Man dressed up at the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade. Credit: Casey Jones Photography/Facebook

Man dressed up at the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade.

Credit: Casey Jones Photography/Facebook

The city of Savannah held its 201st annual St. Patrick's Day parade, one of the largest parades honoring the holiday in the country. 

The parade not only washes the city in green, but highlights the deep Irish heritage in the state of Georgia.

Guests in attendance of the 201st Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2025. Credit: City of Savannah Government/Facebook

Guests in attendance of the 201st Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2025.

Credit: City of Savannah Government/Facebook

Based on Census data, more people claim Irish ancestry in Georgia than any other except English ancestry, according to Visit Savannah.

Also per Visit Savannah, the parade, held every March 17, allows thousands of Savannah natives and visitors to gather to crowd the streets from the early morning "dressed in their finest Kelly green to watch a parade take its sweet, festive time winding through most of Savannah’s downtown squares."

Savannah's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist featured in the background of the 2025 St. Patrick's Day parade. Credit: The Original Crab Shack

Savannah's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is featured in the background of the 2025 St. Patrick's Day parade.

Credit: The Original Crab Shack

The day begins with an 8 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist ahead of the start of the parade at 10:15 a.m. at the intersection of Gwinnett and Abercorn streets.

People gathered in a crowd to watch the 201st Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2025. Credit: Downtown Savannah Livin/Facebook

People gathered in a crowd to watch the 201st Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2025.

Credit: Downtown Savannah Livin/Facebook

The parade features dancers, floats, marching bands and more.

The Barabbas and The Tribe from the Bahamas joined Savannah's local business, The Original Crab Shack, for a dance performance during the parade. Credit: The Original Crab Shack

The Barabbas and The Tribe from the Bahamas joined Savannah's local business, The Original Crab Shack, for a dance performance during the parade.

Credit: The Original Crab Shack

Savannah native U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock took part in the parade festivities.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, from Savannah, pictured with a Chatham County Sheriff’s Office employee at the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2025. Credit: Brianna Jones/Facebook

Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who's from Savannah, is pictured with a Chatham County Sheriff’s Office employee at the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2025.

Credit: Brianna Jones/Facebook

For more information about the parade of celebrating responsibly, visit the official Savannah site here.

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