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With a return to the Loop and a unified St. Patrick’s Day parade, the city’s quest for a nostalgic revival appeared to be satisfied. The parade of the “good ould days” was back. But by the late 1970s, some who had grown up in the 1950s with a neighborhood St. Patrick’s Day parade had begun to yearn for their own glory days. Tradition Marches On! On Sunday, March 16, 2025, the parade will step off at noon from 103rd and Western Avenue in Chicago’s Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood. A family-friendly event, the South Side Irish Parade began in 1979 and has grown to become the largest St. Patrick’s Day community-based parade outside of Dublin, Ireland. How to get to the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade is expected to end at 4 p.m., the disbanding area is located on Western Avenue from 115th to 119th Streets. Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade is expected to end at 3 p.m. Northwest Side Irish Parade . The parade steps off at 12 p.m. Sunday at Onahan School, at 6634 W. Raven St. It will The Chicago 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on March 15 2025. The parade is scheduled to begin at 12:15 pm, and follow an established route with stunning perspectives from downtown. Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade kicks off at noon at 103rd and Western Avenue and will end approximately two hours later at 115th and Western. Saint Patrick's Fest - Irish Jan 30, 2025 - Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency Offers Funding and Support for New Play Readings in Time for Chicago Theatre Week; Dec 23, 2024 - Mayor Brandon Johnson and City of Chicago Announce Return of New Year’s Eve Fireworks Spectacular on Chicago Riverwalk; Dec 13, 2024 - Chicago Holiday Festivities in Full Swing at The Chicago Riverwalk will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, March 15, through the day on Saturday, March 16 until 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 17. The river dyeing can be viewed along the river from Upper Wacker Drive. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 12:15 p.m. at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. The downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will be held Saturday, March 15, while the equally robust South Side Irish Parade will be held Sunday, March 16. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago 2025 always takes place the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will begin this year on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at noon. Like previous years, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will move along Columbus Drive from Balbo to Monroe Street. The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago goes back more than 175 years. Now a longstanding tradition, Chicago’s Irish parade was first held in 1843. The downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade kicks off at noon Saturday. Entry to the parade route opens at 11 a.m. at Jackson Boulevard and Ida B. Wells Drive, according to the organizers . St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade here. Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 What we know: While St. Patrick's Day officially takes place on Monday, March 17, the City of Chicago's parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Chicago River has been dyed bright green to mark the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 initiated the dyeing tradition 63 years ago. The dyeing occurs right before the annual downtown St. Patrick's Day parade. David Westerby of Racine, Wis., yells during the 70th Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago on March 15, 2025. This is Westerby’s 16th year at the parade in Chicago, he said. Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church located at 700 W Adams Street in Chicago will be holding their annual St. Patrick’s Day party on Saturday, March 15 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Old St. Pat’s Campus, 625 W. Adams (Entrance on Des Plaines St. between Adams & Jackson). Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Saturday, March 15 The 47th South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a Chicago tradition featuring floats, dance schools, pipe bands and various marchers, steps off at noon on Sunday from 103rd Street and Chicago soaks in St. Patrick's Day weekend traditions 04:13. The Chicago River was running bright green on Saturday, as it does every St. Patrick's Day weekend. While St. Patrick's Day officially takes place on Monday, March 17, most of the celebrations will take place the weekend prior. The downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will be held Saturday
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