North Albany Limerick Parade – Saturday, March 14th, starting at 11:30am
The North Albany Limerick Parade route will follow a new route. It will kick off in front of Druthers on Broadway and continue north to the Menands Village Line; make a left turn onto Wolfert Avenue; continue west on Wolfert Avenue to North Pearl Street where the parade will end at the intersection of North Pearl Street and Wolfert Avenue.
Road Closures - Saturday, March 14th, from 9:30am to 1:30pm (or at conclusion of the parade by APD detail command)
- Broadway between Wolfert Ave and Loudonville Road
- Bridge Street between Mill Street and Broadway
- Mill Street between Tivoli Street and Mill Street
- Emmett Street at Broadway
- Albany Street at Broadway
- Mohawk Street at Broadway
- Genessee Street at Broadway
- North First Street at Broadway
- Erie Street at Broadway
- South Street at Broadway
- Main Street at Broadway
- Center Street at Broadway
- North Second Street at Broadway
- North Street at Broadway
- North Third Street at Broadway
- Lawn Avenue at Broadway
- Bonheim Street at Broadway
- Lindberg Avenue at Broadway
- North Pearl Street at Lawn Avenue
- Bonheim Street, eastbound at Broadway & eastbound and westbound at North Pearl Street
- Lindbergh Avenue, eastbound at Broadway & eastbound and westbound at North Pearl Street
Parking Restrictions – Saturday, March 14th, from 8:00am to 2:00pm
- North Pearl Street, both sides from Lawn Avenue to Wolfert Ave (Menands Line)
- Broadway, both sides from Loudonville Road to Wolfert Ave (Menands Line)
- Bridge Street, both sides from Broadway to Mill Street
- Mill Street, both sides from Bridge Street to Tivoli Street
75th Albany St. Patrick's Day Parade – Saturday, March 14th, starting at 2:00pm
The 75th Albany St. Patrick’s Day Parade will start at Lexington Avenue; then proceed east on Central Avenue to Washington Avenue; east on Washington Avenue to State Street; then east on State Street to approximately opposite James Street.
Road Closures – Saturday, March 14th, beginning at 7:00am
- 7:00 AM: Central Avenue between Quail Street and Lexington Avenue will be closed for parade lineup.
- 8:00 AM: Parade Route will be closed to ALL Traffic.
- Henry Johnson Boulevard and Lark Street northbound and southbound will remain open to traffic until 12:30 PM.
- At 12:30 PM these two roadways will be closed, and the entire parade route will remain closed until the completion of the parade.
- Central Avenue from Quail Street east to Washington Avenue
- Washington Avenue from Central Avenue east to Washington Avenue/Eagle Street/State Street
- State Street from Washington Avenue/Eagle Street east to Broadway
- In addition, ALL cross streets along the parade route will be closed in preparation for parade kick off. This will include Eagle Street as well as North and South Pearl Streets from Pine Street to Hudson Avenue.
Parking Restrictions
Friday, March 13th, from 6:00am to Saturday, March 14th at 6:00pm
- Central Avenue parking Lot #4 (Central Avenue and Lexington Avenue) all areas of this lot will be restricted
Saturday, March 14th from 6:00am to 4:00pm
- Central Avenue, both sides from Quail Street to Lark Street
- Quail Street, both sides from Bradford Street to Sherman Street
- North Lake Avenue, both sides from Bradford Street to Sherman Street
- Robin Street, both sides from Bradford Street to Sherman Street
- Lexington Avenue, both sides from Bradford Street to Sherman Street
- Washington Avenue, both sides from Lark Street to State Street
- Eagle Street, both sides side from State Street to Pine Street
- State Street, North and South sides from Lark St east 3 spaces on each side
- State Street, North and South sides from South Swan Street east to Plaza Road east of Legislative Office Building (for buses)
- State Street, both sides from Eagle Street to Broadway
- Broadway, East and West sides from Pine Street to Hudson Avenue
- Green Street both sides from State Street to Madison Avenue
- Dallius Street, both sides from Hudson Avenue to Division Street
- South Swan Street, east side from Madison Avenue to Washington Avenue. Handicap parking will be available on the side streets adjacent to Central Avenue. There will be an officer at the intersection to address the need of handicap parking
Available Off-Street Parking Information
Off-street parking will be available near the parade route at the following Park Albany parking locations:
Uptown:
- Parking Lot 2: Located at 72 Central Ave. (Between Central Ave. & Western Ave.) (Hourly parking rates apply, max daily rate: $7.25)
- Parking Lot 3: Located at 327 Washington Avenue. (At Washington and Lexington Ave.) (Hourly parking rates apply, max daily rate: $7.25)
Downtown:
- Green-Hudson Garage: located at 45 Hudson Ave (All Day Event Parking Rate: $10.00)
- Riverfront Garage: Located at 2 Columbia St. (All Day Event Parking Rate: $6.00 until 5:00pm, $10 After 5pm)
- Quackenbush Garage: Located at 45 Orange St. (All Day Event Parking Rate: $6.00 until 5:00pm, $10 After 5pm)
