Chicago St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 15, 2025 The 70th annual Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the largest in the country and the centerpiece of the city’s unforgettable St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Catch the festive procession on Columbus Drive between Balbo Drive and Monroe Drive. As is tradition, the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown and the South Side Irish Parade in Beverly, as well as the iconic river dyeing ceremony, will be the biggest spectacles and attract 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. Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade route The city's downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The parade steps off at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Columbus and The 2025 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Police Blotter. St. Patrick's Day Chicago 2025 will forever be remembered as the year of "The Borg". Wondering why? Because that's all that was left in the wake of destruction as far as thy eye could see downtown. 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 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 Journeymen Local Plumbers Local Union 130 members were in boats as the dyeing took place. Then, it was the 70th annual downtown Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade, which stepped off from Balbo Eventbrite - The Royal Sonesta Chicago Downtown presents ST. PATRICK’S DAY RIVER DYEING VIEWING PARTY - Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 71 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL. 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. Spectators line the Chicago River as it is dyed green by Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. in Chicago. 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 Located on the 13th floor, The Penthouse at Fioretta will host an exclusive St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guests can take in panoramic views of the Chicago skyline from the 13th-floor rooftop venue, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and accordion-style doors that blend indoor and outdoor The 2025 Chicago River dyeing for St. Patrick's Day, in Chicago on March 15, 2025. After the dyeing, thousands of residents and tourists streamed toward Grant Park to watch the downtown 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) 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 The Chicago 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on March 15 2025. The parade is scheduled to begin at 12:15 pm, and follow an established route with stunning perspectives from downtown. 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. The Chicago River is dyed green by members of the Chicago Plumbers Union, Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, on March 15, 2025 in downtown Chicago. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club Chicago The end result of the annual dyeing of the Chicaago River. Chicago hosts several St. Patrick’s Day parades, with the main downtown parade taking place on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Chicago is internationally renowned for its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, which include the famous dyeing of the Chicago River. Downtown Chicago Parade. Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025; Start Time: 12:00 PM (noon)
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