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.

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,

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.