What To Know Before This Sunday's South Boston Evacuation/St. Patrick's Day Parade

The South Boston Evacuation/St. Patrick's Day Parade is Sunday, March 16, 2025. The 3.5 mile parade will begin at 11:30am (new time), starting at Broadway Station before making its way past Medal of Honor Park and ending at Andrew Square.

Welcome parade goers. Have fun. Be Safe. Please respect the host neighborhood, be mindful of families and children attending and don't forget that public and underage drinking is illegal. If you need to "go" on parade day, visit one of the portajohns   located enroute to and throughout the parade route.

Where to watch? If you are looking to take in the parade from one of the many restaurants along the route or are looking to take in the parade with the masses, Broadway, especially between Broadway Station and L Street, is a great place to be. If you are looking to avoid the crowds, great options include taking in the parade from Medal of Honor Park or Thomas Park, as well as a street on the route other than Broadway.

South Boston Evacuation Day / St Patrick's Day Parade Route

Broadway Station at W. Broadway to Perkins Square to East Broadway, turn right on P Street, right on E. Fourth St, left on K. St, right on E. Fifth St, left on G St., take 2nd right onto Thomas Park and follow to Telegraph St. to Dorchester St. to the parade’s end at Andrew Square.

The St. Patrick’s Day Road Race will also take place on Sunday beginning at 9:30 AM.  The race starts and ends at the Boys & Girls Club (230 West 6th), left on Dorchester St, down E Broadway and back to W Broadway, left on E and left on West 6th. 

Before the race and parade is the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast hosted by Senator Nick Collins at the Ironworkers Local 7 Union Hall starting at 9am and broadcasted live at 10am on Caught in Southie's Instagram page, Irish Hit Parade Radio, Boston Neighborhood Network Media and New England Cable News (NECN) via NBC10.

To accommodate the race and parade and the staging/dispersal and clean-up, drivers should expect roads on the route to be closed to vehicular traffic.

Tow Zone, No Stopping, Boston Police Special Event Sunday
Towing will begin at 3am on Sunday morning. Additional parking restrictions that will be implemented temporarily to support Sunday’s events are as follows:

• A Street, Both sides, from Binford Street to West Second Street
• Binford Street, Both sides, from A Street heading northwesterly to end at 45 Binford Street
• West Second Street, Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to A Street
• Dorchester Avenue, both sides from Gillette Park to Old Colony Avenue
• Dorchester Avenue, both sides, from Dorchester Street to Damrell Street
• Foundry Street, both sides, from Greenbaum Street to Dorchester Avenue
• West Fourth Street, Both sides, from B Street to Dorchester Avenue
• West Broadway, Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Dorchester Street
• East Broadway, Both sides, from Dorchester Street to P Street
• P Street, Both sides, from East Broadway to East Fourth Street
• East Fourth Street, Both sides, from P Street to K Street
• K Street, Both sides, from East Fourth Street to East Fifth Street
• East Fifth Street, Both sides, from K Street to G Street
• G Street, Both sides, from East Fifth Street to #96 G Street
• Thomas Park, Both sides of southerly arm (opposite normal traffic flow), from G Street to Telegraph Street
• Telegraph Street, Both sides, from Thomas Park to Dorchester Street
• Dorchester Street, Both sides, from Telegraph Street to Dorchester Avenue
• Damrell Street, Both sides, from Old Colony Avenue to Dorchester Avenue

South Boston resident parking sticker holders are eligible for reduced parking rates starting  6pm Saturday, March 15th through 8pm Sunday, March 16th at the Marine Park Garage at 12 Drydock Ave.    

The MBTA will be offering free shuttle buses between 9:30 AM and 5 PM from South Station (Summer & Atlantic) to E. First St at the City Point Bus Terminal. Due to road closures the day of the parade, buses will not stop at Broadway station, starting at 9:45 AM and Andrew Station, after 10:15 AM. Routes 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 47 will be detoured around the parade area. More details. Riding Blue Bikes is another option.

Public Restrooms

New this year is porta potties along A Street: five at 230 A St (corner of A & Binford Streets) and six including an ADA accessible one at the A St Park (along the Richards St. Park entrance) in addition to the parade route public restrooms.

Southie Fun Facts for March 16th: Liquor Stores will close at 4pm. All bars and restaurants in 02127 will close between 6-6:30pm and patrons will need to leave by 7:30pm. There will be zero tolerance and a $200 citation for public drinking or public cannabis consumption. 

On March 17th, Evacuation Day commences with mass at 9:00am at St Augustine’s Chapel and a reception with historical exercises at approximately 10am at the South Boston Boys & Girls Club at 230 W. Sixth St. Evacuation Day commemorates March 17, 1776 when colonial troops under the command of General George Washington took up a fortified position at Dorchester Heights that prompted British forces to leave Boston under the threat of an artillery bombardment. Dorchester Height's restoration is scheduled to be completed next year in time for our 250th Evacuation anniversary. 

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