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The 22nd annual Northwestside Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade gears up at noon on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The parade kicks off at Onahan School, at 6634 W. Raven St. and Neola Avenue south to Northwest Highway and north to Harlem in the Norwood Park neighborhood. Details for other parades in the city: Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Starts at noon at Archer and Oak Park Avenues and will march east to Merrimac Avenue.. Northwest Side Irish 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 typically goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 will likely be no exception. From the iconic river dyeing to a handful of parades scattered across the city, there’s no shortage The Northwest Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place this Sunday. Credit: Provided. For its first five to 10 years, Murray-Belcaster said the parade was relegated to the weekend before the city and South Side’s parades, but when the South Side parade paused, the city said the Northwest Side parade could move to its timeslot. 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. CHICAGO (WLS) -- St. Patrick's Day celebrations will take place this weekend in Chicago. The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River is expected at 10 a.m. Saturday. Then, it's the 70th annual downtown Apart from the primary downtown parade Chicago has several different St. Patrick’s Day parades that include: South Side Irish Parade: Scheduled for Sunday, March 16, 2025. Northwest Side Irish Parade: Also set for Sunday, March 16, 2025. Neighborhood parades provide greater community involvement and are deep rooted in the community Irish By 1960, Rice notes, the West Side Irish and Southtown parades had merged with Daley’s State Street parade, making the St. Patrick’s Day Parade as it exists today the main attraction in Chicago. 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 Northwest Irish Parade celebrates faith, family, and heritage on the Northwest side of Chicago. Now in our 22nd year, the Northwest Side St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee has grown. The Committee was founded to bring Chicago’s Northwest side area a celebration of Irish involvement in the American experience. The South Side Irish Parade (free) gets a lot of attention, but let's not forget about the Irish American Heritage Center on the Northwest Side. They go all out for the holiday with music, dancing, food and plenty for the kids at 11am Saturday. ($15 in advance or $20 Saturday). The South Side of Chicago will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish on Parade Sunday morning. The parade steps off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue in the Beverly and Morgan Park This blog post is all about how to spend St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the globe, but few places embrace it quite like Chicago. The city’s history is deeply intertwined with Irish heritage, thanks in large part to immigration during the Great Famine (1845–1852). The 264th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, March 17, 2025. This parade holds the distinction of being “the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world,” with a tradition dating back to March 17, 1762—even earlier than the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But with kids, it might be just as fun to hit one of the many neighborhood celebrations—the South Side St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday is family-friendly, as are the Northwest Side celebration, and the St. Patrick's Festival at the Irish American Heritage Center. Chicago will once again go all out for St. Patrick’s Day this year with one of the city’s most iconic traditions: The 2025 Chicago River Dyeing. The Chicago River Dyeing for 2025 is scheduled The Wee Folks of Washtenaw & Talman, founders of this great parade, along with the South Side Irish Parade Committee, would like to announce the 2025 South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade has returned! Tradition Marches On!
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