Annapolis St. Patrick's Day Parade: Know Before You Go

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Rain should end right as the Annapolis St. Patrick’s Parade starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 6.

If you go, bundle up. The National Weather Service forecast calls for north winds, light rain until 1 p.m. and a high of only 46 degrees on Sunday.

While St. Patrick’s Day is actually March 17, Annapolis chooses to get its green on a bit early.

The parade route is as follows:
• Lineup at Amos Garrett Blvd. or their designated side-street depending on their position/order of the parade.
• Make a right turn onto West Street
• Travel clockwise (the wrong way) around Church Circle and out Main Stree.
• Travel down Main Street toward Randall/Compromise Circle.
• Travel clockwise (the wrong way) around Randall/Compromise Circle.
• Exit traffic circle via Randall Street.

Streets along the route will close at 1 p.m. and are expected to remain closed until 3 p.m., city officials said. There will be additional parking at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and shuttles to the downtown area will be provided by the parade sponsor, Naptown Events.

This year’s parade and the surrounding festivities will support Wounded Troops through the local non-profit Warrior Events, Maryland Professional Firefighters, and The Blue Ribbon Project, which supports recently displaced foster children.

World War II Marine Corps veteran Dave Aland, an active resident of Annapolis since 1960, is the grand marshal of this year’s parade.

Aland has served as president of South River Federation for 30 years and on ad hoc committees for the city, county, and state during that period. Parade organizers say he was one of the founding members of the Commodore Barry Ancient Order of Hibernians organization in Annapolis, served St. Mary’s Church as Parish Council President, a Scout leader, chaired the school board, choir director, cantor, lecturer, and Eucharistic minister.