rain and
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