Event Type : Holiday

3/12 1:30 p.m. New Haven’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. from Chapel St. at Sherman Ave., New Haven

The parade begins on Chapel Street at Sherman Avenue and continues on Chapel Street toward the Green. The route turns left onto Church Street, down to Grove Street, and ends on Orange Street.

Since the mid-1950’s the St. Patrick’s Day Parade of Greater New Haven has become one of New England’s premier Irish events. It is the largest, single-day spectator event in the State of Connecticut. As the 6th oldest parade in the nation, its fame was recognized by the Library of Congress in 1999.

You can watch the Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade on News 8 on March 12.