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The parade drew crowds from across Massachusetts and beyond,
with marching bands, floats, veterans’ groups and local
organizations making their way through the neighborhood.
Police lined the route as Irish dancers, bagpipers and
Revolutionary War reenactors marched past cheering spectators.
Students stood on rooftops while residents leaned over porch
railings of South Boston’s triple-decker homes waving and
cheering. Along the sidewalks, spectators wearing green beads,
shamrock hats and Boston Celtics gear crowded behind barricades,
some waving Irish flags as the parade passed.
One college student stood out in a fluffy green robe, while
parents pushed toddlers in strollers draped with Irish flags.
This year’s parade followed a slightly different route through
South Boston than in past years, part of planning by city
officials to manage the large crowds expected for the annual
celebration.
The event is a major annual tradition in Boston, a city with
deep Irish roots, and often coincides with celebrations of
Evacuation Day, which commemorates the departure of British
troops from Boston in 1776. Evacuation Day this year falls on
Tuesday.
Preparations took weeks, as police, transit officials and
emergency crews coordinated safety and transportation plans for
the large crowds that packed the neighborhood.
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