St. Patrick’s Day Foundation, NYC
The mission of the St. Patrick’s Day Foundation is to support the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade and related activities, and to celebrate the contributions of the Irish to American society, with student scholarships, educational initiatives, publications and an ambitious year-round program of social and culture events.
Saint Patrick. Thad Zajdowicz
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2025 Gala Celebration
St. Patrick’s Day Foundation, NYC
The mission of the St. Patrick’s Day Foundation is to support the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade and related activities, and to celebrate the contributions of the Irish to American society, with student scholarships, educational initiatives, publications and an ambitious year-round program of social and culture events.
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, founded 1762
The first New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade stepped off Lower Broadway on March 17th 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Two hundred and sixty one years later, the Parade is considered the largest parade in the world, with 200,000 marchers, and more than two million spectators lining Fifth Avenue to watch the annual pilgrimage.
St. Patrick Parade, Fifth Ave., New York 1907
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
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About The Foundation
Annual Foundation Gala
March 12, 2025
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Monday, March 17, 2025
Annual Golf Outing
September 2025
2025 Grand Marshal
Michael Benn
