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Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Marches In Worcester This Weekend

Check out the schedule for the annual Worcester parade and bands who are playing during or after the parade.

WORCESTER, MA — Green beer, corned beef, music and floats. It's all part of St. Patrick's Day, along with the annual extravaganza that is the Worcester St. Patrick's Day Parade.

The parade winds down Park Ave. on Sunday, March 12, starting at noon and continuing to 2 p.m. Find a schedule and info about the Grand Marshal here. In might not be startling to know that the parade includes floats, dignitaries, cars and a lot of green things.

Several bands and musical acts line the parade route playing outside or in clubs and bars along or near the parade route, both during and after the parade.

Some acts who have announced shows on Sunday:

  • The Garage Boys, 4-8 p.m., B-Man's 140
  • Good Question Band & The Ben Cote Band, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Beatnik's
  • Sean Ryan, 2-6 p.m., Marine Corps League
  • Post Parade Party with Glenn Gibbs, 2 p.m., Ballot Box
  • Shamrock Whiskey, 3 p.m., Smitty's Tavern
  • Chris Reddy, 3 p.m., The Press Box
  • Morrigan’s Flight, 6 p.m., Fiddler's Green

Is your band playing? Let us know. Charlene.arsenault@patch.com.