St. Patrick's Day 2025: 4 MI Towns Rank Among Best Places To Celebrate

MICHIGAN — Four Michigan cities should be kept in mind when observing St. Patrick's Day as they were 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 Warren peaking at No. 51 among the top 200.

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.”

See how Michigan cities fared on the top 200 list:

• Warren, rank No. 51, total score of 52.44
• Grand Rapids, No. 57, total score of 51.98
• Sterling Heights, No. 104, total score of 46.86
• Detroit, No. 188, total score of 37.78

The 67th Detroit St. Patrick’s Parade will commence at 1 p.m. Sunday in Detroit, where Joan O’Halloran will be the 2025 grand marshal, according to the event page. A parade route was not immediately known.

Organizers said the parade regularly gathers 80,000-100,000 people, "making it one of the largest St. Patrick’s parades in the country."

Patrick Johnson, host of the Irish Music Cafe Radio Show, and Jason Raithel, of 104.3 WOMC Radio, will commentate, organizers said.

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.