“The world’s first St. Patrick’s procession was led by St. Augustine’s Irish vicar, Father Ricardo Artur, in 1601. St. Augustine’s event pre-dates Boston’s first St. Patrick’s celebration in 1737, New York City’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1762, and Ireland’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1903.” Records show a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601, in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. Augustine’s event pre-dates Boston’s first St. Patrick’s celebration in 1737, New York City’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1762, and Ireland’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., will hold its 425th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on March 8th. The parade, starting at 10 a.m., will feature floats, dancers, and bands, including St. Augustine's St. Patrick's Day Parade is the oldest recorded St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade gathered crowds on March 8, 2025. The World’s First St. Patrick Parade was in St. Augustine in 1601! Time: Saturday March 8 at 10:00 AM (Celtic Festival Opening Day) Where: Downtown St Augustine Augustine is also the site of America’s first recorded St. Patrick Celebration in 1600 and the world’s first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1601. The event is celebrating its 425th anniversary this year and has become a beloved local tradition, attracting crowds from across Northeast Florida. On Saturday, March 9, at 10:00 a.m., St. Augustine's St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place, complete with floats, bands, Irish step dancing, and other groups celebrating the "wearing of the green." One of my favorite parts of this holiday is the parade. Built in 1691, the Father O'Reilly House Museum is one of St. Augustine's oldest structures and became a center of spirituality under Father Miguel O'Reilly. Admission is free. 4. St. Patrick's Day Events. Folks who visit St. Augustine the weekend before St. Patrick's Day can attend the oldest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world. The world's oldest known St. Patrick's Day parade marched through the historic streets of America's oldest city on Saturday, sporting bagpipes and lots of green and Irish pride. St. Augustine's St In 1600, led by Irish vicar Ricardo Artur- (born Richard Arthur-he was after all an Irishman in a Spanish city), St Augustine held the first recorded St Patrick’s Day celebration. A year later in St Augustine once again, was the world’s first recorded St Patrick’s Day Parade. Now after 424 years, the celebration continues as the parade St. Augustine's St. Patrick's Day Parade March 8, 2025. This Irish couple was only too happy to smile for the camera as long as everyone knew the words of their shirt meant grandma and grandpa in Celebrating the 1st St. Patrick Day celebration in America in 1600. And . the 1st recorded St. Patrick Day Parade in the World in 1601! Here in St. Augustine. not Boston or New York or even Ireland! Click on the event website link for all information including the parade route. St. Augustine's St. Patrick's Parade steps off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Francis Field. Each year, the parade starts the Celtic Music and Cultural Heritage Festival, always held on the weekend before St. Patrick's Day. America's Oldest City claims the honor of holding the first St. Patrick's Day celebration and parade. St. Augustine is famously known as the Nation’s Oldest City, but many are surprised to learn of its place in Celtic history, according to a media release. St. Augustine is also the site of America’s first recorded St. Patrick Celebration in 1600 and the world’s first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade in 1601. The event [] A highlight of the weekend is the St. Patrick’s Day parade through downtown St. Augustine’s historic streets, featuring pipe and drum bands, floats, and marching groups in traditional Celtic dress. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 8, 2025, and join the vibrant celebration of St. Augustine’s Celtic heritage at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. From 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the streets of America’s oldest city will come alive with festive floats, marching bands, horses, and dance troupes, kicking off the St. Augustine New York City has had a St. Patrick’s Day Parade every year, storm or shine, since March 1762. In 2025, the city of St. Augustine commemorates the 425 th anniversary of this “First St. Patrick’s Day” celebration. All three US celebrations came long before Ireland’s own first St Patrick’s Day parade in 1903. Records show a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601, in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. St. Augustine boasts the oldest known St. Patrick's Day parade, which started in 1601. It predates such processions in Boston, New York, even Ireland.
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