Downtown Raleigh will come alive with Irish tradition as the 28th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival brings the ‘Wearin’ O’ the Green’ to the Capital City!

The Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade is the second largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the Southeast. This year's parade will feature close to 4,000 people including floats, local dignitaries, media and entertainment personalities, cultural & civic groups and again this year local high school marching bands! The Raleigh parade is a celebration for ALL ethnic groups and cultures.  The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade is NBC 17 Meteorologist Bill Reh.