Holyoke, MA Saint Patrick's Day Parade
| Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Parade |
| Date(s) | March 19, 2017 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Holyoke, MA |
| Country | United States of America |
| Attendance | 400,000 |
| Organized by | Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade Committee |
| Website | |
| http://holyokestpatricksparade.com | |
The parade is hosted every year on the Sunday of the week that has Saint Patrick's Day. Each parade usually attracts around 400,000 spectators from all over the United States of America. Past spectators have included President John F. Kennedy, two Speakers of the House and other important government officials.[1]
Snow removal for 2017's parade
Spectator counts have dropped over the years, as in the '60s and early '70s the parade attracted around 1,000,000 spectators.[2]
This is a graph on spectator counts for the parade.
| Number of Spectators (estimated)[3] | Year |
|---|---|
| 1,000,000 | 1960s |
| 900,000 | 1970s |
| 700,000 | 1980s |
| 550,000 | 1990s |
| 420,000 | 2000s |
| 400,000 | 2017 (present day) |
Formation
In 1952 the first Holyoke Saint Patrick's Day Parade was hosted, and the Holyoke Saint Patrick's Parade Committee was formed. The parade was started because of a vast amount of the Holyoke, Massachusetts population was Irish.
See also
References
- ↑ Holyokestpatricksparade.com Archived April 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade".
- ↑ Massachusetts. "Holyoke St. Patrick's Parade 2011: 60th annual parade draws 400,000, attracts first-timers". masslive.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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