st patrick's day

The parade was last week in Utica; but, Saint Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, March 17th. Believe it or not, the day celebrated in honor of Ireland’s patron saint isn’t just an excuse to consume green beer

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St. Patrick's Day is a few days away. On Sunday, you'll be downing pints before you even get a chance to admire the head.

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St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just for people in Ireland and Americans who want to pretend to be Irish for a day. There are celebrations of this saint and his saintly day all around the world.

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Leprechauns, the faires of Irish folklore (no disrespect) are popular symbols this time of year. With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon, the little men with their hidden coins, pots of gold and ginger muttonchops are running rampant through the streets spreading their magical mischief

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A small group of people including Mayor Robert Palmieri, cheered on Fire Chief Russ Brooks as he painted the ceremonial green line down Genesee Street.

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The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Utica begins at 10:00 Saturday morning (3/9) at Oneida Square continuing north to Lafayette Street, and is the third largest in all of New York, according to its Grand Marshall - Utica Fire Chief Russ Brooks.

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More than two dozen streets in Utica will be closed at some point this weekend for the city's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

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North Creek, NY (WIBX) - If you want to be in the running for the best Donegal Beard it is time to start growing.

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It’s a little unusual to drive down a rural highway and see a car engulfed in flames. It’s even more unusual to see two firemen dressed in drag dousing those flames with a fire hose. And yet, that’s exactly what happened in Minnesota recently.

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Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is the one day out of the year when we’re all Irish. And, apparently that translates into wearing anything green and silly we can get our hands on and having as much to drink as we can carry at one time. But, there’s another strange tradition that has developed in celebration of this day. We can’t explain it. Are Irish people really that into unnaturally green food?

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