- If you have a week to spare and want to spend in the capital city of the country where the holiday originated, visit Dublin, Ireland. The entire city parties for the week, and the celebration culminates in the enormous St. Patrick's Day parade. The city's giant St. Patrick's Festival lasts for most of the week, complete with music, family events, film premieres and even comedy events.
- With more than one million residents of Irish descent, Chicago, Illinois, is one of the world's best places to be on St. Patrick's Day. To celebrate the event, the city dyes the Chicago River green every year, pouring 45 kg of vegetable dye into the river roughly an hour and a half before the annual St. Patrick's Day parade begins at noon.
- Arguably one of the biggest St. Patrick's Day parades in the world, New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade along Fifth Avenue comprises more than 150,000 marches every year, with millions of spectators lining the street. Unlike many other St. Patrick's Day parade, this one forbids floats and exhibits, allowing only marchers.
- Boston, Massachusetts, is the closest major United States port for Ireland. As a result, when the Irish were immigrating here, the city became their most common destination. As a result, the city has a strong Irish history. Boston celebrates St. Patrick's Day throughout most of the week, including Irish heritage walks, Irish bands performing around the city and, of course, the annual St. Patrick's Day parade where you can see many Irish bands from around North America perform. Every year, more than 600,000 people come to see the legendary parade and witness a display of Irish heritage at its finest.
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