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About the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade The parade begins on the corner of Felicity and Magazine streets around 1:00 PM (or a little earlier, depending on when mass ends). Floats, marching bands, and revelers dressed in green parade up Jackson Avenue, turning onto St. Charles Avenue, Louisiana Avenue, and back onto Magazine Street. The route is subject to change. Watch out for Irish Channel Parade (POSTPONED due to weathernew Date TBD) Postponed 1:00 p.m. Starts on Magazine & Felicity March 16, 2025 New Orleans is kicking off a busy day of St. Patrick's Day events on Monday. There are three different block parties taking over the Irish Channel, offering Irish music, food, drinks, and more. St. Patrick's Day Block Party, New Orleans, LA Established in 1949, Tracey's was the original Irish Channel bar in New Orleans. Grab a spot neat the window and watch the Irish Channel Parade from inside the bar as it marches past. The 77th annual Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade rolls in New Orleans, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune) New Orleans never misses a chance for a parade, and St. Patrick’s Day brings its own unique twist to the tradition. While Mardi Gras (a carnival held on Shrove Tuesday) might be famous for its bead-throwing, these Irish-themed processions take things to another level — tossing everything from cabbages to carrots into the crowd. The Krewe of Argus has been rescheduled to parade alongside St. Patrick Metairie Road Parade. The approximately 3.6 mile route starts on 41st Street and Severn Avenue, proceeding south on Severn and turning left on Metairie Road. St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans. Officially March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans becomes a week-and-a-half of festivities and fun. Count on parades and legendary block parties that involve all sorts of merriment – because having one of anything just won’t do in New Orleans. Participants in the St Patrick’s Day New Orleans Parade, often donned in tuxedos, engage by offering paper flowers in exchange for kisses, adding a quaint and endearing element to the celebrations. Spectators are encouraged to don green attire, embracing the festive sartorial spirit, under the whimsical threat of a playful pinch if they forget. A little girl hugs a member of the Irish Channel Corner Club after he gave her a flower during the 77th annual Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade in New Orleans, Saturday, March 16, 2024. Other parades and events. There are other St. Patrick's Day Celebrations in New Orleans . Friday before St. Patrick's Day - The Downtown Irish Club Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Bywater and travels through the French Quarter, making several pit stops at local drinking establishments as it heads towards Bourbon Street. The annual block party celebration is on the Irish Channel – 3226 Magazine St. There will be lots of green beer, corned beef, cabbage, and more fun. They are the party at the end of the Irish Channel Parade. After all, it’s New Orleans, and we love to parade! Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are considered another opportunity for family and friends to get together and enjoy a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and their recreational vehicles – enjoying one of the biggest street Here’s what to expect, including block parties, balcony parties, and, of course, parades. St. Patrick’s Day Events in New Orleans Downtown Irish Club Annual Grand Marshall Party Bus. Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:30 – 4 p.m. The club typically meets in a bar downtown (the 2025 route TBA) and heads out on a party bus for a “mobile bar crawl Parade Schedule. Our annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are considered another opportunity for family and friends to get together and enjoy a day outdoors. It seems as if the entire city is on the street with picnic baskets, umbrellas, and their recreational vehicles – enjoying one of the biggest street parties of the year! NEW ORLEANS — The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade could roll before the end of the month. Organizers with the parade say they could be rescheduled for March 29 after being canceled New Orleans has been celebrating the luck of the Irish all weekend, and we've still got more on the schedule. Here are Monday's options for St. Patrick's Day. 🥬 Eat some corned beef and cabbage at these restaurants. ☘️ Tracey's has a block party in the Irish Channel with thousands of green Jell-O shots. Zoom out: Covington also rescheduled its St. Patrick's Day parade, as did Krewe du Pooch in Mandeville. Both will roll on Sunday now. The Metairie Road St. Patrick's parade will roll at noon Sunday too. The Krewe of Argus parade, which was canceled due to bad weather on Mardi Gras Day, will roll at 10am Sunday ahead of the Old Metairie parade. How can I be a participant in these parades? If you would like to inquire about riding in any of the below parades, please shoot us an email and we’ll send it along to the krewes. For the Irish Channel parade – contact: Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club — www.irishchannelno.org "St. Patrick's Day isn't just one day in New Orleans; here, it's turned it into a multi-week celebration with parades, block parties and plenty of corned beef and cabbage." "Irish History in New Orleans" "New Orleans is known for its French influence and Spanish culture, but the Irish have left their thumbprint on the city too.
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