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If you are looking for a fun place to spend St. Patrick\u2019s Day you won\u2019t have to look too far. There are several cities that really go out all when it comes to celebrating this holiday. From parades, exhibits, food festivals and even fireworks, you can find a celebration that will be fun for all. Best of all these cities are located all the way across the United States, which means that there is a good chance that at least of one of them is located by you. So before you plan your next St. Paddy\u2019s Day, check out the best places to celebrate.<\/p>\n
1. New York City-<\/strong>The Big Apple has been welcoming the holiday with an extra large parade since 1762. Parade organizers expect the number of spectators to top over 1 million people this year. Many people say that there is no better place to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day then New York City. It’s best to expect very large crowds, however, since there is going to be at least 155,000 marchers just in the parade. However, you will experience the ambience of St. Patty\u2019s Day with the sound of bagpipes and green beer literally everywhere. Avid celebrants will get there early to make the trip to St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral. After the parade is over expect the crowds to gather in the many Irish pubs that are located around the city.<\/p>\n 2. St. Louis, Missouri-<\/strong>This mid-west city goes all out when it comes to celebrating St. Patrick\u2019s Day. To begin the festivities, there is a five mile run on the 14th of March. This city also brings it on with an enormous parade downtown in the city. The parade features lots of decked out floats, Irish dancers and large character balloons. \u00a0The night of the 17th expect to find lots of people at the many pubs around the city.<\/p>\n 3. Savannah, Georgia-<\/strong>You may be surprised to learn that this traditional Southern city goes all out for St. Pat\u2019s Day too. In fact they have one of the longest traditions of celebrating this holiday with their parade that began in 1825. While the festivities started out rather small, today Savannah\u2019s green party draws over 400,000 people just to watch the parade. The city also has a rather unique tradition with dyeing the many city fountains green. Many people, both residents and non-residents of the city, enjoy seeing the green fountains, as St. Patrick\u2019s Day gets closer.<\/p>\n