St. Patrick's Day Parade Returning To Park Slope, Organizers Say

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — This March, Park Slope residents can celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the return of a beloved neighborhood parade.

On Sunday, March 20, the Brooklyn St. Patrick's Parade will kick off at 12:30 p.m. at Bartel-Pritchard Square on the southwestern tip of Prospect Park.

Locals can also attend a mass beforehand, which starts at 10:30 a.m. at the nearby Holy Name of Jesus Church, located on the corner of Prospect Park West and Prospect Avenue.

The 45th annual event comes after the pandemic halted St. Patrick's day parades citywide (including in Park Slope) during the past couple of years.

This upcoming installment of the parade marks a return to normalcy, though, with all the beloved activities from years past, including live music, marching bands, Irish dancers, face painting, and more, organizers said.

The Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee, which presides over the event, was formed in 1975 by a group of Irish Americans, including John Carroll, whose grandson, Robert Carroll, is now a local State Assembly member.

The event is widely considered to be Brooklyn's oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Learn more about the parade here.