NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade: Street closures guide, weather forecast
NEW YORK - New York City's iconic St. Patrick's Day Parade will return to 5th Avenue on Friday, marching from 44th Street to 79th Street.
The annual parade is celebrating its 262nd year and is expected to draw around 150,000 participants and over 2 million spectators.
It will begin at 11 a.m. and should end by around 4:30 p.m.
The following streets will be closed due to the parade:
- 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 86th Street
- Madison Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street
- Madison Ave between 78th Street and 86th Street
- Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 46th Street
- 43rd Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 44th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 46th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 47th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 48th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
- 64th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 72nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 78th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 79th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 80th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 81st Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 82nd Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 83rd Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
- 84th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 85th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
The Grand Marshal of this year's parade is Kevin J. Conway, Vice Chairman of Clayton, Dublilier & Rice, a global private equity firm.