New York City’s 264th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade kicked off at 11 a.m. on 43rd Street. It’s estimated 2 million spectators and 150,000 marchers – including the mayor and governor of New York – line 5th Avenue for the event.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade returned in full force on Monday, March 17, 2025, down Fifth Ave. in Manhattan, with thousands of parade-goers clad in green watching from the sidelines.

Activism / The St. Pat’s for All parade started when the more famous Fifth Avenue parade barred queer groups. Twenty-six years later, it welcomes Palestinian solidarity organizations. Phoebe Grandi Sunnyside and Woodside,