The first St. Patrick's Day parade currently on record was held in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, historians say. Not, as some might assume, on the Emerald Isle.

According to History.com, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated since the ninth or 10th century. The first St. Patrick's Day parade occurred on March 17, 1601, in St. Augustine, Florida.

Some 150,000 take part in the march, according to organizers. The 264th NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade took place on Monday, March 17, 2025 along Fifth Avenue.

Answer: The Day of the Festival of Patrick and The Feast of Saint Patrick 2. The first-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1762 didn't take place in Ireland as you might have thought.

The 264th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade marches up Fifth Ave. at 11 a.m. Monday. The events begins at E. 44th St. and ends at E. 79th St.

The first-ever St. Patrick's Day parade in the U.S. took place in Boston in 1737, with New York following in 1762, according to the History Channel. Do People in Ireland Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Here’s why "St. Paddy's" is spelled that way, the origin of wearing green and which historic Florida town held the first American St. Patrick's Day parade.

The tale of Saint Patrick likely traveled from Ireland to the Americas in the 16th century by way of Richard Arthur, a priest in St. Augustine and an Irish soldier, The Washington Post reported.