Traffic Announcement for St. Patrick's Day Parade For Immediate Release: 3/13/2025 11:23 am - Park Ave from Elm to Highland St. will be closed from 6 AM to 4 PM. - Park Ave. will be Closed from Institute Rd. to Main St. from 10:30 AM to 4 PM. This year’s parade starts at 11 a.m. and lasts about three hours. More than 400,000 spectators line the streets and another one million+ watch it live on local NBC affiliate, WWLP, or streaming onwwlp.com. The day before the parade, the 48th Annual St. Patrick’s 10k Road Race takes place on Saturday, March 22. St. Patrick’s Day has been celebrated in the United States since the early 1700s. March 17th is honored as the anniversary of the death of St. Patrick. Traditionally, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated as a holy day in Ireland. Early Irish immigrants to the United States took the day to celebrate their roots and their homeland. The Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to a safe, family oriented parade. We also promote a year round “Parade” presence in other community events. St. Patrick's Day festivities were popularized by Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition in the U.S. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook An event that appreciates consistency, the parade is usually the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, first being held in Worcester in 1983, skipping 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 43rd Annual Worcester St. Patrick's Parade will take place on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The parade begins at noon and will travel along Park Avenue, from Webster Square to Elm Park. The participants, including floats, bands and marchers will once again be a source of pride for the entire Worcester County community, drawing crowds in excess of 100,000 spectators & participants. This year The St. Patrick’s Day parade has not always been universally popular in Worcester. According to Timothy Meagher, historian of the Worcester Irish, "Every year from 1880 to 1896, they argued for An independent, free, nonprofit digital news organization serving Worcester, Massachusetts - New England’s second-largest city. Worcester’s annual celebration brings music, culture, community spirit, and an extremely enthusiastic Grand Marshal to the streets Join Worcester on March 16 for the annual, community celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, which features floats, bands, clowns, fire trucks, and other groups associated with Irish heritage and culture. Annual Parade begins at the corner of Mill and Park at 12:00pm. Finishes at the corner of Highland and Park (Elm Park). Though the St. Patrick’s Day parade is now a tangible effect of Worcester’s Irish immigration, the ethnic group was not always a welcomed addition to the city’s cultural landscape. Irish Immigrants faced political, social and economic discrimination. An event that appreciates consistency, the parade is usually the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, first being held in Worcester in 1983, skipping 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes - a shuttle will run from the Doherty HS parking lot, every 20 minutes or so between 10 AM and 3 PM - bringing parade participants back to the start of the parade. The shuttle will drop off at Mill Swan School on Mill St. WORCESTER — Since 1983, minus a pair of COVID-19 interruptions, Worcester has celebrated all things Irish with the annual Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade. The parade steps off at noon The spread of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says Photos from the collections of the Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, Mass. A day following Worcester’s 1890 St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration, the Worcester Evening Spy described the city’s March 17 festivities as an “unusually fine parade,” where “streets were filled with bright-faced, well-clad people, many of them In 2018, Lauren was named one of the Princesses of the St. Patrick’s Parade of Montréal, which was the beginning of her involvement in the UIS. Although the UIS hosts many events and fundraisers, it is most well known for being the Organizers of the St. Patrick's Parade of Montréal. In 2025, the parade is celebrating its 200th year! Festivities on March 17 were popularised by Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition in the US. The New York parade dates to 1762 — 14 years Find tickets & information for 43rd Annual Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade. happening at Park Avenue, Worcester, Worcester, MA on Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm EDT. March 16, 2025. Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade Worcester County St. Patrick's Parade
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