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The parade will air live on ABC7 Chicago. Larry Mowry, Liz Nagy and Stephanie Wade are hosting this year. Then, the 47th South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day parade steps off at noon on Sunday. 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. 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. The 70 th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade will take place on Columbus Drive between Balbo Drive and Monroe Drive shortly after the river is dyed green, according to officials. 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 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 The Chicago River is dyed green in honor of St. Patrick's Day by the Chicago Plumbers Union on March 12, 2022. John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune 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 Jason Lesniewicz, Choose Chicago’s Senior Director of Cultural Tourism joins Wendy Snyder, in for John Landecker, to talk all things St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Listen in while Jason shares parade details, where and when you can watch the Chicago River being dyed, and more ways you can join in on the festivities this weekend. Everyone's Irish around St. Patrick's Day, and ABC 7's going all-in on the green to showcase one of Chicago's most cherished traditions, the 69th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, airing, live Defence Forces carry flag of the Republic of Ireland as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day [+] parade on March 17, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Getty ABC 7's going all-in on the green to showcase one of Chicago's most cherished traditions, the 68th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, airing Saturday, March 11 at 12:30 p.m. Offering a front row seat for one of the world’s most popular and longest-running parades, NBC 4 New York will carry exclusive, live coverage of the 263rd New York City St. Patrick’s Day 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. Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day - and ABC7 Chicago kicked off this grand Chicago tradition with great fanfare by expanding its parade coverage from an hour to a special two-hour broadcast. The 263rd New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set to march down Fifth Avenue on Saturday. NBC New York is the proud broadcast partner of the parade. The parade is scheduled to begin at 11 What time will the river be dyed green? The Chicago River will be dyed green beginning at 10 a.m., according to the city. The annual river dye will be followed by the St. Patrick's Day parade. “We are again delighted to partner with WNBC in the broadcast of the historic 262 nd New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2023. This parade that started in 1762 has survived; a Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. The city's St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. Street closures as early as 8
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