The biggest, greenest party of the year in Chicago, St. Patrick's Day 2025 weekend has arrived! There are so many family-friendly St. Patrick's Day celebrations all over town.

Over the years, the religious holiday commemorating the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, has ...

Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day as the Chicago River flows green The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

My mother was Irish to her core, a Cavanagh, and it was she who took me by the hand to my very first St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which also happened to be the first to be held on State Street in 1956.

CHICAGO -- Following a two-year pandemic hiatus, the city of Chicago welcomed crowds back to watch its famous river dyeing for St. Patrick's Day.

The spread of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says ...

44th annual Shamrock Shuffle extends St. Patrick's Day fun, kicks off Chicago's outdoor running season About 28,000 runners ran the 8K course that weaves through downtown and finishes in Grant Park.

ALL RIGHT, SAMANTHA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS SAINT PATRICK’S DAY AND THE FESTIVITIES START BRIGHT AND EARLY. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEYNON IS LIVE THIS MORNING AT ALDERMAN’S BAR. THEY ...

Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17? Legend has it that Patrick died on March 17. People in Ireland started observing a feast day on March 17 in celebration around the ninth or 10th ...

As for the U.S., the dates are a bit different. The first St. Patrick's Day parade, held in New York City, was on March 17, 1762 — 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Spanish colonial records mentioned a celebration for Saint Patrick in 1600 and the first known St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601.