The Irish Culture Club of Delaware’s 47th Annual Parade along King Street will be followed by its Hooley near 14th and King Streets Downtown

The free, family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off at 4th and King Streets beginning at 12:00 p.m. Floats, marching bands, dancers and more will proceed up King Street, continue past the Parade Grandstand at Rodney Square, and end near 14th Street where the post-Parade Hooley will be held. The Parade is expected to take about ninety minutes, and the Hooley will end no later than 4:00 p.m.

Street Closures

Street closures associated with this event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue until about 4:00 p.m. They are as follows: 

• King Street from East 2nd Street to East 15th Street
• East 4th Street from Walnut to Shipley Street
• East 8th Street from Walnut to Market Street
• 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Streets, from King to Market Street
• 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Streets, from French to Market Street
• Southbound vehicular traffic on North Market Street will also be diverted to North Park Drive - West 18th Street prior to the Market Street Bridge 

Parking Prohibited

Parking is prohibited during the Parade on the following streets: 

• On 10th Street, from North King Street to North Shipley Street
• On the unit block of East 11th Street, between North Market Street and North King Street
• On North Shipley Street, from 4th Street to 5th Street 

DART Bus Routes

DART will be detouring buses around the Parade route. Please check their website at dartfirststate.com for more information