After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade made its triumphant return to Third Avenue on Sunday, March 27. Hundreds of parade participants from local schools, civic and business organizations, Irish cultural groups and talented marching bands filled the avenue with green and gold as part of On Saturday evening, Feb. 8, the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade Committee held its annual fund-raising dance party to celebrate the group’s coming 50th anniversary parade on Sunday, March 16. The event was held in the auditorium of Bay Ridge’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Academy, Fourth Avenue and 97th Street, and featured the Canny Brothers 1) The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 3rd Avenue will start at 1:00 pm on Marine and 3rd Avenue. The parade continues to 3rd Avenue and 67th Street. The grandstand is in front of Greenhouse Cafe. However, one of the most festive ways to spend St. Patrick’s Day is checking out Bay Ridge’s Holiday House at 635 79th Street, Brooklyn. For every occasion, this house brings out the most over-the-top decorations, and St. Patrick’s Day is no different. Bay Ridge’s Holiday House In 1993, Mike, along with the Bay Ridge division of the AOH and other community minded individuals, brought forth the idea of holding a local St, Patrick’s Parade in Bay Ridge on 5th Avenue. After several months of planning, on March 27, 1994, the first Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Parade was held along 5th Avenue. 30th Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade | Bay Ridge. Sunday, March 23 | 1pm. The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a lively annual celebration in Brooklyn, featuring marching bands, Irish dancers, and community groups honoring Irish heritage. It draws large crowds along Third Avenue for a festive, family-friendly event. Sunday, March 23, 1pm – Bay Ridge. 30th Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade For over a quarter of a century, the Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade has made its mark on the history of Bay Ridge Brooklyn. The Parade was the brainchild of the late Gene Reilly in 1994, owner of the former Lief Erickson Pub on 5th Avenue. The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade (at the corner of Third and Marine avenues in Bay Ridge). March 27. 1 pm. Free. For more information and a list of this year’s parade honorees, visit www.brparade.com. Children look on a past Park Slope St. Patrick’s Day Parade. File photo by Elizabeth Graham Park Slope Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade, New York, New York. 3,888 likes · 635 talking about this · 957 were here. Parade Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025. Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade was founded in 1993 with the purpose of fostering, promoting and celebrating the cultural and historical contribution of Irish and Irish-American individuals within Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. In 2015 the committee introduced the Bay Ridge St. Patrick Parade Education Fund to support local Catholic Education. The parade originating in Bay Ridge centered around St. Patrick’s Church began about 30 years ago and will be the second profile in this series. The Brooklyn Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Park 1) The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 3rd Avenue will start at 1:00 pm on Marine and 3rd Avenue. The parade continues to 3rd Avenue and 67th Street. The grandstand is in front of Greenhouse Cafe. Bay Ridge St.Patricks Day Parade at 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States on Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 01:00 pm Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. The parade committee is made up of volunteers that are active members of the community, working throughout the year to promote Irish heritage and Catholic faith. Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. The parade committee is made up of volunteers that are active members of the community, working throughout the year to promote Irish heritage and Catholic faith. Brooklyn's Irish population may have dwindled in the past several decades, but many Celtic traditions have endured, including the beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. Although the city's largest parade happens in Manhattan on Monday, March 17, here are the largest parades in Brooklyn, each commemorating Irish history, pride and sense of community. Photo courtesy of Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. Together they will march “on the avenue” on Sunday, March 23 as the 30th Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off from Marine Avenue and Third Avenue and moves down to 67th Street. The reviewing grandstand is located in front of Greenhouse Café at 7717 Third Ave. A young attendee dressed as St. Patrick himself at the 2024 Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade. File photo by Gabriele Holtermann. The 30th Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off on Sunday, March 23 at 1 p.m. A neighborhood ‘Haven’: How an old-school Irish pub became a Sunset Park icon — and St. Patrick’s Day staple; Still steppin’: Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade marks half a century in Park Slope; A ‘March’ through time: Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade marks 30 years of tradition — with a twist Bagpipe players march in the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which returned to the south Brooklyn streets for the first time since 2019 on Sunday. Photo by Arthur de Gaeta Brooklynites were thrilled to be back along the parade route celebrating their neighbors and St. Paddy’s Day, Frederick said.
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