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According to a well-researched 2024 Block Club Chicago feature by Linze Rice, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was held in 1843 and included citizens, a band and a military group of Credit: Kathleen Hinkel/Block Club Chicago. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was held in 1843, when the city’s population was between 8,000 and 12,000. Marchers included citizens, a band and a military group of Irish men called the Montgomery Guard, who had spent the winter raising money for uniforms that debuted in the parade. 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 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Columbus and Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will kick off at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, stepping off from Columbus and Balbo drives and heading north through Grant Park. The celebration, one of the largest 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. 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. 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. As in years' past, the parade will likely kick Chicago Goes Green: St. Patrick's Day in Chicago St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is memorable experience for Chicagoans as well as visitors. You will be surprised that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated throughout the city every year. Main attractions are green river and parade. You will have great time experiencing vibrant parade and viewer’s favorite event of dyeing of the Chicago River. Truth Secure a prime viewing spot at Beatnik on the River for a table of 10 people, plus two bottles of booze and St. Patrick's food specials! ($1,000) Impress at the party. Daisies has a St. Paddy's assortment that will definitely impress your host or guests. It includes a corned beef and cabbage rye, Irish cream & Guinness and chocolate-malt "pot The Chicago River is dyed green in honor of St. Patrick's Day by the Chicago Plumbers Union on March 12, 2022. There is about a two-hour gap between when dyeing of the Chicago River begins and Let's be clear. The downtown St. Patrick's Day parade is on Saturday, the 16th, as is the dyeing of the Chicago River green. The parade takes place on Columbus Drive between Balbo and Monroe. msmejkal is correct; there are no structures on Columbus Drive ( except the Art Institute of Chicago) as it is thru the park. 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 St. Patrick's Day Parade & River Dyeing Mar 15 @ 10AM Chicago is home to one of the world's most famous St. Patrick's Day celebrations, with traditions going back more than 175 years. Read more about Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade & River Dyeing MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ANNOUNCE . SUMMER 2025 NORTH AMERICAN STADIUM TOUR . IN CELEBRATION OF THE BLACK PARADE . TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 . November 12, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) – After performing The Black Parade album in its entirety at the most recent When We Were Young Festival, My Chemical Romance (Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, and Mikey Way) will be celebrating The Black The CHICAGO ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE HAS BEEN CALLED THE BEST PARADE IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 1956, AND THE DYING OF THE CHICAGO RIVER HAS BECOME A GLOBAL EVENT. THE PARADE IS ORGANIZED BY THE CHICAGO Most celebrations, including the downtown St. Patrick's Day parade and the dyeing of the Chicago River green, will take place on March 16th. The Southside Irish parade will take place on the 17th. There will be a lot of drinking in bars. If any family members are under age they will not be admitted. 📍 Venue: Soldier Field 🏠 Address: 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 🌆 City: Chicago 📍 Location: 41.8623, -87.6159🎉 Prepare to be amazed at The Lumineers with St. Vincent and Lake Street Dive, the most anticipated gathering of the season! 🌟 Set against the stunning backdrop of Soldier Field in vibrant Chicago, IL, this event promises to redefine your expectations Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade & River Dyeing Mar 15 @ 10AM Chicago is home to one of the world's most famous St. Patrick's Day celebrations, with traditions going back more than 175 years. Read more about Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade & River Dyeing
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