St. Patrick's Day

[kguenther]

Hey, NO residents....will there be anything special going on in NO on St. Patrick's day? That's the day we get back from our cruise, and we are staying a night or two....

 

THanks!

[selucrey]

Yes, and if you like the green, this is where to be!:D

St. Patrick's/St. Joseph's Events

 

Friday, March 11

Jim Monaghan's Annual Irish Parade

French Quarter 504-525-5169 504-258-3937www.mollysatthemarket.net

The parade will start at Molly's at the Market, 1107 Decatur St. at 6 p.m.

Helena Moreno, WDSU -TV news reporter, will reign as Grand Marshal.

Judge Darryl Derbigny, Orleans Criminal Court judge, will be honored as Man of the Year.

Also featured are the Storyville Stompers, French Quarter Fascination, the Kazoozie Floozies, Modine Gunch, and green-clad riders on horse-drawn carriages. The riders will throw green beads, panties, cups and other goodies.

It will follow the traditional Monaghan parade route: Decatur Street to Bienville, Bienville to Burgundy Street, Burgundy Street to Conti Street, Conti Street to Bourbon Street, Bourbon Street to Governor Nicholls, Governor Nicholls Street to Decatur Street, and return to end at Molly's.

 

St. Baldrick's

Cancer Survivors Plaza/Allegro Bistro, Loyola between Poydras and Girod 504-582-2350 www.stbaldricks.org

Men and women alike line up to get there heads shaved to benefit the National Childhood Cancer Foundation

 

 

 

 

Saturday, March 12

Irish Channel Parade

Irish Channel 504-368-1020

Join the NOLA Krewe from the Bulldog and watch the parade LIVE!

 

• Map to The Bulldog | More on the bar | More Cams!

 

Krewe of Erin St. Patricks' Parade

Downtown Ponchatoula 985-386-2877 www.ponchatoula.com/ptimes

 

 

 

Sunday, March 13

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Metairie 504-731-7083

 

St. Bernard Irish-Italian-Islenos Community Parade

Chalmette 504-279-8544, 11:00 a.m.

Now in its 4th year, parade has over 60 professionally made mardi gras-style floats and features over 2000 members throwing potatoes, cabbage, carrots, fava beans, dolls, beads, doubloons and more.

 

 

• Map to start point

 

 

 

Thursday, March 17

Parasol's St. Patrick's Day Block Party.

Parasol's Bar, 2533 Constance St. 504-897-5413

 

• Map to Parasol's | More on the bar | More Cams!

 

Bourre's Block Party

Gretna, 504-363-0028

 

Downtown Irish Club Parade

Bywater/French Quarter 504-943-0785

The 29th annual downtown St. Patrick's Day parde begins on the corner of Burgundy and Piety in the Bywater at 6:30 p.m., proceeds roughly up Royal, across Esplande to Decatur, up Bienville to Bourbon. The parade is expected to reach Bourbon St. by 8:30 p.m.

 

• Click here for a map of the route

 

 

 

Saturday, March 19

Italian-American Marching Club St. Joseph's Day Parade

French Quarter 504-522-7297 www.italianamericanmarchingclub.org

The ONLY St. Joseph's Day parade in America. The parade begins at 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Canal & Chartres. This year's Grand Marshal is Vito from "The Sopranos."

After leaving Bourbon at St. Ann, they will go to Royal- again- and follow Royal back to Canal as opposed to the old Decatur Street route. Great place to see the parade- the 300-700 blocks of Royal.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, March 20

Super Sunday

Various locations

The Mardi Gras Indians make their appearance around St. Joseph's Day. Generally, the Downtown Tambourine & Fan procession begins around Bayou St. John & Orleans Ave., and the Uptown Mardi Gras Indian Council parade begins in Shakespeare Park at Washington & LaSalle streets.

 

• Map to Orleans at Bayou St. John | Map to Washington at LaSalle

 

Irish Italian Parade

Veterans Blvd., Metairie 504-472-5278

[wwinfl91]

We were in New Orleans for St Pats day last year and saw the parade that is mentioned by the above poster. It was like a small Mardi Gras parade with floats, bands and BEADS.

 

The only problem was the parade was supposed to start at 6 PM and it probably finally got started around 7:30. It happened to be a cold evening and we didn't dress as warmly as we should have. We had staked out a good spot to view the parade and had been sitting with some people from Canada so we asked them to save our places and we walked back to our hotel, luckily it was in the quarter, and got our coats and then walked back to Decatur street and got our seats on the curb back.

 

After the last float passed there we walked up to Bourbon street and got a second helping of BEADS because that was the next place it headed. There was a much bigger and more aggressive crowd on Bourbon street than on Decatur.

 

It was a good way to experience a Mardi Gras style parade but with many fewer people.

 

Have a great time.