New York St Patrick's Day Parade 2024

Live Stream, TV, Parade Route, Start Time, Schedule

Embark on your journey of emerald enchantment in New York City! St Patrick's Day in NYC paints the town Irish, from the iconic parade along Fifth Avenue to the plethora of lively pubs that echo with the traditional tunes of Ireland. This is the perfect place to join the spirited revelry in the city that never sleeps.

As one of the biggest St Patrick's Day parades anywhere in the world, crowds measured in the hundreds of thousands take to the streets of NYC to watch as the huge parade makes its way down Fifth Avenue, with a veritable cavalcade of marching bands, National Guard soldiers, dignitaries and entertainers playing to the crowds, before everyone decamps to the local bars to continue their celebrations.

The addition of TV coverage and live online streaming in recent years brings the parade to an even bigger audience - see below for how you can watch this year's event.

Date

The New York St Pat's parade will be held on Saturday 16th March 2024 frin 11am and this year's Grand Marshall is Margaret C. Timoney

Route and Schedule

The parade gets underway at 11.00am local time.

The parade will start at 5th Avenue and 44th Street, and end uptown at 79th street.

If you want to secure a decent vantage point we advise you to head down to the parade route well in advance of the start time to find your spot, as 5th avenue will get very crowded from early on in the day. The best vantage points are along 5th Avenue between 44th Street and 79th Street.

The parade has an official end time of 4.30pm but does sometimes carry on just a little longer.

TV & Live Streaming

The parade has been broadcast live on TV by local network channel NBC New York for several years now, and with the availability of a live online stream via their official website this brings the live coverage to a global audience:

NYC St Patrick's parade live stream

The parade will also be streamed on the official site.

There is also live streaming coverage of St Patrick's Day parades available from around the world, including the big event in Dublin:

St Patrick's Day live

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're in New York for St Patrick's Day then the city will be very busy with visitors claiming Irish ancestry from all alrund the world, so you'll need to get your reservation made as far is advance as possible to get the best prices.

You can search and check availability for the top St Patrick's Day New York City hotels here.

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