Photos: Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade
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The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade grand marshal is Ray Werner, a playwright from Pittsburgh, is seen as he gestures to parade onlookers along Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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From left, Raelynn Crawford, of Pittsburgh, and students, Kelsey Skonezny, Abigail Wasicek, and Alaina Petrosky, right, all of Pittsburgh, cheer as parade floats make their way down Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Parade watchers hold a sign while celebrating downtown before the start of the annual Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Onlookers smile while watching the green-clad floats and marching bands during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Members of the Carnegie Mellon University pipe and drum band march along Boulevard of the Allies on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Gavin Hietpas, 9, of Brookline, takes a break from sounding his plastic horn he bought from a street vendor before the beginning of the annual Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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A parade participant from Misty Lane Farms carries a baby goat for onlookers to see during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Michael Kraus, of Pittsburgh, is seen wearing a sprig of green in his soldier’s cap as he was preparing to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day parade as a re-enactor in the Irish Brigade, a Civil War-era Union Army brigade comprised of Irish immigrants, during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade along Liberty Avenue on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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A pair of skeletons is decked out in St. Patrick’s Day colors at the end of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Parade participants march along Boulevard of the Allies on during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Parade onlookers pose in their costumes during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Members of the Pittsburgh Fire Department and their families march along Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Members of the Pittsburgh Fire Department march along Boulevard of the Allies on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Phil Dern, of Greensburg, greets parade participants while he was with his Irish wolfhound named Faelan, before the start of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Members of the re-enactor group portraying the Irish Brigade of the Union Army march along Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh police mounted unit officers wave to parade watchers as they lead the front of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium mascot waves to crowds along Grant Street during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Parade participants carry signs in honor of McKeesport police Officer Sean Sluganski, and Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire, both police officers who were killed earlier this year, during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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The “Irish Pope” entertains onlookers along Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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A youngster sticks his tongue out as parade floats make their way down Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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This year’s Miss Smiling Irish Eyes, Marigrace Murphy, an Oakland Catholic High School senior, waves to crowds as she and her carriage pass along Boulevard of the Allies in the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Parade participants hand out candy to onlookers during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Members of the Carnegie Mellon University pipe and drum band tune their bagpipes before the beginning of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Parade watchers wait for the first parade floats to make their way along Boulevard of the Allies during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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St. Patrick’s Day Santa Claus waves to parade crowds while heading down Grant Street during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
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Michael Kraus, of Pittsburgh, marches with re-enactors portraying Civil War era members of the Irish Brigade, during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Members of the Carnegie Mellon University pipe and drum band march along Boulevard of the Allies on Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Pittsburgh.
Thousands of green-clad revelers lined the streets of Pittsburgh on Saturday, from the corner of Liberty Avenue and Grant Street to the end of Boulevard of the Allies at Stanwix Street.
It was another cold March day for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Pittsburgh’s parade and celebration of all things Irish is said to be the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the U.S., behind only Boston. Last year was marked by heavy snowfall but this year saw only a few light flurries throughout the morning.
This year’s parade featured more than 200 floats and marching groups. The 2023 parade grand marshal was Ray Werner, a Pittsburgh playwright, and the 2023 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes was Oakland Catholic High School senior Marigrace Murphy.
Pittsburgh EMS and Pittsburgh police were expected to have additional personnel on hand throughout the day in Pittsburgh’s South Side and North Side as festivities and St. Patrick’s Day bar crawls continue throughout the day.
Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.
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