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! 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. 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 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 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 Zoom out: This weekend is packed with events. 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. The Magic of St. Patrick’s Day in the Crescent City. In New Orleans, St. Patrick’s Day isn’t simply a single-day affair; it’s a week-long extravaganza filled with parades, block parties, and a festive atmosphere that truly captures the spirit of the city! Other parades and events. There are other St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in New Orleans . Friday before St. Patrick's Day - The Downtown Irish Club Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Bywater and travels through the French Quarter, making several pit stops at local drinking establishments as it heads towards Bourbon Street. St. Patrick’s Day Parades In New Orleans. 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 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. The Krewe of Argus has been rescheduled to parade alongside St. Patrick Metairie Road Parade. The approximately 3.6 mile route starts on 41st Street and Severn Avenue, proceeding south on Severn and turning left on Metairie Road. For the Metairie Road parade – contact: St. Patrick’s Parade of Jefferson, Inc. For the March 17 annual strolling parade – contact: Downtown Irish Club; For the Irish-Italian parade on Vets Hwy – contact: Louisiana Irish Italian Association; Coming to New Orleans for St. Patrick’s Day? Here’s hotel information. Revelers dress for the occasion as 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) The parade follows Noon Mass at St. Mary’s Assumption Church and is returning to a previous route following the completion of road construction on Louisiana Ave. The parade marches from Felicity and Magazine St. and ends at Jackson Ave and Magazine St. 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) Parasol's St. Patrick's Day Party will be at 2533 Constance Street. Coming to New Orleans for St. Patrick's Day? Here's hotel information. St. Patrick's Day Block Party, New Orleans, LA Established in 1949, Tracey's was the original Irish Channel bar in New Orleans. Grab a spot neat the window and watch the Irish Channel Parade from inside the bar as it marches past. Downtown Irish Club St. Patrick's Day Parade We will begin the parade at Washington Park. We will have a pre-party at the Marigny Brassiere (corner of Frenchmen St and Royal St) beginning at 4PM. Live music will be provided by "Catie B. & The Hand Me Downs". Route is same as last year and most of the Pub Stops as well. Parade will be permitted for 4 hours. But we will target to finish in 3 Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club Block Party. Coming to New Orleans for St. Patrick's Day? Here's hotel information.
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