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CHICAGO – The sights and sounds of Irish culture were on full display at the 70th annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. A sea of people wearing emerald green lined up hours ahead of time Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago St. Patrick’s Day At The Irish American Heritage Center. 4-11 p.m. Monday, March 17. Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave. While most St. Patrick’s Day events are happening the weekend prior, you can celebrate on the actual holiday with the Irish American Heritage Center. When does the downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade take place? Bagpipers play during the Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 11, 2023 in Chicago. (Shanna Madison/Chicago Tribune) The Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade will be preceded by the ultra-popular river dyeing at 10 a.m. Plumbers Local 130 will dye the Chicago River a brilliant emerald green west of Columbus Drive West Loop and Fulton Market. Bandit; Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Bandit on Two, the second floor of Bandit, on Saturday, March 15, 2025. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., ticket holders can enjoy a private event featuring a standard open bar with mimosas and well cocktails, passed bar bites, and festive green décor and swag. Timothy O'Toole's Libertyville location will welcome St. Paddy's Day celebrants for an Irish buffet and kids activities on Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17. Both days will offer two seatings, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. O'Toole's holiday buffet includes corned beef and cabbage, red potatoes, carrots, Guinness beef stew, rye bread, Irish soda bread 300 N. State St., Suite EE / Website. Date: Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride in luxury with a BYOB river cruise on one of Electric Boat Company’s luxe 22-foot Duffy Boats, decked out with a fully enclosed space, Bluetooth sound speakers, ice coolers and more—with the capacity to hold up to 12 guests. Chicago Goes Green: St. Patrick's Day in Chicago St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is memorable experience for Chicagoans as well as visitors. You will be surprised that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated throughout the city every year. Main attractions are green river and parade. You will have great time experiencing vibrant parade and viewer’s favorite event of dyeing of the Chicago River. Truth Generate Chicago St Patrick S Day Celebration 2025 Names and check availability. Create cool unique names based on your name, nickname, personality or keywords. The green beer will be flowing early, as the Irish Pub will open at 8 a.m. on Parade Day (Saturday, March 16) and at 10 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day (Sunday, March 17). St. Paddy's partygoers will be offered performances by the Shannon Rovers Bagpipers, entertainment from Joe the Leprechaun, and prizes, swag and giveaways until the wee hours of Chicago Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 12:15 p.m. March 15 from Columbus and Balbo drives, heading north to Monroe Street. Durty Nellie’s St. Patrick’s Parade at 11 a.m. March 15 from Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025. While St. Patrick's Day officially takes place on Monday, March 17, the City of Chicago's parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA dye the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Loop, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Get The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago goes back more than 175 years. Now a longstanding tradition, Chicago’s Irish parade was first held in 1843. The dyeing 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 The Chicago Riverwalk will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, March 15, through the day on Saturday, March 16 until 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 17. The river dyeing can be viewed along the river from Upper Wacker Drive. 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. There's more to St. Patrick's Day in Chicago than a green river and lots of Guinness By NBC Chicago Staff • Published March 14, 2025 • Updated on March 14, 2025 at 11:58 am BOOKMARKER Parade Day! Saturday, March 15th. Open at 8am. Brunch Served 8am-2pm. DJ All Day, Joe the Leprechaun, Shannon Rovers Pipes & Drums at 2pm & 8:30pm (approx) Swag & Giveaways All Day! March Madness Selection Sunday, March 16th. Brunch Served 11am-2pm. NCAA Games All Day! St. Patrick’s Day! Monday, March 17th. Brunch Served 11am-2pm Alex Nowakowska left, and Joanna Puchlik right, both of Chicago, take a selfie after the Chicago River is dyed green ahead of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago, Saturday, March 14, 2015. 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.
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