137th Annual Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade

The popular Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade, an Atlanta favorite for the past 137 years, returns to the streets of Midtown on Saturday, March 16. This year’s parade steps off at noon at the intersection of Peachtree and 15th street and continues down Peachtree to 5th Street. More than 2,000 dancers, musicians, llamas and Irish and local dignitaries are expected to march this year. New this year the parade will feature The Big Idaho® Potato Truck – the world’s largest potato on wheels. For more information, visit www.atlantastpats.com. This year’s parade is being presented by Irish Network Atlanta, a local chapter of Irish Network USA created to integrate the Southeast with community of Irish, Irish Americans and ‘friends’ of Ireland.