Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade 2018: Live Stream, Route, More

BOSTON, MA – Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade will go on Sunday, March 18, despite more issues brought on by the snow. For the second consecutive year, and third time since 2015, the weather has shortened South Boston St. Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade. But the historic spectacle will march ahead, beginning at 1 p.m.

The revised route for the 2018 St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at the Broadway MBTA Station. The route goes from East Broadway to West Broadway and ends at Farragut Road. Broadway will be closed from about 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The MBTA encourages attendees to take the Red Line to South, Broadway or Andrew stations. Red Line trains may bypass Broadway at certain times throughout the day due to heavy crowds, and riders are advised to allow ample commuting time and plan on viewing the parade in areas other than Broadway.

You will be able to live stream the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast Parade and at NECN. Congressman Stephen Lynch and City Councilor Michael Flaherty will be co-hosting this year's breakfast at the Ironworkers Local 7 Union Hall.

The following parking restrictions will be in effect:

• West Broadway, both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Dorchester Street
• East Broadway, both sides, from Dorchester Street to Farragut Road
• Farragut Road, both sides, from Columbia Road to East First Street
• Dorchester Avenue, both sides, from Gillette Park to Old Colony Avenue (Staging Area)
• East First Street, both sides, from Farragut Road to O Street
• West Sixth Street, both sides, from F Street to Dorchester Street
• F Street, Boys and Girls Club side, from West Sixth Street to Bowen Street

From 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., special shuttle bus service will run to and from the Summer Street side of South Station to Summer Street at East 1st Street in South Boston. Beginning at approximately 9:45 a.m., all bus routes that normally service Broadway or Andrew Stations will be unable to do so due to traffic and road closures, though the stations will remain open for Red Line subway service. Additionally, Bus Routes 9, 10, 11, and 47 will be detoured around the parade area.

Commuter Rail trains with extra seats will be in service. Transit police ask spectators to leave backpacks and water bottles at home.

The parade has once again not been without controversy. The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which organizes the annual parade, said it was "disappointing" Boston Mayor Marty Walsh decided the parade would follow a shortened route due to the blizzard. The veterans council also denied an application from anti-war group Veterans for Peace to walk in the parade for the seventh year in a row, despite support from Walsh, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans and other lawmakers.

Organizers told the Associated Press the group's past protests, during which some members have been detained, did not adhere to the parade's code of conduct.

The Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums marches during the annual South Boston St. Patrick's Parade passes on March 20, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. According to parade organizers, the South Boston St. Patrick's Parade is listed as the second longest parade in the country. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)