St Patrick’s Day 2010 – New York Parade St Patrick’s Day

March 17 is St Patrick’s Day 2010. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by the Irish and Irish at Heart in big cities and small towns alike with parades, “wearing of the green,” music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Its a time for fun. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!

New York City — 249th Saint Patrick’s Day Parade ’10
Wednesday March 17th 2010

“On the streets of New York since 1762 – the oldest, largest, and best in the world” The parade marches up 5th Avenue, clan by clan.

The Parade starts at 44th Street at 11 am and is held every March 17th, except when March 17th falls on a Sunday, it is celebrated the day before, Saturday the 16th because of religious observances.

The parade marches up Fifth Avenue past St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 50th Street all the way up past the American Irish Historical Society at 83rd and the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 83rd Street to 86th Street, where the parade finishes around 4:30 – 5:00 pm.

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