The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade usually lasts about 5 to 6 hours , from around 11:00 a.m. until roughly 4:30–5:00 p.m.

Quick Scoop

  • Start time: The parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. on Fifth Avenue at 44th Street.
  • End time: Most years it wraps up between about 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., depending on how quickly the marching groups move.
  • Route “length”: It runs up Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 79th Street, about 1.5 miles or 35 blocks.
  • Scale: Roughly 150,000 marchers and about 2 million spectators typically take part, which is why it stretches over most of the afternoon.

So if you’re planning your day, expect parade activity to fill late morning through late afternoon along Fifth Avenue.

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