Who needs Manhattan? Bay Ridge has its own St. Patrick’s Parade
The Bay Ridge Saint Patrick’s Parade, one of the neighborhood’s best known traditions, will once again bring shamrocks, Irish step dancers, Irish flags, Kelly green scarves and lots of fun to the community when the big march takes place later this month.
“It’s a great parade. It’s an Irish heritage parade. It’s a religious parade. It’s a community parade,” Frankie Marra, president of the parade committee, told the Brooklyn Eagle. “It connects on all levels.”
Forget the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan on March 17. Bay Ridge knows how to throw its own celebration honoring the patron saint of Ireland!
The 21st Annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick Parade will take place on Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m. The parade route runs along Third Avenue, from the starting point at Marine Avenue to 67th Street.