Here’s when & where roads will be closed for Charlotte’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. See map
It’s time to paint the town green for one of Charlotte’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
The annual Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is returning to uptown Saturday, March 15 with spirited marching bands and festive floats, plus food vendors, craft vendors and kid-friendly activities.
With even more participants for this weekend’s festivities, there’s expected to be 20,000 participants at the parade and at least 20,000 participants at the festival, organizers told CharlotteFive.
Parade route and festival map
The festival is scheduled from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., with the two-hour long parade kicking off at 11 a.m. from North Tryon Street and West 9th Street to East 3rd Street.
According to the City of Charlotte website, the following roads will close at 5:30 a.m. and reopen at 8 p.m. for the big event:
Tryon Street from Brooklyn Village Avenue to 3rd Street
3rd Street from College Street to Church Street
Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. from College Street to Church Street
Levine Avenue of the Arts from Tryon Street to Church Street
For the parade, North Tryon Street between 9th Street and East 13th Street will close at 8:30 a.m., and North Tryon Street between 9th Street and 3rd Street, along with all cross streets will close at 10 a.m.
You can find more information about this year’s parade and festival online at charlottestpats.com.
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