Newport hosts annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
The 67th annual Newport Saint Patrick's Day Parade will be held, rain, snow, or shine, on Saturday, March 11. It will begin promptly at 11: a.m. from Newport City Hall and will proceed to …
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Newport hosts annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
The 67th annual Newport Saint Patrick's Day Parade will be held, rain, snow, or shine, on Saturday, March 11. It will begin promptly at 11: a.m. from Newport City Hall and will proceed to Carroll Avenue at Saint Augustin’s Church in the heart of the Fifth Ward. The parade this year is estimated to last two hours and will include Pipe Bands, Marching Bands, Fife & Drum Corps, Clown Units, reenactment units, and a host of local, state, and regional organizations including police and fire units, social/fraternal organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Schools, and non-profits.
The parade is always held on the Saturday preceding March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), unless the 17th is a Saturday, in which case it is held on that day.
Each year they honor two individuals, a Grand Marshal and a Dedicant. This year, the parade is dedicated to Steven M. O'Brien and the Grand Marshal is Humphrey "Harp" Donnelly, IV.