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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 A member of the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band performs on Columbus Drive during the downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. 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'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. Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade. Saturday, March 15, 2025 Southside Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade. Sunday, March 16, 2025 Western from 103rd to 115th Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2025 guide: Time, route and where to watch. Find the best spots to watch the bagpipers and dancers in the St. Patrick's Day Parade with our After the dyeing, thousands of residents and tourists streamed toward Grant Park to watch the downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The half-mile parade, in its 70th year, kicked off around The Chicago River was dyed emerald Saturday morning green ahead of the 69th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. WATCH FULL PARADE | ABC7 celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Chicago with live parade Credit: Kathleen Hinkel/Block Club Chicago. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was held in 1843, when the city’s population was between 8,000 and 12,000. Marchers included citizens, a band and a military group of Irish men called the Montgomery Guard, who had spent the winter raising money for uniforms that debuted in the parade. Following the Downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Irish American Heritage Center is celebrating with a day-long, family-friendly fest. It’ll be packed with traditional and contemporary Irish music, dance, food and drink for purchase and children’s activities (including Wiggleworms performances). The Journeymen Local Plumbers Local Union 130 members were in boats as the dyeing took place. Then, it was the 70th annual downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade, which stepped off from Balbo Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade route The city's downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The parade steps off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Columbus and Then, it was the 70th annual downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade, which stepped off from Balbo and Columbus drives at noon. The parade aired live on ABC7 Chicago. 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. After the dyeing, thousands of residents and tourists streamed toward Grant Park to watch the downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The half-mile parade, in its 70th year, kicked off around 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. A St. Patrick's Day Parade reception was held Friday night ahead of the big day on Saturday in Downtown Chicago. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs South Suburbs NW The annual Chicago River dyeing is one of the most unique St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the world. Typically held the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day (the same day as the downtown parade), this bucket-list event is a beloved tradition that dates back over half a century. River Dyeing and Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Saturday, March 15 The Chicago River will be dyed green beginning at 10 a.m. just west of the Columbus bridge to the east of Orleans before Wolf Point. The scoop: This year marks the 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade! It’s one of the largest in the country and the centerpiece of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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