BOSTON (AP) — Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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Boston has the highest percentage of Irish ancestry in the U.S. With almost 21% of the population being Irish, the city hosts one of the largest and oldest St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the ...

The annual South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade will be held on Sunday, March 16, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET. This is the 120th-annual parade for the historically Irish city, and always falls on ...

The South Boston St. Patrick's Day / Evacuation Day Parade steps off this Sunday, March 16.. More than 120 parade groups, including singers, dancers, and floats are set to line out on Sunday for ...

Paul Healey, of Holbrook, walks with friends toward the action of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in South Boston. – Pat Greenhouse/ The Boston Globe Participants dressed as Minutemen march ...

South Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade will be shorter this year, with potential changes to the start time, as organizers aim to streamline the event.Organizers said they've invited fewer groups ...

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade also honors Evacuation Day, celebrated March 17, when British troops and loyalists evacuated Boston in 1776. “Our message to visitors to South Boston’s parade is ...

Riders on the WROL 950 Radio Station float get rowdy during the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald) Spectators show their colors during Sunday’s parade.

BOSTON (AP) — Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city on Sunday for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.

For decades, the historic parade has drawn tens of thousands of people to South Boston to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as military service and the commemoration of ...