Annual Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade Kicks Off Saturday

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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — Leprechauns will be leapin' soon as the 56th Annual Westhampton Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off Saturday.

According to the Westhampton Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, the parade will begin at noon.

The grand marshal for 2025 is Steve Frano, the Parade Committee said on its website: "Frano will be the 57th grand marshal to lead the parade since 1968. He is a lifelong Westhampton Beach resident and graduate of Westhampton Beach Schools, as well as a Westhampton Beach Fire Department member for 50 years and former chief of the Fire Department. He is a former member of the Westhampton War Memorial Ambulance, who had to retire to help take care of his son. Steve was the fire marshal for Southampton Town for 40 years and was elected to serve as a village trustee four times for eight years by the community here in Westhampton Beach."

The committee added that Frano is a former Little League coach and past president of the East End Little League. He was also a Suffolk County coordinator of fire departments and volunteered to teach for fire safety at WHB Schools for many years. He also played Santa for many years at local holiday events "and has been an incredibly important member of the Westhampton St. Pat’s Parade Committee," organizers said.

Keeping with his long career of volunteering for the greater WHB community, the committee said: "Steve has selected his parade theme to be one of volunteerism: 'Is there a volunteer within you?'"

The parade includes pipe bands, fire departments, ambulance units, high school bans, floats, classic cars, marching groups and more.

The parade starts on Mill Road in front of the Westhampton Beach Middle School and travels towards Main Street before turning right on Main Street and ending near the Westhampton Performing Arts Center.