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Editor’s note: The full parade is posted below in two parts. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The streets of downtown Rochester were packed with marchers and spectators for the 2025 Tops St. Patrick The parade aired live on ABC7 Chicago. Larry Mowry, Liz Nagy and Stephanie Wade hosted this year. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade in the video According to a well-researched 2024 Block Club Chicago feature by Linze Rice, the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was held in 1843 and included citizens, a band and a military group of Chicago typically goes all out for St. Patrick’s Day, and 2025 will likely be no exception. From the iconic river dyeing to a handful of parades scattered across the city, there’s no shortage CHICAGO — The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day means green will be seen all around the city — including the Chicago River. Here’s what you need to know if you plan to catch a parade or Irish step dancers participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Tens of thousands took advantage of record high temperatures and sunny weather to attend the Northwest Side St. Patrick's Day Parade, South Side Irish Parade, Aurora parade all stepped off Sunday By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Karen Jordan Sunday, March 16, 2025 10:45PM The following day, March 15th, doors open at 8am for guests to get a spot to enjoy Avondale's St. Patrick's Day Parade at 10am. Live entertainment starts at 9 a.m. and reservations are not required for the 1st floor and heated tent. Additionally, Mrs. O’Neill’s Parlor 2nd Floor Dining Room offers a seated buffet, this is a ticketed event. CHICAGO –The city’s iconic St. Patrick’s Day celebrations return in 2025 with a packed schedule of parades, events, and, of course, the famous green river dyeing. With multiple festivities spanning the weekend of March 15-16, thousands of locals and tourists are expected to flock to Chicago to take part in one of the largest St. Patrick Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 12:15 p.m. at Balbo and Columbus Drive proceeding north to Monroe Street. The parade will be broadcast live by ABC 7 Chicago. Expect street closures as early as 8 a.m. including Columbus Drive from Roosevelt Road to Wacker Drive and east/west streets in those boundaries. Shortly after the river dyeing, the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will step off, beginning at 12:15 p.m. at the intersection of Balbo Drive and Columbus Drive, with the parade proceeding north Four Seasons Hotel Chicago invites guests to experience a day full of memorable moments from the heart of the Magnificent Mile for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day festivities. On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Chicago River will be dyed a dazzling emerald green and the streets will come alive with spectators from near and far for the When is the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago? The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago 2025 always takes place the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will begin this year on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at noon. Like previous years, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will move along Columbus Drive from Balbo to Monroe Street. TINLEY PARK, Ill. — St. Patrick’s Day festivities kick off in Chicagoland on Sunday afternoon in the south suburbs. The 25th annual Tinley Park Irish Parade steps off at 1 p.m. The route begi SAG-AFTRA Chicago will participating in the St. Patrick's Day Parade alongside the Chicago Federation of Labor! This is your chance to be more than a spectator in Chicago's St. Patrick's Day festivities; the parade begins at the corner of Columbus and Balbo and ends at Columbus and Monroe (approximately 0.5 miles). After the river dyeing, the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in its 70th year, will start downtown around noon. The parade will head north from Columbus Drive and Balbo. This year's theme is Details for other parades in the city: Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Starts at noon at Archer and Oak Park Avenues and will march east to Merrimac Avenue.. Northwest Side Irish Parade The St. Patrick's Day Parade will step off at 12:15pm on Saturday, March 15, and is preceded by the dyeing of the Chicago River at 10am. For optimal views of the fluorescent green water, head to St. Patrick's Day celebrations are taking place this weekend in Chicago. Watch ABC7's full presentation of the 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade here. Kate Liebelt of Chicago poses for a portrait before getting on a boat cruise with Freedom Boat Club of Chicago for the 2025 Chicago River dyeing for St. Patrick's Day in Chicago on March 15, 2025
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