St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York 2008
St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York
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St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York
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St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York
17 March 2008
New York’s spinal cord, 5th Avenue, hosts the largest street parade in New York every St Patrick’s Day as thousands of Americans of Irish descent march in celebration of their faith. The parade starts at 44th St with 5th Ave and goes north to 86th St, where it turns east for 3rd Avenue.
The New York parade has become the largest Saint Patrick’s Day parade in the world. In 2006 more than 150,000 marchers participated in it, including bands, firefighters, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, and social and cultural clubs, and it was watched by close to 2 million spectators lining the streets. The parade marches up 5th Avenue in Manhattan and is always led by the U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment. It is the only New York City parade in which the marchers head uptown instead of downtown. New York politicians – or those running for office – are always found prominently marching in the parade. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch once proclaimed himself “Ed O’Koch” for the day, and he continues to don an Irish sweater and march every year, even though he is no longer in office. In a similar fashion, new New York state governor Eliot Spitzer marched in and even visited the morning Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the 2007 parade.
Hours
11 AM
Admission
Free
Location
Starting at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Contact
http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com