The city of Rochester is preparing to celebrate St. Patrick's Day weekend. The St. Patrick's Day parade committee is holding its annual painting of the green on East Main Street on Friday to mark the parade route. The St. Patrick's Parade will begin Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at East Avenue and Alexander Street. THURSDAY SIPPIN': ST. PATRICK'S DAY INSPIRED WINE, BEER, CIDER, AND SPIRITS. March 13 | Unwine'd. THE AMERKS IRISH NIGHT. March 14 | Blue Cross Arena TOP'S ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE. March 15 | Downtown Rochester SKYCOASTERS ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AFTER PARTY. March 15 | The Strathallan. RUNNIN' OF THE GREEN 5 MILE RACE St. Patrick's Day Parade & Runnin' of the Green Race - Saturday, March 15, 2025. The 5-mile road race—Runnin’ of the Green— will step off at 9:30 a.m. on Main Street between N. Clinton Avenue and East Avenue. The Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a cherished annual tradition that brings the community together in a lively celebration of Irish heritage, unity, and pride. Since its founding in 1977, the parade has grown into one of the city's largest and most spirited parades, filling the streets of downtown Rochester with vibrant floats, marching bands, dance groups, and local organizations — The Rochester area is celebrating Irish culture this weekend with its annual parade in downtown Rochester, a five-mile race, and other events ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. Here is your guide This year’s parade will follow traditional routes – beginning at East and Alexander, heading down East Ave to the Liberty Pole. There, the parade heads west down Main St. and [] The Tops Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celtic Family Faire . The Tops Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held Saturday March 16, 2024. starting at 12:30 pm at East Avenue and Alexander St. The Parade travels down East Ave to Main St and ends at Main and Fitzhugh Lots of great places to watch the Parade all along the route. It’s almost time to get your green on, Rochester. The 2025 Tops St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Saturday, March 15. The procession will feature 3,000 marchers, nine bands from all over New Part 2 of the St. Patrick's Day Parade 2025 in downtown Rochester, NY. Join us before and after the St. Patrick's Parade in Rochester at The Street Craft Kitchen & Bar inside Hyatt Regency Rochester. Watch the parade from inside or watch outside and join us before and after for Irish food and drink specials. FREE admission. We also have an overnight special for $145/night+ so you can enjoy the festivities safely. Breakfast specials include: Lucky Waffles $13 The streets of downtown Rochester were filled with green on Saturday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Folks from across the area showed up and showed off their spirit, decked out in green attire and waving their Irish flags with pride. The 2025 Tops St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025, starting at 12:30 p.m. in downtown Rochester. The event will be live-streamed online for those unable to attend in person. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Today’s the day. It’s warm and the streets of downtown Rochester will be packed with marchers and spectators celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. If you can’t make it in person, you can watch the 2025 Tops St. Patrick’s Day Parade live on RochesterFirst.com. The parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m., but be [] It continued with the 2025 Tops St. Patrick’s Day Parade that featured feature 3,000 marchers, nine bands from all over New York State, six Irish dance schools, fire trucks, floats and more. Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade . Meet our featured . Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee PO Box 18156 Rochester, NY 14618 . LINKS. Volunteer Form; Rochester, N.Y. —A sea of green swept through downtown Rochester on Saturday as the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade filled the streets. The event featured vibrant floats, marching bands, dance The St. Patrick's Day Parade kicked off in downtown Rochester on Saturday, March 16, 2024. St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2024 in Rochester News / Mar 16, 2024 / 02:52 PM EDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The streets of downtown Rochester were filled with green on Saturday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Folks from across the area showed up and showed off their spirit, decked out in green attire and waving their Irish flags with pride. The team from News 8 WROC attend the festivities [] Rochester St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Saturday March 15, 2025 at 12:30pm; Downtown Rochester, NY; Visit Website; This year’s Rochester St. Patrick’s Day parade will follow traditional routes – beginning at East and Alexander, heading down East Ave to the Liberty Pole. There, the parade heads west down Main St. and ends at the corner of Rochester, N.Y. — A sea of green swept through downtown Rochester on Saturday as the 2025 Rochester Saint Patrick's Day Parade filled the streets.
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