Atlanta, GA
Big crowds expected for 2023 Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade
Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade continues 165-year-old custom
When spectators line Peachtree Avenue this weekend for Atlanta’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade, they’ll proceed a convention that started a whopping 165 years in the past.
ATLANTA – When spectators line Peachtree Avenue this weekend to absorb the sights and sounds of Atlanta’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade, they’ll be persevering with a convention that started a whopping 165 years in the past.
This yr’s Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade steps off at midday on Saturday, March 11, heading south on Peachtree Avenue from Colony Sq. all the way down to fifth Avenue Northeast (simply north of The Fox Theatre).
The town’s first St. Patrick’s Parade was held again in 1858, and was sponsored by town’s merchant-founded Hibernian Benevolent Society. Immediately, the parade is produced by the Irish Community Atlanta (a nonprofit selling Irish heritage and tradition) and has grown into a large celebration of each Irish tradition and the South, that includes every little thing from bagpipes and Irish dancing to cosplayers and llamas. Sure … llamas!
Final yr’s St. Patrick’s Parade was the primary within the metropolis since 2019; the parade was canceled in each 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. Organizers say they anticipate a giant turnout on Saturday, and strongly encourage arriving alongside the route by 11 a.m. to discover a good viewing spot. Parking, after all, can be very restricted — so parade organizers say utilizing MARTA is the most suitable choice to get to Midtown.
In fact, we had been so enthusiastic about this yr’s St. Patrick’s Parade that we simply couldn’t wait till Saturday afternoon, so we spent the morning at Colony Sq. getting an unique preview of this yr’s huge occasion with among the contributors. Click on the video participant on this article to test it out!