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 A beloved Saint Patrick's Day tradition is returning to Chicago's Beverly and Morgan Park communities. Thousands will line Western Avenue for the 2024 South Side Irish Saint Patrick's Day parade. Crowds watch as the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day by the Plumber’s Local 130 in Chicago on March 11, 2023. Credit: Kathleen Hinkel/Block Club Chicago Chicago River Dyeing & St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15. Various locations Downtown That was just the start of the St. Patrick’s Day weekend festivities in Chicago. The festivities continue Sunday with the 47th annual South Side Irish Parade, which begins with a ribbon cutting The crowd reach for a Joey’s Red Hots hotdog during the Chicago South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Credit: Arturo Fernandez/For Block Club Chicago Jabrea Coleman, and Jayceon Colman, 7 yrs, both from Austin, watch the Chicago South Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025. 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. 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. Visit landmarks like The Givins Castle (Beverly Unitarian Church), Orhinal Rainbow Cone, which has been serving up the iconic, multilayered treat for over 80 years and the Beverly Arts Center. Chicago Southside Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade. March 16, 2025, noon. 103rd Western Ave, Free. More entertainment activities 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. 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. In 2015, the South Side Irish and Northwest Side Irish St. Patrick’s Day parades were joined by yet another new event: The Chicago Working Families’ Archer Ave. St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Put on by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the Clear Ridge Men’s Social Athletic Club, the parade marches down Archer 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 The following day, March 15th, doors open at 8am for guests to get a spot to enjoy Avondale's St. Patrick's Day Parade at 10am. Live entertainment starts at 9 a.m. and reservations are not required for the 1st floor and heated tent. Additionally, Mrs. O’Neill’s Parlor 2nd Floor Dining Room offers a seated buffet, this is a ticketed event. Chicago St. Patrick's Day 2025: Parade, green river dyeing bring thousands downtown. Watch ABC7's full presentation of 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade in video playlist below “At the end of a long day, you’re happy to sit down when it’s over.” The 2025 South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March 16 on Western Avenue from 103rd Street to 115th Street. This article is part of The Beverly Review's annual South Side Irish Parade Guide. The e-edition is available here That was just the start of the St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities in Chicago. The festivities continue Sunday with the 47th annual South Side Irish Parade, which begins with a ribbon cutting at 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 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 CHICAGO — The Chicago River was dyed green and the sights and sounds of Irish culture were on full display Saturday during the 70th annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. That was just the St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities continued Sunday with the South Side Irish Parade in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. Dozens of floats and hundreds of marchers took part in the parade along
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