The Best Ways To Enjoy The St Patrick’s Parade in Huntington, NY

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Sunday March 10th, get your green on and let’s all go be Irish for a day in Huntington Village! *Keep reading for Going Local tips on parking, spots to watch the parade, and Irish food from local businesses!

The 90th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, set to take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2:00 pm, extends an open invitation to all to join in the festivities. Participants will march down New York Avenue to Main Street in Huntington, led by the newly appointed Grand Marshal, Monsignor Steven Camp.

Tip #1: How to Avoid the Traffic

The most important thing to know that day, is that the surrounding streets close for the parade at 1:00pm which you can imagine creates a ton of traffic. Your mission is to avoid that at all costs. Here’s how: plan to go to brunch at a local spot in the village before the parade around noon. We would recommend making a reservation immediately so here are some of our favorite places to help: Finley’s of Green Street, Leilu, Hatch, Over Easy, IMC, Noema, and Ella’s. By having brunch before the parade, you’re not only avoiding the traffic, you’re also making sure no one gets “hangry” AND…you’re supporting local business! Win Win all around.

Tip #2: Where to Park

If you listen to our first tip, parking will be a heck of a lot easier then as opposed to around 1:30 when everyone who didn’t read this article starts to show up. I would recommend parking in either the Gerard Street Parking lot or the Upper Elm Street lot because I am all about an exit strategy. Once the parade is over, traffic gets heavy again and you’re better off being on the outside of the parade route. I would probably try to avoid the Huntington Village Municipal lot because of the one way roads and congestion in that area. This is just my opinion, but I’ll also say, if you see a spot, grab it!

Free Parking Lots in Huntington Village

Tip #3: Where to Watch the Parade

The parade starts at what I will always call “The Big H” shopping center on New York Ave and marches all the way down NYA and hooks a left onto Main Street. Anywhere on this route is a great place to watch the parade, but some spots can be really congested. If you’re looking for the action and want to be right in the center of it all, I would recommend posting up one of the corners of NYA and Main Street, but get there early. This is an area that has the most foot traffic and will be a sea of green and white. If you’re looking for a less crowded spot, I would park at the Big H and find a spot along New York Ave near there and bring some beach chairs to watch (*arrive early before the streets close to avoid traffic and rerouting).

Tip #4: For Those Who Ignored Tip 1

If you didn’t go to brunch, but found parking and now your group is hungry, head to Leilu located at 10 New Street. They are offering up a Parade To Go Menu so you can take your food to go and enjoy the parade!

Leilus Parade To Go Menu

Tip #5: If You’re Hungry or Thirsty After The Parade

If you’re looking for a Corned Beef and Cabbage Platter with all the fixin’s or a Corned Beef Sandwich, head to Finley’s of Green Street! They are offering up Irish favorites for those having a craving, have a ton of Guinness and Jameson on hand and will be getting a visit from the Bag pipers so don’t miss out!

Finleys St Pattys Menu for Parade Day

Bonus Tip: If you aren’t into the parade but want to eat and drink after, Finley’s is THE place to be for St Patty’s in Huntington.

Did You Know…

Behind the scenes, the coordination and funding of such an esteemed gathering involve considerable expenses, covering band sponsorship fees, insurance, and advertising. Contrary to common misconception, the Town does not organize or finance the parade; since its inception in 1930 (excluding years during WWII), the Huntington Ancient Order of Hibernians has shouldered the responsibility and costs of orchestrating this remarkable celebration.

*Click the video below to see inside the Pre Parade Party that happens every year with the Hibernians at Finley’s and showcases the Northport Pipe & Drum!

Thank you the Huntington Ancient Order of Hibernians for all you do to make this parade happen each year!

We hope these tips help you enjoy the St Patrick’s parade and for more information about St Patrick’s Parades on Long Island, click here.

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Melissa Farrell has a mission to support local business by "Going Local." As a local business owner herself, she understands the struggles entrepreneurs face when owning a business and is always trying to find ways to shine a spotlight onto them. Melissa started Going Local Tours & Experiences back in 2020 during the pandemic in hopes to bring people back into local restaurants and shops. She created food tours in Huntington, NY that would stop at 3-4 local businesses and gave the guests the chance to meet the owner and hear the story behind the business. She soon realized how powerful storytelling is when connecting people to local businesses and created options with local store owners as well to bring them onto the tour to share their story. Melissa wanted to expand out of Huntington to be able to support even more local businesses and started creating luxury picnics where she would bring local to you! She would find local businesses in the area of the picnic set up and deliver it to you offering ways to support over 3 local businesses at each picnic. This wasn't enough. She wanted to find a better way to help spread awareness of local businesses and share their stories. Enter Evangeline Knell...a woman with over 30 years of broadcasting experience who somehow convinced Melissa to host a 3 day live stream from the Huntington Fall Festival. She had never been on camera before, but working alongside Evie to create the 3 shows, gave Melissa the confidence to take on the challenge. The 3 shows produced focused on the local vendors, the food trucks and the events that occurred at the festival and had a much larger reach than Melissa could ever of done on her own. They soon realized a business partnership was needed and combined their two businesses, Identity Digital which is a production company and Going Local Tours and Experiences to form Going Local Media. Evie and Melissa even formed their own distribution outlet by creating Going Local TV, a streaming platform like Netflix or YouTube, that is all about local businesses, events and organizations on Long Island. There are over 200 videos including their podcast series "Let's Get Local" "Long Island Business Minds" and "Local Business Spotlight" that help spread awareness of our local businesses and Long Island Professionals. They are always thinking up new ways to support local, including this site, Going Local Long Island is a directory of articles on how to Go Local on Long Island. We appreciate you taking the time to read this and for supporting local! Thank you!
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