Annapolis St. Patrick's Day Parade 2019: Route, Lineup, Traffic

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The seventh annual Annapolis St. Patrick's Day Parade, billed as the biggest of the year in the city, will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 10. The parade is sponsored by Naptown Events, which is sponsoring shuttles from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to the staging area near Maryland Hall for parade participants and to the downtown area for parade watchers. Warrior Events will be the official beneficiary of the parade, which always benefits local charities. The parade includes more than 100 units and is expected to draw 5,000 to 7,000 people to Annapolis.

“This is a highlight for everyone who participates or watches,” Mayor Gavin Buckley said in a news release. “People from around the world are in the parade and families come from all over the area to line our city streets and take it all in – the fire trucks, the Irish dancers, the fife and drum corps, the marching bands, the floats. It’s wonderful.”

The parade will line up at Amos Garrett Boulevard or a designated side street, turn right onto West Street and travel clockwise around Church Circle to Main Street, down Main Street toward Randall/Compromise Circle, head clockwise (the wrong way) around Randall/Compromise Circle and exit via Randall Street.

For more information on the parade, visit www.naptownevents.com.

Before and after the parade, a new family festival will be held at City Dock. Shamrock The Dock will feature entertainment, face painters, food and drink. It will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and resume at 3 p.m. with the Dublin 5 and photo screens.

The Annapolis Water Taxi will open in the Annapolis harbor on Sunday for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and celebrations from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Full service will begin in May 2019. To hail a Water Taxi, call 410-263-0033 or VHF channel 68. Fares are $3-8 per person depending upon destination, which this Sunday will be limited to Annapolis harbor. Full Water Taxi schedule, route and fare list are available at www.cruisesonthebay.com.

The latest parade lineup shared on Facebook is:

• US Naval Academy Band
• Navy League Cadet Corps
• Honorary Grand Marshall: Brendan Fisher
• Caledonian Pipe Band
• Ancient Order of Hibernians
• Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
• Governor HoganMayor Buckley
• Adr Fred Paone
• Kelly Benefits
• Kelly Electric
• Bay Country PaintersDriven (K&G)
• Bayhawks
• O'Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance
• Gold Star Moms
• Blue Ribbon Project
• Mozaic. The Band
• Fence & Deck Connection
• Warrior Events
• Norwegian Vikings
• Jennifer's Journey - Cystic Fibrosis
• Prince Georges County Fire Pipes
• Anne Arundel County Emerald Society
• Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman
• IAFF Local 1926 (Annapolis Fire)
• Maryland Professional Firefighters
• Mosquito Man and Maryland Mold Masters
• Cub Scout Pack 153
• Eastport Volunteer Fire Company
• ACME
• Herald Harbor Hideaway
• Hunt School of Irish DanceStan & Joes
• Washington DC Fire Pipe Band
• C.R.A.B.
• Calvary Center School
• Down Syndrome Connection
• Gigi's Play House
• Chesapeake K9 Club
• Drew Cochrane Attorney
• Girl Scouts of Central MD, Troop Service Unit 644
• Potomac Valley Irish Wolfhound Club
• Galway Bay
• Chesapeake Irish Dance
• Illusions Baton Twirling Club
• Macmillan Pipe Band
• Blue Photo Bus
• Annapolis Irish Rowing Club
• Annapolis Elementary School
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Talisman Therapeutic Riding “Heroes on Horses”
• McCarthy Family Float
• Colonial Nursery School
• Annapolis Maritime Society
• Annapolis Pickle Ball Club
• Montgomery County Fire Pipes
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
• Foundation Fitness
• Pit Boys
• Hurley School of Irish Dance
• Boy Scout Troop 454
• St. John The Evangelist School
• Davy Dance Academy
• Kevin Barry Pipes
• Guiness
• Kent Island Scuba
• Doug Day
• Blades of Green
• Blades of Green Pest Control
• University of Maryland Annapolis Alumni Group
• WNAV
• Truckin4Troops
• Southern Maryland Valkyries Girls RFC
• John F. Nicoll Pipes & Drums
• Mission Escape Rooms
• Jamaba Juice
• First Reserve Financial
• Pirate Adventures of the Chesapeake
• WRNR
• The Bernie House
• Pine Creek Structures
• Maple School of Irish Dancing
• Mission BBQ
• Bowie Baysox
• Annapolis Rotary Club + Foundation
• Massachusetts State Police Pipe Band
• Rescue77
• Annapolis Rowing Club
• Paws Pet Boutique - Annapolis Dog Lovers
• Green Turtle Annapolis
• Star Wars Characters
• Annapolis High School Marching Band
• Annapolis Green
• Annapolis City Police
• Richmond Pipes
• PG County Park Police Mounted Horses
• Lasting Tributes
• Krewe of the Claddagh