March 17: The annual New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade has become the world’s largest parade celebrating the holiday. It marches up Fifth Avenue, starting at 44th Street at 11am, and usually lures more than 100,000 participants! Be sure also to check what other parades are going on in the boroughs—all five have their own celebrations.

March 17: In the mood for a pint and some shepherd’s pie? Round out your day by visiting some of the City’s best Irish pubs. Throughout the five boroughs, these include: McSorley’s Old Ale House (15 E. 7th Street, 212-474-9148), Molly’s Pub & Restaurant, Sheeben (287 Third Avenue, 212-889-3361), Swift (34 E. 4th Street, 212-260-3600), Spike Hill (184 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-218-9737) and Woodhaven House (63-98 Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens, 718-894-5400), Ulysses’ Folkhouse (95 Pearl Street, 212-482-0400), The Irish Pub (837 Seventh Avenue, 212-664-9364) and Lansdowne Road (599 Tenth Avenue, 212-239-8020).

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