St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all issues Irish, is being marked in cities throughout the nation on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations.
New York Metropolis hosts one of many largest and oldest parades in america.
The rolling celebration, now in its 264th yr, takes place alongside Manhattan’s famed Fifth Avenue. Some 150,000 participate within the march, in accordance with organizers.
The parades are supposed to commemorate Eire’s patron saint however have turn out to be a celebration of Irish heritage globally.
The New York parade dates to 1762 — 14 years earlier than the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
A bevy of native politicians, from the mayor to the governor, stroll the route together with college marching bands and conventional Irish pipe and drum ensembles and delegations from the New York Police Division and different organizations.
The grand marshal of this yr’s parade in New York Metropolis is Michael Benn, the longtime chairman of the Queens County St. Patrick’s Parade held in Rockaway Seaside.
Try a few of this yr’s parade highlights
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The New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Theo Wargo/Getty Pictures)
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The New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Theo Wargo/Getty Pictures)
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An NYPD officer (2nd L) walks hand in hand with a younger boy and a younger lady in the course of the 2025 New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
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The Grand Marshal Michael A. Benn participates within the 2025 New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
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The New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Theo Wargo/Getty Pictures)
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Aides of the Grand Marshall put together to take part within the 2025 New York Metropolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
