The parade, which dates to the turn of the 20th century, marks both St. Patrick’s Day and Evacuation Day, which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a protracted The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade will be held on Sunday, March 17, beginning at 1 p.m. ET. This is the 119th-annual parade for the historically-Irish city, and always falls on the A man dressed as a leprechaun slaps hands with the crowd during the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, Mass. FILE - A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston’s South Boston neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Share The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade will start at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 16. 16, 17, and 47 will be detoured around the parade area. Buses will not stop at Broadway beginning FILE - A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS The 3.5 mile parade is organized by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston on March 16, 2025. St. Patrick's Day Parade Graham Johnston, of St. Louis, Mo., dressed as a leprechaun, and others reach for treats thrown by participants at the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) Nearly 1 million people are expected to attend the parade, which is being held on Sunday, March 16. South Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade and festivities. 16, 17, and 47 will be detoured For decades, the historic parade has drawn tens of thousands of people to South Boston to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as military service and the commemoration of Evacuation Day at Dorchester Heights, known for the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776, according to the parade’s website. FILE – A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston’s South Boston neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) News A group of firemen from around the United States pose for a selfie with spectators while marching in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston’s South Boston neighborhood. FILE – A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston’s South Boston neighborhood. In Boston and all of Suffolk County, St. Patrick's Day shares a date with Evacuation Day. March 17 marks the day in 1776 when British General William Howe evacuated his men and ships from Boston FILE - A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. For decades, the historic parade has drawn tens of thousands of people to South Boston to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as military service and the commemoration of Evacuation Day at Dorchester Heights, known for the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776, according to the parade’s website. Southie’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is BACK this Sunday. 10, 11, 16, 17, and 47 will be detoured around the Friendly reminder that Dine Out Boston, a.k.a. Restaurant Week, ends Courtesy: City of Boston. The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston returns for its 286th anniversary. This year, the parade will be held on Sunday, March 16 starting at 11:30 AM. The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston is Sunday. News. Today's news; US; Politics; On March 17, 1737, Boston’s Irish community joined together to celebrate their homeland and
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