Seasonal & Holidays

Patchogue's St. Patrick's Day Celebration Features Parade, 5K Run

The annual village parade will be held on the Saturday following St. Patrick's Day.

The parade in Patchogue as seen in an earlier year.
The parade in Patchogue as seen in an earlier year. (Dominick LoGuidice)

Patchogue, NY — Patchogue's 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade promises to be another crowd-drawing event in the village. The parade will be held on Sunday, March 22nd from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Another tradition is the May The Road Rise To Meet Ye 5K, held at 11 a.m. Besides awards for fastest overall runners and age group winners, there are prizes for those deemed "Most Irish Looking."

The parade is hosted by The Greater Patchogue Foundation. The procession will start at the intersection of Route 112 and East Main Street and then head west. Dennis Smith, of the Patchogue Business Improvement District, is this year's grand marshal.

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