'til St. Patrick's Day. Erin go bragh!

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Parades/Parties

Fri, March 1 Irish Channel Practice March 12pm

Fri, March 15 Irish Channel block party - 1:00pm
Downtown Irish Club Parade - 7:00pm

Sat, March 16 Parasol's Block Party 10am - 8pm
Tracy's Block Party 11am - 'til
Irish Channel Parade - 1:00pm
Italian-American St.Joseph's Parade - 6pm

Sun, March 17 St. Patrick's Day Parade on Metairie Rd. - 12pm

Sun, March 25 Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade (Metairie) - 12pm

Sat, April 6 Irish-Italian Islenos Parade at St.Bernard - 11am

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Friday, March 1

Irish Channel Practice March

12:00p.m.

Annual event hosted by The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade Club. Assembles at Jackson Square

Friday, March 15

Irish Channel block party

1:00p.m.

This block party takes place on St. Patrick's Day and is located at Annunciation Square on the 1500 block of Chippewa. This block party has Irish music, food, drinks, and dancers, and proceeds benefit St. Michael's Special School.

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Downtown Irish Club Parade

7:00 p.m.

The annual downtown St. Patrick's Day parade begins on the corner of Burgundy and Piety in the Bywater, proceeds roughly up Royal, across Esplanade to Decatur, up Canal to Bourbon. The parade makes several "pit stops" on its way to Bourbon St.

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Saturday, March 16

Parasol's Block Party Celebration

10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

3rd and Constance 10am to 8pm. Music, green beer, food and surprises. The start of the block parties on the day of the Irish Channel Parade. The fun runs from 10 am to 8 pm, both days.

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Tracy's Block Party

11 a.m. til

Annual celebration in the Irish Channel - 2604 Magazine Street. Lots of green beer, corned beef and cabbage and more fun. They are the party at the end of the Irish Channel Parade.

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Irish Channel Parade

1:00 p.m.

The Irish Channel Parade starts on Napoleon Ave & Tchoupitoulas

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Italian-American St. Joseph's Parade in the French Quarter

6:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph's Society celebrates St. Joseph with a parade through the French Quarter. The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. at the intersection of Convention Center Blvd. and Girod Street. It includes 16 floats, nine marching bands and a whole lot of guys dressed in tuxedos.

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Sunday, March 17

St. Patrick's Day Parade on Metairie Road

12 Noon

The annual Metairie Road St. Patrick's Day parade will take place at noon in front of Rummel High School on Severn Avenue, goes down Severn to Metairie Road, then Metairie Road to the parish line.

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Sunday March 24

Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade (Metairie)

12 Noon

The Louisiana Irish-Italian Parade will roll at 12:00 noon, on the traditional Veterans Highway route in Metairie.

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Saturday, April 6

St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Parade

11am

The St. Bernard Irish Italian Islenos Community Parade is one of the largest events in nearby St. Bernard parish. The parade starts at 12noon along the W. Judge Perez route in Chalmette - from Meraux Dr. down to Ventura and back! It consists of 53+ floats, 35+marching groups 1,500+ members and 350,000 pounds of produce!

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