Metairie Road St. Patrick's Day Parade. On March 16 at 12 p.m., the St. Patrick's Day Parade of Metairie will kick off with over 100 floats, as well as trucks, bands, marching clubs and even Here are some ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans: 🤩 Parades. Metairie Road St. Patrick's parade rolls at noon Sunday. The Krewe of Argus parade, which was canceled for bad weather on Mardi Gras Day, will roll at 10am Sunday ahead of the Old Metairie parade. Covington's St. Patrick's Day parade and Krewe du Pooch in Mandeville Annual block parties on the day of the Irish Channel Parade + St. Patrick's Day, March 17 2533 Constance St. + 2604 Magazine St. - See Location Tracy’s Block Party Part 2 Participants in the St Patrick’s Day New Orleans Parade, often donned in tuxedos, engage by offering paper flowers in exchange for kisses, adding a quaint and endearing element to the celebrations. Spectators are encouraged to don green attire, embracing the festive sartorial spirit, under the whimsical threat of a playful pinch if they forget. After all, it’s New Orleans, and we love to parade! Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are considered another opportunity for family and friends to get together and enjoy a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and their recreational vehicles – enjoying one of the biggest street Sunday’s parade dates back to the turn of the 20th century and marks both St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day, which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a New Orleans has plenty of Irish roots, so the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day (Monday, March 17, 2025) is an important one for the city of New Orleans. Several parades kick off, including the infamous Irish Channel Parade, where float riders pass cabbages to the screaming crowds. St. Patrick's Day Block Party, New Orleans, LA Established in 1949, Tracey's was the original Irish Channel bar in New Orleans. Grab a spot neat the window and watch the Irish Channel Parade from inside the bar as it marches past. The bar hosts their annual block party the day of the parade and the following day. About the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade The parade begins on the corner of Felicity and Magazine streets around 1:00 PM (or a little earlier, depending on when mass ends). Floats, marching bands, and revelers dressed in green parade up Jackson Avenue, turning onto St. Charles Avenue, Louisiana Avenue, and back onto Magazine Street. The route is subject to change. Watch out for The 77th annual Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade rolls in New Orleans, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune) 840 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans
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