St. Patrick’s Day celebrations erupted across the country on Friday as hundreds and thousands of revelers kicked off the weekend early.
Partygoers were seen lining the streets dressed in green suits in the early afternoon for boozy celebrations.
And spring breakers got into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit when they flocked to the beaches and bars to get the party started early.
Some wore green bikinis and painted their nails as they gathered on the Fort Lauderdale beach for a rowdy afternoon of drinks.
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations erupted across the country on Friday as hundreds and thousands of revelers kicked off the weekend early.
Spring breakers dressed in green bikinis went to bars and beaches in Miami to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day
Other revelers from across the country chose to hit Irish pubs in costume to get the party started.
A group of partygoers in downtown Boston
People came draped in boas and various other Irish themed accessories.
This woman went to an Irish pub dressed in a shamrock-print outfit
Other St. Patrick’s Day revelers across the country chose to head to Irish pubs in costume to get the party started.
People came draped in boas in the colors of the Irish flag, shamrock-patterned clothing, and various other Irish-themed accessories.
Elaborate and extravagant parades to mark the occasion were also held in New York and Savannah with thousands in attendance to view the floats and performances.
Two friends go out drinking on St. Patrick’s Day in New York
Elaborate and extravagant parades to mark the occasion were also held in New York and Savannah.
Thousands of people came to see the floats and performances at the events
A group dressed in green attending the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah
A family enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Savannah
The streets were closed in New York for one of the city’s grandest and oldest traditions when performers, bands and bagpipes marched along Fifth Avenue.
Former UFC star Conor McGregor, from Dublin, Ireland, took to the streets of Savannah, Georgia to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The Savannah Day celebration is the largest in the southeastern United States, with the average parade lasting nearly four hours.
Conor McGregor was spotted out and about in Savannah, Georgia to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
McGregor was accompanied by his fiancee Dee Devlin and their children (left to right) Conor Jr, Rian and Croia
McGregor was seen walking with his fiancee Dee Devlin and their three children, Conor Jr, Rian and Croia, accompanied by police.
It is the second parade to be held in Savannah since the COVID pandemic caused the festivities to be canceled in both 2020 and 2021.
The Parade in Savannah began in 1824 by Irish immigrants who came to the oldest city in the state.
The streets were closed in New York for one of the city’s grandest and oldest traditions when performers, bands and bagpipes marched along Fifth Avenue.
The Parade in Savannah began in 1824 by Irish immigrants who came to the oldest city in the state.
President Joe Biden, of Irish descent, wished those celebrating a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, saying: “Today, on St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate the fact that the fabric of modern America is interwoven with the green of the Emerald island”.
“As a great-great-grandson of the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth, who boarded a coffin ship across the Atlantic over 165 years ago, as the proud son of Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, I wish you all a very happy Saint Patrick’s day.’
And he welcomed Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for a longstanding meeting between the two heads of state that had been delayed two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Savannah Day celebration is the largest in the southeastern United States, with the average parade lasting nearly four hours.
Saint Patrick’s Day celebrates the life of Ireland’s patron saint, who is credited with bringing Christianity to the country.
Saint Patrick’s Day celebrates the life of Ireland’s patron saint, who is credited with bringing Christianity to the country.
It marks the anniversary of his death in the fifth century and the Irish have observed the holiday for over 1,000 years.
Saint Patrick is also the designated patron saint of Puerto Rico, Boston, Australia, Nigeria, and Montserrat.
The annual celebration has become a great tradition throughout the United States due to the number of people who have Iris roots.
More than 32 million Americans have ancestors, as up to two million Irish people moved to the United States during the Great Potato Famine, a period of famine and disease that from 1845 to 1852 killed more than 1.9 million people.