It's true, you can't beat a good parade and in New York they certainly know how to throw a Party!! One of the biggest annual parades in New York, the St Patrick's Day Celebration attracts thousands to the streets of Manhattan - don't miss out!
With floats, marches, bagpipes and a great time to party 'Irish Style" St Patrick's Day is a monumental celebration where citizens and tourists alike take to the streets of Manhattan to witness this fantastic parade and participate in the festival spirit by wearing green, getting their face painted and living the life O'Reilly!
For details of event and live web cam please see: http://myworldevents.com/usa/new_york/newyork_stpatricksday_parade.html
About the Parade - The New York parade has not only become the largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in the world but it is also the oldest civilian parade in the world. In a typical year, 150,000 marchers participate in it, including bands, firefighters, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, and social and cultural clubs, and 2 million spectators line the streets.
The Parade starts at 44th Street at 11am and marches up the 1.5 mile route along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street all the way up past the American Irish Historical Society at 83rd and the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street to 86th Street, where the parade finishes around 4:30 - 5:00 pm, it’s a five hour procession, and is always led by the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment. The Commissioner of the parade always asks the Commanding Officer if the 69th is ready, to which the response is, "The 69th is always ready." New York politicians - or those running for office - are always found prominently marching in the parade. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch once proclaimed himself "Ed O'Koch" for the day, and he continued to don an Irish sweater and march every year up until 2003, even though he was no longer in office.
For details of event and live web cam please see: http://myworldevents.com/usa/new_york/newyork_stpatricksday_parade.html
About the Parade - The New York parade has not only become the largest Saint Patrick's Day parade in the world but it is also the oldest civilian parade in the world. In a typical year, 150,000 marchers participate in it, including bands, firefighters, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, and social and cultural clubs, and 2 million spectators line the streets.
The Parade starts at 44th Street at 11am and marches up the 1.5 mile route along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street all the way up past the American Irish Historical Society at 83rd and the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street to 86th Street, where the parade finishes around 4:30 - 5:00 pm, it’s a five hour procession, and is always led by the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment. The Commissioner of the parade always asks the Commanding Officer if the 69th is ready, to which the response is, "The 69th is always ready." New York politicians - or those running for office - are always found prominently marching in the parade. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch once proclaimed himself "Ed O'Koch" for the day, and he continued to don an Irish sweater and march every year up until 2003, even though he was no longer in office.
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