Before the parade, runners can enjoy taking part in the 41 st Annual St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races. The event has options for various levels, including the Kids Quarter Mile at 10:30 a.m The 2022 CorkTown Races . 2025 RACE INFO . SUNDAY MARCH 16TH 2025 . Registration Opens 9:00 AM KIDS QUARTER MILE 10:30 AM Emerald Mile 10:40 AM Be sure to mark your calendars for the 67th Detroit St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025, 1:00 pm!Our presenting sponsor is: Kitch Attorneys & Counselors. This year's theme is: Detroit Irish: A charitable legacy of friendship, loyalty, and love. We have the honor of having Joan O’Halloran as our 2025 Grand Marshal! Our 2025 Parade Commentators are Patrick Johnson – Host of the Get ready to run, cheer, and celebrate at the annual Corktown Races! This year's event features new courses, exciting races, and a community-focused celebration you won't want to miss. Register today!! Directly following the Corktown Races is the annual Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Parade, one of the largest St. Patrick’s parades in the country, expected to attract up to 100,000 people. The United Irish Societies (UIS), made up of more than 35 Irish organizations across the Detroit area, has hosted the annual parade since 1958. Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade kicks off in Detroit's Corktown 00:54. runners for the Corktown races had the luck of the Irish on their side with only partly cloudy skies and sunshine. But The parade, which will include marching bands, floats, and more, sets up at 12:30 p.m. and starts at 1 p.m. Ahead of the parade, runners and walkers can participate in the Corktown Races. Corktown Races celebrates community and accomplishment. Everyone gets rewarded. Try the Dublin Double you want to show off your stamina. That’s both the Emerald Mile and the Corktown Race. Double the run, double the medals. It’s family fun on the run at the 42nd annual Corktown Races, Sunday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m., just prior to the St. Patrick’s Parade! The Fraternal Order of United Irishmen will entertain participants with paper mâché big heads, giant inflatables, Irish Step Dancers and more. The St. Patrick Parade Corktown Races have become one of the largest 5km races in Michigan. 2023 St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Race. March 12th, 2023. Michigan Central Station. Detroit, Michigan 48216. Visit The Event Website. The 2022 CorkTown Races. COURSE MAP . NEW 5K RACE COURSE MAP- Updated NEW MILE and KIDS COURSE MAP - Updated DOWNLOAD THE Roosevelt Park MAP The Detroit St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, traveling along Michigan Avenue from Sixth Street to 14th Street in the city's historically Irish neighborhood known as Corktown The annual Corktown Races, presented by the Fraternal Order of United Irishmen, are set for March 16. Some of the proceeds from this great event help support St. Pat. The past few years, the FOUIs were able to present us with checks for $10,000! Find tickets & information for Corktown Races . happening at Corktown, Detroit, Detroit, MI on Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am EDT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. It's St. Patrick's Day Parade time in Detroit's Corktown. Ahead of the parade, runners and walkers can participate in the Corktown Races. Race options include a 5K, 1-mile run, and kids' run. Annual Corktown Races www.corktownrace.com: 3/16/2025 Sunday: Parade Day Mass, Most Holy Trinity Church, 1050 Porter St., Detroit, 10:30 am. The Irish Community attend pre-parade Mass. 3/16/2025 Sunday: 67th Annual Detroit St. Patrick’s Parade. 1:00 pm. Parade assembles prior to 12:30 pm on 6th Street and Michigan Ave. Starting promptly at 1: The Detroit St. Patrick's Day Parade is Sunday on Michigan Avenue. It follows a Mass and Corktown Races. The parade steps off at 1 p.m. It’s always the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day. That gives area businesses a bigger chance for extra business – the Race, the Parade and St. Patrick’s Day. The Kid’s Race starts at 10:30 am, the Emerald Mile at 10:40 am and the Corktown 5K at 11:00 am . PLEASE NOTE: FAQs are subject to change as updates become available. For the According to The Detroit News, forty-five percent of the Irish population lived in the 8th ward — Corktown, while others settled on the near Eastside. Intent on honoring their heritage, Irish leaders emphasized St. Patrick's Day celebrations, some starting as early as 1829 with the formation of the St. Patrick's Society.
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