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According to a well-researched 2024 Block Club Chicago feature by Linze Rice, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was held in 1843 and included citizens, a band and a military group of On Saturday, the city will host its annual St. Patrick's Day parade starting at 12:45 p.m. and will dye the Chicago River green in the morning to honor the holiday Published March 9, 2022 The iconic dyeing of the Chicago River got underway at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is a 60-year-old Chicago tradition. The Journeymen Local Plumbers Local Union 130 members were in boats as the dyeing West Loop and Fulton Market. Bandit; Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Bandit on Two, the second floor of Bandit, on Saturday, March 15, 2025. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., ticket holders can enjoy a private event featuring a standard open bar with mimosas and well cocktails, passed bar bites, and festive green décor and swag. Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. Shortly after the river gets its green makeup, the 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade, billed as one of the largest in the country and led by the Bagpipers play during the Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2023 in Chicago. There is about a two-hour gap between when dyeing of the Chicago River begins and the parade Chicago Goes Green: St. Patrick's Day in Chicago St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is memorable experience for Chicagoans as well as visitors. You will be surprised that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated throughout the city every year. Main attractions are green river and parade. You will have great time experiencing vibrant parade and viewer’s favorite event of dyeing of the Chicago River. Truth After the river dyeing, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in its 70th year, will start downtown around noon. The parade will head north from Columbus Drive and Balbo. This year's theme is The Chicago River was dyed emerald green Saturday morning ahead of the 69th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW Other St. Patrick's Day events in Chicago 2025 . Archer Ave. St. Patrick's Day Parade. A celebration of Chicago's working families, the Archer Avenue St. Patrick's Day Parade is also scheduled for Irish step dancers participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Tens of thousands took advantage of record high temperatures and sunny weather to attend the Kate Liebelt of Chicago poses for a portrait before getting on a boat cruise with Freedom Boat Club of Chicago for the 2025 Chicago River dyeing for St. Patrick's Day in Chicago on March 15, 2025 On St. Patrick's Day weekend in Chicago, the river flows green, and so do the streets, as massive crowds head to the Riverwalk to for the river dyeing before the big downtown parade. The Chicago River was dyed emerald Saturday morning green ahead of the 69th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. ABC7 celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Chicago with live parade special ABC7 Chicago Boats launched by the Journeyman Plumbers Union Local 130 dumped dye into the Chicago River Saturday morning – turning it a vibrant green. It's an annual tradition – as, of course, is the St St. Patrick's Day Parade. The main parade will be held Saturday, March 15 at 12:15 but entry to the parade begins at 11 a.m., according to the official parade website. Entry is only permitted at The South Side of Chicago will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Irish on Parade Sunday morning. The parade steps off at noon from 103rd Street and Western Avenue in the Beverly and Morgan Park Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dye the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Get Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 15, 2025 The 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the largest in the country and the centerpiece of the city’s unforgettable St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Catch the festive procession on Columbus Drive between Balbo Drive and Monroe Drive. River Dyeing Ceremony. An iconic and distinctive aspect in the Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration is the dyeing ceremony for the Chicago River. This custom, which was first introduced in 1962, takes place the same day of the parade which starts at 10 am.
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