Irish Eyes Will Be Smiling At RVC Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — Rockville Centre is celebrating St. Patrick's Day this weekend. The village's parade will step off at noon on March 25.

Marchers will gather at the municipal parking lot on Sunrise Highway. It steps off at Maple Avenue and Long Beach Road. After passing the reviewing stand at St. Agnes Cathedral, the parade will end on Washington Street.

Expect some road closures and parking restrictions on Saturday.

Police are not allowing anyone to carry an open container of alcohol along the route.

The day starts with a commemorative Mass at 9 a.m.

Businessman Tommy McNicholas, a lifelong Rockville Centre resident, is this year's Grand Marshal. He owns restaurants that include Kasey’s Kitchen and Cocktails/Rooftop 32, Craft Kitchen and Taphouse Lynbrook.