Detroit Holds Its 68th St. Patrick’s Parade

Detroit holds its 68th St. Patrick’s Parade at 1 p.m. ET on March 15, by The United Irish Societies (UIS).

In 1958, the UIS hosted the first St. Patrick’s Parade in Dearborn, Michigan. The parade route follows along Michigan Avenue through the area known as Corktown. Corktown received its name as the Irish were the largest ethnic group of newcomers to Detroit, most of them from County Cork. The Corktown neighborhood is Detroit’s oldest surviving neighborhood.