The Parade starts at 44th Street at 11 am and is held every March 17th, except when March 17th falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the day before, Saturday the 16th because of religious observances.
The parade marches up Fifth Avenue 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
Getting to the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade:
Leave your car at home and take the
subway or train(MTA) to the Parade
THE BEST VIEWING SPOTS |
To avoid the crowds that pack the sidewalks below 59th Street, go anywhere North of 66th Street and Fifth Avenue.
The upper steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art provide a great view.
You can get a close-up view of the marchers at 86th Street where the Parade route ends and the marchers disband and embark to go home or to celebrate |
Public drinking of alcohol is strictly forbidden during the parade. Anyone found drinking can be ticketed and arrested, and police will confiscate all alcoholic beverages.
"PARADE ROUTE"
NEW YORK CITY'S ST. PATRICK'S PARADE
FIFTH AVENUE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY
Click on any blue balloon marker along the Parade route in the interactive maps below and search for the nearest subway station or get driving directions to that location.