Overview

• New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, one of the largest in the U.S., features 150,000 participants and draws 2 million spectators along Fifth Avenue.
• Boston’s South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, held on March 16, also commemorates Evacuation Day and attracts over a million attendees.
• Chicago dyed its river green and hosted multiple parades, continuing its decades-long tradition of celebrating Irish culture.
• Dublin, Ireland, and other cities with significant Irish heritage, such as Liverpool, also held parades and events to honor the holiday.
• Authorities in Boston and other cities implemented measures to address concerns about public drinking and overcrowding during the celebrations.