The annual St. Patrick’s Day / Evacuation Day Parade will take place this Sunday, March 15, at 11:30 a.m.
The 2026 parade route is different from last year, going in a reverse direction along the historical route and using East Sixth Street instead of East Fifth Street.
The parade will begin at Andrew Square, proceed up Dorchester Street; turn right onto Telegraph Street; right around Thomas Park; left on G Street; right onto 6th Street; left on K Street; right on 4th Street; left on P Street; left on East Broadway; bear right onto West Broadway; and finally right onto A Street, where the parade will conclude.
People attending the parade are strongly encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. The MBTA will be running a free shuttle bus between South Station and South Boston between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Towing is expected to begin at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 15.
The Marine Park Garage at 12 Drydock Ave will offer reduced price parking for vehicles with a South Boston resident sticker for those who need to park away from the parade route. This will be offered from Saturday at 6 p.m. to Sunday at 8 p.m.
The Edgerley Family South Boston Club’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K Road Race will occur the same day at 9:00 a.m. The 5K race route starts at the South Boston Boys and Girls Club (SBBGC), proceeds on West 6th Street to Dorchester Street, Dorchester Street to East Broadway, East Broadway to the Farragut Statue, across Farragut Road at Day Blvd. where it turns around back onto East Broadway and continues across L Street to West Broadway, then turns left onto E Street and left back onto West 6th and finishes back at the SBBGC.
Parking restrictions will be in effect throughout Sunday on the following streets:
- Dorchester Avenue – Both sides, from Gillette Park to Old Colony Avenue, and both sides, from Damrell Street to Kemp Street
- Boston Street – Both sides, from Dorchester Street heading southerly to Ellery Street
- Preble Street – Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Old Colony Avenue
- Dexter Street – Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Ellery Street
- Dorchester Street – Both sides, from Telegraph Street to Dorchester Avenue
- Damrell Street – Both sides, from Old Colony Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
- Telegraph Street – Both sides, from Thomas Park to Dorchester Street
- Thomas Park – Both sides of southerly arm (normal traffic flow), from Telegraph Street to G Street
- G Street – Both sides, from Story Street to #96 G Street
- East Sixth Street – Both sides, from K Street to G Street
- K Street – Both sides, from East Fourth Street to East Sixth Street
- East Fourth Street – Both sides, from P Street to K Street
- P Street – Both sides, from East Broadway to East Fourth Street
- East Broadway – Both sides, from Dorchester Street to P Street
- West Broadway – Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Dorchester Street
- A Street – Both sides, from Binford Street to West Broadway
- West Second Street – Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to A Street
- Binford Street – Both sides, from A Street heading northwesterly to end at 45 Binford Street
- East First Street – North side (opposite M Street Park), from driveway out of the MBTA Bus Layover opposite the basketball court to M Street
- West Fourth Street – Both sides, from B Street to A Street
- West Sixth Street – Both sides, from F Street to Dorchester Street (it has been requested to have the area cleared two (2) hours before the 11:00am race
- F Street – Southeast side (odd side – Boys & Girls Club side), West Sixth Street to Bowen Street