The 2019 New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 16 and about 2 million people are expected to attend the 258th annual parade to celebrate and honor Irish and Irish-American culture and heritage.
If you’re planning to go to the parade or want to avoid the sea of revelers dressed in green at the parade, here are all the details you need to know about the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City, including start time and official parade route.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019 start time and route
The 2019 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 16 at 11 a.m. The parade starts at 43rd Street and travels along Fifth Avenue to 79th Street.
If you’re not attending the parade, you can catch all the action on NBCNewYork.com beginning at 11:00 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade NYC street closures
According to the New York City Department of Transportation, the following streets will be closed in Midtown between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. for the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Parade route
Fifth Avenue between 79th and 43rd streets
Formation
Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd and 46th streets
43rd Street between Vanderbilt and Sixth avenues
44th Street between Vanderbilt and Sixth avenues
45th Street between Vanderbilt and Sixth avenues
46th Street between Vanderbilt and Sixth avenues
47th Street between Park and Sixth avenues
48th Street between Park and Sixth avenues
Fifth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets
Dispersal
Fifth Avenue between East 86th and 79th streets
79th Street between Park and Fifth avenues
80th Street between Lexington and Fifth avenues
81st Street between Lexington and Fifth avenues
82nd Street between Lexington and Fifth avenues
83rd Street between Lexington and Fifth avenues
84th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
85th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
Miscellaneous
49th Street between Madison Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
50th Street between Madison Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
51st Street between Madison Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
58th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues
60th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
62nd Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
63rd Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
64th Street between Park and Fifth avenues
65th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
71st Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
72nd Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
78th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues
Madison Avenue between 42nd and 86th streets
