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Huntington 2014 St Patrick's Day Parade Irish Heritage Event Long Island New York |
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starting at the Huntington Train Station in Huntington, Long Island, New York |
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March 9, 2014 |
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2:00 PM
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Huntington Train Station |
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New York Avenue |
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Huntington, NY 11743 |
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Huntington 2014 St Patrick's Day Parade Irish Heritage Event starting at the Huntington Train Station in Huntington, Long Island, New York.
The parade will begin starting on New York Avenue just north of the Huntington train station eventually making its way onto Main Street. The parade will end at St. Patrick's Church. 2014 Grand Marshal: Dominick Feeney Jr.
Seventy nine years later, thanks to the Huntington Ancient Order of Hibernians, Huntington residents continue to come together to celebrate the unofficial start of spring on the second Sunday of March.
Over the past 79 years, the parade has grown to become the oldest and largest on Long Island. While there are only a few folks around who remember that first St. Patrick's day parade, they will tell you that it is the day Huntington puts her best face forward and everyone has a wee bit of Irish in them. Each year up to 50,000 current and former residents jam Huntington Village for this wonderful family and community event. More important than ever, the Parade is also a tremendous catalyst to the local Huntington economy, with spectators packing the local restaurants, shops, and pubs. With the current rough economic times, "buying local" not only feels good it helps all of us.
The core of the Parade is of course the Bagpipe bands, and no parade on Long Island can match the Huntington's line-up with bands from all over the Island. This year the Parade will include over 25 marching bands. See the complete Line of March in the center section for a complete list.
Although the Scots lay claim to the bagpipe, the bagpipe existed in Ireland long before Scotland. It was used during religious celebrations, funerals and to assemble villagers and town's people in time of emergencies and in time of war. So, when you hear the sounds of the pipes being played it will touch the hearts of all who listen and remind us of the Irish of centuries ago who fought for freedom in this country and in Ireland.
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631-673-0500 |
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