Scenes from the St. Patrick's Day Parade 2019

Scenes from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019

By Rick Handler - March 16, 2019

Dancers from Shovlin Academy of Dance do some fancy high-stepping.

It was another banner year for the Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Several hundred-thousand people lined the streets of Pittsburgh to watch the nation’s second largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Irish and non-Irish alike enjoyed marching bands, dance groups, police and military units, Irish organizations, politicians, and animals. Some folks even partook in the consuming of brewed and distilled beverages. The wind may not have always been at the marchers and parade-goers backs, but there was no rain or blizzard.

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Police and fire units are keystones of the St. Patrick's Day parade.
Allegheny County prison guards fly the colors.
Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive, waves to the crowd as his wife, Cathy, hands out candy to children.
Children are always on the lookout for candy handed out by parade participants.
It's hard enough to march in a parade, but try it in a bomb disposal expert suit. Notice the officer's shamrocks tucked into his uniform.
Dancers from Shovlin Academy of Dance do some fancy high stepping.
Irish wolfhounds and their owners.
The Pittsburgh Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums.
Draft horses pull the Pittsburgh Brewing Company wagon past the City-County Building.
Councilman Corey O'Connor shakes hand with a parade watcher as Pittsburgh Councilwoman Erika Strassburger smiles to people in the crowd.
If someone tells you they saw a leprechaun riding a unicycle at the parade they are telling the truth.
This Olds Cutlass is a beautiful form of "green" horsepower.
Fun friends pose for a picture along the parade route.
Marchers from the Ancient Order of Hibernians District 1 South Hills wave to the crowd.
Colorfully dressed children and parents wait for the next parade unit to come past.
Ken Masztak is really into St. Patrick's Day!
Irish setters were on the march too.
Retired Pittsburgh Police officer Mike Blake hands out candy to kids along the parade route as he marches.
If a friend told you there was a submarine in the parade, technically they are correct. This sub is courtesy of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Requin Base Pittsburgh.
Downtown Pittsburgh is a beautiful place for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Photos and story by Rick Handler, executive producer of Entertainment Central.