When is the scranton parade

Scranton isn't the only city in the county to host a Saint Patrick's parade. Head to the City of Carbondale the evening before for their annual Lighted St. Patrick's Parade. The parade route is marked in green and begins on Wyoming Avenue in front of St.

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Visitor's Guide. Keyword Search Search. This Week. This Month. Fall Events. Submit An Event. Update: Well, it looks like the Scranton St Patrick's Day Parade will be going ahead, albeit, a wee bit late in the year!

It's now scheduled for Saturday 18th September ! The Scranton St Patrick's Day parade returns in full force once again this year, continuing their proud tradition of being the second largest St Pat's parade in the United States, second only to the big event in New York City.

Across the United States many towns and cities hold a parade to mark St Patrick's Day, a representation of the impact Irish immigrant splayed on the growth of the country, but few places match the scope of the Scranton version, which is the second largest in the whole country, and if relative populations are taken into account this event eclipses even the huge parade in New York City.

The Scranton parade is typically held on the weekend before St Patrick's Day, which usually places it a couple of days before the official March 17th feast date. Parade Day in Scranton gets underway with a 10am mass at St Peter's cathedral, followed at 11am by a race on foot the Brian Kelly Memorial race down the parade route by willing participants before the main parade steps off at It is genuinely a large-scale event, with in excess of 10, active participants watched by crowds measuring several times that amount.

Parde Day mass at St Peter's Cathedral takes place at There is a useful map of the parade route on the official site: St Patrick's parade route. We recommend getting down there as early as possible to secure yourself a decent vantage point along the route.