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March 17, 1813: First private observance of St. Patrick's Day in Savannah by the Hibernians. March 17, 1818 : Parade by the "Fencibles" (defense force), an unidentified group. March 17, 1824 An Irish population in this cluster of Midwestern cities hosts an St. Patrick's Day parade. It is "the only bi-state St. Patrick's Day Parade in the USA", according to the St. Patrick's Day Society of the Quad Cities, [110] crossing the Centennial Bridge from Rock Island, Illinois into Davenport, Iowa. Being so close to Chicago, this parade That modest procession on March 17, 1824, launched one of the most beloved — and profitable — traditions in Savannah. On Saturday, Georgia’s oldest city will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its St. Patrick’s Day parade, which has grown over time into one of America’s largest. Although Chicago historians claim their city’s idea for a river of green was original, some natives of Savannah, Georgia (whose St. Patrick’s Day parade dates back to 1813) believe the idea St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in Savannah since 1813 when a group of Irish immigrants arrived and held their first parade. Members of the Hibernian Society marched in procession. A military group, The Fencibles, marched together as part of their own parade, held five years later in 1818. Georgia’s first city has been hosting a St. Patrick’s Day parade since 1813. It’s a three-hour rolling street party held on March 17 (a day earlier if the 17th falls on a Sunday). Book Not one charter member was a Catholic. One year later, on March 17, 1813 the group held the city's first St Paddy's day parade. They marched in procession to a Presbyterian church. It's a similar story with Canada's oldest parade; Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade was first held in In 1824, the procession became public and sláinte, the modern-day parade began! Since then, Savannah’s celebration has evolved to include more marchers and spectators in a citywide celebration of Irish culture. Don Adams, owner of Kelly Tours, began offering bleacher seating for visitors and locals at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2000. Then in 1813 members of the Hibernians Society marched privately to the Independent Presbyterian Church for the first St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Not until 1824 would the first public procession be held. The local Hibernian Society president invited all local Irishmen to meet for mass and public parade through the streets of Savannah. Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade. Photo courtesy Visit Savannah. What started as a private observance of St. Patrick’s Day by Savannah’s Hibernian Society in 1813 is now a three-to-four-hour parade drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE – Sunday, March 16, 2025 The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will begin at 11:30 am and take place along the following route: 1812 : Hibernian Society of Savannah formed by 13 Irish Protestants to help needy Irish immigrants. March 17, 1813 : First private observance of St. Patrick's Day in Savannah by the Hibernians. As one of Ohio's oldest traditions, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the single largest attended event in the City of Cleveland. WATCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2023 PARADE: We Follow Through. Most of what you hear about St. Patrick's Day in Savannah is fake news. Google it and you'll read about the parade’s founding in 1813 or 1818 or 1824, because, well, Ye Olde Internet doesn't really know when the first procession was organized by the Hibernian Society of Savannah, an organization (still in existence) established centuries ago “for the purpose of offering aid and assistance Meanwhile in New York, the AOH handed the parade over to a new group, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, headed by John Dunleavy. Even though the Supreme Court upheld the right of parade organizers to ban ILGO, they attempted to march in the late 1990s, and were arrested for doing so. NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - North Myrtle Beach officials have laid out plans for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade will start at 9 a.m. and being on Ocean Boulevard Held on the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, the Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade was first celebrated in 1771, marking over 250 years of celebrations. Hosted by the S.t Patrick’s Day Observance Association, the parade attracts over 20,000 participants in marching bands, dance groups, youth organizations, Irish societies and local Join the West Suburban Irish on Saturday, March 15 at 10 am for the Naperville St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The parade will launch from Naperville North High School, head south on Mill Street to east on Jefferson. It will turn south at Main Street over Aurora Avenue ending at Webster and Porter Streets by Naperville Central High School. Question: Which coastal Southern city has had a huge St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration since 1813? Answer: Savannah, Georgia. Question: How many people visit New York’s St. Patrick’s
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