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Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. ----- The 2025 Grand Marshal of the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade is Mark McManus, general president of United Association. The St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen is Cara Walsh. Cara Walsh was crowned the queen of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade, an event judged by community notables. She will participate in cultural events leading up to the parade. The reigning St. Patrick's Day Parade Queen Grace O'Connor joined ABC7 last month to talk about what the duties of being a queen of the parade are and how the contest for a new queen works. 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. Source/Shutterstock Where to watch the other St. Patrick 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) The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local \Union 130 oversees the green dyeing of the Chicago River for St. Patrick's Day. The St. Patrick's Day parade queen title comes with some responsibilities too. WLS – Chicago Sun, January 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM UTC The Chicago Saint Patrick's Day Parade will be celebrating its 70th anniversary when it steps off Saturday, March 15. the search is on for the 2025 chicago st. patrick’s day parade queen. Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. CBS Chicago. Chicago crowns 2025 St. Patrick's Day queen. Posted: January 13, 2025 Chicago crowns 2025 St. Patrick's Day queen Cara Walsh was crowned this year’s queen during a contest Sunday afternoon at the Local 130 Plumbers Hall. ©2025 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Grace O’Connor (Weinberg ’20) is many things: a corporate lawyer, a JD/MBA holder and a singer, to name a few. And this year, she’ll be the St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Chicago’s annual 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! The following day, March 15th, doors open at 8am for guests to get a spot to enjoy Avondale's St. Patrick's Day Parade at 10am. Live entertainment starts at 9 a.m. and reservations are not required for the 1st floor and heated tent. Additionally, Mrs. O’Neill’s Parlor 2nd Floor Dining Room offers a seated buffet, this is a ticketed event. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade is back this year and they crowned their queen on Thursday. This year's queen is Kelly Leyden, a Chicago police officer working on the South Chicago crowns 2025 St. Patrick's Day queen 01:10. CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new leader of Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was crowned Sunday. Cara Walsh was crowned this year's queen during Congratulations to our 2024 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen, Grace O’Connor!! o S r o t e d s n p 2 l 0 g h i a c 5 3 g u l 9 L 6 4 r e 2 l 2 8 M r i 7 e u f g f l a 0 u i n 1 g 9 3 0 o h 1 2 f 4 St. Patrick's Day Weekend 2025 in Chicago: St. Patrick Parades, Festivals, and More Things to Do St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Chicago. Photo by US Army Reserve Sgt 1st Class Michel Sauret via Flickr 2.0 The Chicago 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on March 15 2025. The parade is scheduled to begin at 12:15 pm, and follow an established route with stunning perspectives from downtown.
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