St. Patrick's Day 2018 parades: Find one close to you
Don your green, orange and white. Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. And this year, you can celebrate Ireland's patron saint three weekends in a row! Here’s a look at this year’s parades:
Know of a parade not listed here, email details to Michelle Almonte, malmonte@lohud.com
March 10
White Plains: 21st annual City of White Plains St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at noon. Parade goes up Mamaroneck Avenue and onto Main Street. Reviewing stand on the steps of City Hall on Main Street. After the parade, the celebration continues with the Cultural Tour that provides an opportunity to visit many nearby venues for all the corned beef and cabbage one can eat, as well as other food and drinks with lots of Irish music and dance. A St. Patrick’s Day celebration Mass will be held at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows, 920 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. This year’s grand marshal is Mary Broderick Ryan. For more details, visit whiteplainssaintpatricksday.com.
Peekskill: Peekskill St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 3 p.m. in downtown Peekskill. Lineup at 2:30 p.m. Grand Marshal: Kacey Morabito Grean. The Grand Marshal & Aides Installation Dinner, March 4. Grand Marshal Pub Tour, March 9. Visit www.facebook.com/peekskillstpatrickscommittee/
Mount Kisco: The parade steps off on Main Street at 2 p.m. and features organizations, including Irish step dancers, bag pipe bands, military bands, military re-enactment groups, community groups, marching bands as well as horses, antique cars and fire trucks. Visit aohdiv16.org for more details.
March 11
Mahopac: Northern Westchester-Putnam parade steps off at 2 p.m. Route 6, Mahopac. The event features organizations, bands, clubs, patriotic groups, Irish dancers and a vast array of participants marching in support of the Irish community. Grand marshal: Maryellen Odell.
Eastchester: 14th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off at 3 p.m. from the Immaculate Conception School and proceeds north on Main Street, Eastchester. At the White Plains Road intersection, it continues north on White Plains Road to Lake Isle Country Club. Grand marshal: Sheila Marcotte, volunteer, realtor and former elected official. Visit www.eastchesterirish.org/st-patrick-s-day-parade/ for more information.
Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown: The parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. on Main Street in Tarrytown. A Mass and reception will be held at 10 a.m. at Transfiguration Church, 268 S. Broadway, Tarrytown. Renowned WWII veteran Armando 'Chick' Galella will serve as grand marshal.
March 17
New York City: The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade can be viewed along Fifth Avenue between 44th Street and 79th Street starting at 11 a.m. Grand marshal: Loretta Brennan Glucksman.
March 18
Pearl River: 56th Rockland County St. Patrick's Day Parade will start at 1:30 p.m. at Middletown Road and continues to Central Avenue. The fundraising Emerald Dinner Dance will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Pearl River Hilton, 500 Veterans Memorial Drive. A breakfast will also be held at the Pearl River Hilton on March 18. Grand marshal: Emmett Woods. Visit rocklandcountyaoh.com for additional details.
Mamaroneck: Sound Shore's 7th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. on Mamaroneck Avenue. This year’s grand marshal is former New Rochelle Fire Chief Raymond "Doc" Kiernan. The Shamrocks & Hearts Dinner to benefit the Parade & Scholarship Fund will be held from 7-11 p.m. Feb. 17 at Larchmont Shore Club, 1 Oak Bluff Ave. Visit soundshoreparade.com for dinner tickets and additional parade details.
March 24
Yonkers: Yonkers' 63rd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off on McLean Avenue at 1 p.m. This year’s grand marshal is Anne Anderson, former ambassador of Ireland to the United States. (Cardinal Timothy Dolan served as grand marshal in 2017.) A Mass will be celebrated prior to the parade at 11:15 a.m. at St. Barnabas High School Chapel.
