Grab your green and head out for a day of luck of the Irish at Boston's world reknowned St. Patrick's Day Parade. What began in 1737 as a gesture of solidarity among the city’s new Irish But beware: five lines will be on wonky, modified parade day schedules. The MBTA is also running a special shuttle between South Station and South Boston from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When is the Boston St. Patrick's Day/Evacuation Day parade? The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade will be held on Sunday, March 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. Get ready to paddy: St. Patrick's Day is just days away, which means so is the annual South Boston parade. This year, the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade will take place on PARKING. The 2025 St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade is scheduled for Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 11:30am. The Edgerley Family South Boston Club’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K Road Race will begin on Sunday, March 16 at 9:30 AM. What time is Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade? A task force made up of event organizers, law enforcement and city officials decided to move the parade to an 11:30 a.m. start. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE – Sunday, March 16, 2025 The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will begin at 11:30 am and take place along the following route: Traffic Advisory For St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 | Boston.gov On Sunday, March 16, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council presents the annual Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, starting at 11:30 a.m. Beat the crowds — each year, the turnout equals over half a million attendees — and head to the Broadway T station to save spots at the beginning of the parade and witness a nearly 300-year-old tradition. – Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe Spectators cheer at the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Boston, Mass. – Robert F. Bukaty/AP photo Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn Like most things in Boston, the parade is steeped in history. IrishBostonians have been going hard for St. Paddy’s Day since the 1700s, and the official parade has been in Southie since 1901 BOSTON — Get out your green clothing, four-leaf clover and claddagh ring! The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston is Sunday. The parade will kick off at Broadway Station at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and end in Andrew Square. WATCH LIVE: Officials providing safety update ahead of Boston's Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade marched through Southie Sunday with no major issues or incidents, compared to a year ago. Thousands of people lined the parade route as the annual procession 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 Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day parade is on Sunday, March 16 and there are some changes to the Southie celebration this year. The parade kicks off at 11:30 a.m. The time was moved up from the Irish flags wave along the St. Patrick’s Day parade route in South Boston last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Originally Published: March 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM EDT Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade to start earlier in effort to curb bad behavior 02:16. Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day parade is on Sunday, March 16 and there are some changes to the Southie BOSTON — At least 13 people are facing charges in connection with incidents at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston on Sunday, authorities said.. Nine people were arrested and four others will be summonsed to face a judge, Boston police announced after the 122nd annual celebration. The South Boston St. Patrick's Day / Evacuation Day Parade steps off this Sunday, March 16. More than 120 parade groups, including singers, dancers, and floats are set to line out on Sunday for Local News Who needs Boston when you’ve got Rhode Island’s ‘The Shortest St. Paddy’s Day Parade in the World’? A record $40K was raised for R.I. and Mass. Food Banks at a tiny parade
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