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Deets: The 265th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 11AM.

The New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™  is the oldest and largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world. The first parade was held on March 17, 1762 — fourteen years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The parade is held annually on March 17th at precisely 11:00 AM in honor of St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland and of the Archdiocese of New York. The parade route goes up Fifth Avenue beginning at East 44th Street and ending at East 79th Street. Approximately 150,000 people march in the parade which draws about 2 million spectators.

From its earliest days, right up to the present, the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™ has been run entirely by volunteers, many of whom come from generations of families dedicated to the organization of the parade. It takes months of preparation and countless hours to run the world’s oldest and largest parade. We could not do it without the commitment of these great women and men.

The NYC Saint Patrick’s Day Parade™  is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Hint for the Average Socialite: This event is free and open to the public. The Parade begins on 5th Avenue at 44th Street. It ends on 5th Avenue uptown at 79th Street. The Parade starts exactly at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time. It ends at approximately 4:30 P.M. Anywhere along 5th Avenue will give visitors of the Parade a fine location to experience the Parade. If you prefer to stand as close to 5th Avenue as possible, then the earlier you get there, the better.

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