Saturday Is the Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Day Parade

This Saturday, March 5 is the 21st Annual Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Parade. It steps off at 1PM and travels through the Village of Wappingers Falls. Click here for the route the parade will take from start to finish.

Over the past twenty years, the Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Parade has grown to include over 3,000 participants and over 10,000 spectators. 943 / 973 The Wolf will be there enjoying being part of the celebration and we hope you can bring out the family for all the fun this parade has to offer. There will be bands and floats along with plenty of marchers representing local groups from all over the Hudson Valley.

This year's grand marshal is a celebrated Dutchess County resident, Bruce Coneeney originally from the Bronx Bruce has called the Hudson Valley his home for 48 years. He is a 1969 graduate of Arlington High School. Bruce now joins the proud line of grand marshas that came before him, including the first Grand Marshall of the parade Father Charlie Coen.

If you can't catch it in person it will also be televised later on Optimum Channel 18/6.