St. Patrick's Day 2025: MD Town Ranks Among Best Places To Celebrate

MARYLAND — One Maryland city should be kept in mind when observing St. Patrick's Day as it was named among the best places to celebrate the popular Irish holiday.

Personal-finance website WalletHub released on Wednesday its 2025 Best Cities to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day, with Baltimore peaking at No. 113 among the top 200 with a total score of 46.37.

The cities on the best list were scored out of 100 points based on their rankings in the following categories: St. Patrick's Day traditions, St. Patrick's Day weather, safety and accessibility and costs.

“St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the Irish, but it’s become a beloved cultural holiday for millions of
Americans regardless of their ancestry," WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said in a news release. "The best cities for St. Patrick’s Day combine rich traditions with tasty and affordable food, safe conditions to celebrate, and good weather. Celebrating in one of these cities will increase your chances of having a memorable holiday, as long as you don’t overdo it.”

Baltimore's full rankings were as follows:

• St. Patrick's Day traditions: 84
• St. Patrick's Day weather: 118
• Safety and accessibility: 109
• Costs: 155

Baltimore dropped 23 spots from its 2024 placement on the best list.

This year's St. Patrick's Day parade will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, following Mass at 10:45 a.m. to be held at the Basilica of the Assumption, 409 Cathedral St. A 5K race will be held at 1 p.m.

The top 10 best places to celebrate St. Patrick's Day were as follows:

1. Boston, Massachusetts
2. Reno, Nevada
3. Savannah, Georgia
4. Santa Rosa, California
5. Worcester, Massachusetts
6. Chicago, Illinois
7. New York, New York
8. Henderson, Nevada
9. Buffalo, New York
10. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

St. Patrick's Day is traditionally observed on March 17 in recognition of the missionary Saint Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland who was born in Great Britain.

Those who celebrate the Irish holiday usually paint the town green, a color that "originated as a symbol of rebellious Irish nationalism," the History Channel stated. A myth states that people who wear green become invisible to leprechauns while anyone caught not wearing green may be subject to the leprechaun's pinch.

Though modern-day St. Augustine, Florida, was home to the earliest recorded St. Patrick's parade in 1601, New York's parade is deemed the oldest and largest as it travels along over a mile up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

>> See WalletHub's full report here.