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After the dyeing, the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off at Columbus and Balbo at 12:15 PM. Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle. Continue your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with the return of the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle! The streets of Chicago will turn green again with a weekend full of events for everyone. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago St. Patrick’s Day At The Irish American Heritage Center. 4-11 p.m. Monday, March 17. Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave. While most St. Patrick’s Day events are happening the weekend prior, you can celebrate on the actual holiday with the Irish American Heritage Center. Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dye the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Get The St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off at 12:15pm on Saturday, March 15, and is preceded by the dyeing of the Chicago River at 10am. For optimal views of the fluorescent green water, head to 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 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and River Dyeing. Chicago River, From Wabash to Columbus; Columbus, northbound from Balbo to Monroe. Sat 3/15: River Dyeing – 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; Parade – 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Rail: All rail lines to downtown will provide access to the parade and river dying area. Bus: Several routes in the area may be rerouted. This event is a family-friendly St. Patrick's Day celebration in the Loop to support Chicago's Mercy Home for Boys & Girls -- a solution for kids in crisis since 1887 -- just steps away from the When does the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade take place? Bagpipers play during the Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2023 in Chicago. (Shanna Madison/Chicago Tribune) Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 What we know: While St. Patrick's Day officially takes place on Monday, March 17, the City of Chicago's parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The VIG West Loop is the place to be to start your 2025 St. Patrick’s Day celebration! With the best staff in town & Entertainment provided by Treblemonsters, we know how to throw down to create memories you will recall for years to come. Party at The VIG – where it feels good to be bad. Ticket Holders Can Expect: Eventbrite - NightLife Chicago presents ST PATRICKS Day #1 bar crawl SHAMROCK SHAKE - WEST LOOP - CHICAGO - Saturday, March 15, 2025 at West Loop, Chicago, IL. Find event and ticket information. Get ready for the wildest St. Patrick's Day bar crawl in Chicago, where you'll rock the night away with the most epic bar Crawl!! 1 ea Banger. 1/2 ea Tomato, Beefsteak. 1/2 cup Mushrooms, roasted. 1/2 cup Baked Beans. 1/2 cup Breakfast Potatoes. 1 ea Sourdough. 1. In a sauté pan cook the banger & the rashers, remove & place 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. Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dye the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Join Chicago's First Lady Cruises on Saturday, March 11 for our St. Patrick's Day Clover Cruise! Don your best green attire and get ready to shake your shamrocks for a whale of a good time as you eat, drink and be merry from the comfort of our luxurious vessels. Departing at 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 1:30pm & 2:00pm.Includes:• 2-hour cruise experience along Chicago's green river Eventbrite - Four Corners presents St Patrick’s Day at Federales in Fulton Market, Chicago - Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Federales Tacos & Tequila - Fulton Market, Chicago, Chicago, IL. Find event and ticket information. West Loop and Fulton Market. Bandit; Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Bandit on Two, the second floor of Bandit, on Saturday, March 15, 2025. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., ticket holders can enjoy a private event featuring a standard open bar with mimosas and well cocktails, passed bar bites, and festive green décor and swag. 3 MIN READ - Classic St. Patrick’s Day activities downtown in the Loop like the parade may be canceled once again, but there’s still more than enough fun to be had in celebration of St. Paddy’s in the Loop or from home. Get your green ready—we’ve got a roundup of the best promotions and places to go for St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop. Then on Saturday, March 15, Old St. Pat's will celebrate Shamrock'n from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 625 West Adams in the West Loop. All are welcome to come out and enjoy Irish pub grub, music, a pint MARCH 15th, 2025 Private Event From 8am - 12Pm DOORS OPEN @ 8AM
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