For more than two hours, members of trades unions, marching bands, civic groups, and elected officials marched down the sunny-but-chilly route from East 18th Street and Superior Avenue to Public Square. Irish dance troupes and the Pipes and Drums of the Cleveland Police kept people moving.

Cleveland’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was in 1842. The parade is organized by the United Irish Societies of Greater Cleveland, a nonprofit that includes 28 Irish organizations.

See a few photos from along the parade route snapped by Signal Cleveland’s Nick Castele. Also, check out Mark Naymik’s video below.

  • Firefighters in an old fire truck wave to the crowd on St. Patrick's Day
    Firefighters roll into Public Square in an antique ladder truck during Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • Purple Cleveland Guardians mascot Slider high-fives someone in the crowd during Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day parade
    Guardians mascot Slider greets the crowd at Public Square during Cleveland’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • Onlookers watch Cleveland's 2025 St. Patrick's Day parade.
    Onlookers watch Cleveland’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • A man in a hot and leather gloves holding a green and red flag during Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day parade.
    A man waves a County Mayo flag during Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • An Irish wolfhound in a green tutu
    Irish wolfhounds pad down Superior Avenue during Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin wears a green, white and orange winter hat
    Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin marches in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • A cheering Martin Sweeney points out Mayor Justin Bibb
    Cuyahoga County Council Member Martin Sweeney points out Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb at the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • Two horses at Cleveland's Public Square with a crowd in the background on St. Patrick's Day
    Horses decked out in green march in Cleveland’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • The pipe major of the Cleveland Police pipes and drums salutes during the St. Patrick's Day parade
    The Pipes and Drums of the Cleveland Police enter Public Square during the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland
  • Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd in a white hat and overcoat
    Police Chief Dorothy Todd marches with police leaders in Cleveland’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland

Here’s a short video of today’s parade.

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