﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:22:52 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Tops St. Patrick's Day Parade - News</title><link>https://rochesterparade.com:443/News/rss/category/1335/news</link><atom:link href="https://rochesterparade.com:443/News/rss/category/1335/news" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Shalvoy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Parade Street Shutdowns]]></title><link>https://rochesterparade.com/News/ArtMID/1335/ArticleID/315/Parade-Street-Shutdowns</link><description><![CDATA[   09:00   Main Street: Starting at East Ave through to Exchange/State St (Running of the Green) 

   10:00   Staging area: Alexander St, Sibley place, Prince St., Meigs St, Strathalllan Park & Arnold Park 

   11:15   East Avenue from Union to Alexander, School Alley, Fitzhugh Street S/B from Main (end of parade route) 

   11:45   East Ave from Union to Chestnut 

   12:00   East Avenue to East Main,Main Street West of State to Plymouth Ave. 

    After Parade route is closed the north south streets will begin to be closed    

   12:15   Union Street North /South 

   12:30   Parade Starts 

 Shut down North /South: Scio St & Chestnut St 

 When parade crosses Chestnut - Shut down Clinton North/South 

 When parade crosses St. Paul - Shut Down State & Exchange North /South ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://rochesterparade.com/News/ArtMID/1335/ArticleID/315/Parade-Street-Shutdowns</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[af6bddda-69c1-4701-b4f1-eb1f5f2dd7aa-315]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Shalvoy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Participating in the parade?]]></title><link>https://rochesterparade.com/News/participating-in-the-parade</link><description><![CDATA[    The staging area for the parade opens at 10:00 am on March 14.    
 
The staging area includes: 
East Ave (from Alexander St to Goodman) 
Alexander St (from Charotte St to Park Ave) Prince St (from East Ave to University Ave) 
Strathallan Park (from East Ave to University Ave) 
Sibley Place 
Meigs (from East Ave to Park Ave) 
Arnold Park (from East Ave to Park Ave) 
 
  Parking in the staging area is very limited.   The police will be controlling access to the staging area. 
 
   The parade has a shuttle service using school buses   . 
 
The Buses will pick up participants / spectators on West Main St near the Monroe County Office BLD (39 W. Main St) -Drop off location is the corner of East Ave and Union St 
 
  This service runs from 10:00 am with the last run at 12:00 pm   
 
   The city has waved parking fees in City owned garages until 4:00 pm.    
Mortimer St Garage (83 Mortimer St) 
High Falls Garage (262 State St) 
Sister Cities Garage (28 Fitzhugh St N) 
South Avenue Garage (39 Stone St) 
 
From East Ave and Union St Parade participants can walk to the staging area. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://rochesterparade.com/News/participating-in-the-parade</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[af6bddda-69c1-4701-b4f1-eb1f5f2dd7aa-314]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Shalvoy]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Theme for Tops Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade]]></title><link>https://rochesterparade.com/News/theme-for-tops-rochester-st-patricks-day-parade</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://rochesterparade.com/News/theme-for-tops-rochester-st-patricks-day-parade</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[af6bddda-69c1-4701-b4f1-eb1f5f2dd7aa-313]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>