New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

The following list of affiliated groups and participants was taken from the 2022 Line of March, which features the 145 groups marching in the 2022 parade. == Grand marshals ==

A Grand Marshal of the parade is appointed each year, with the honored individual often a prominent Irish-American or someone who has contributed significantly to Irish-American affairs. ==Organization==

The parade is coordinated via a non-profit organisation, The St Patrick’s Day Parade Inc., which is a registered charity in New York. The charity is overseen by a board of directors which, as of 2025, included Sean Lane as chairperson, Ryan Hanlon and Brendan Benn as vice chairmen, Thomas Smyth as president and Thomas Tuffy as chief administrative officer. LGBT participation controversy In 1990, New York’s Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO) submitted a request to participate in the following year's parade. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), responsible for organizing the parade, rejected the request, asserting there was insufficient space. Mayor David N. Dinkins successfully negotiated to allow for the inclusion of the ILGO, partly by agreeing to join the group in the parade himself. During the parade, members of the crowd frequently booed, shouted homophobic slurs, and threw beer cans at Dinkins and the group. In 2016, the Irish gay rights group "Lavender & Green Alliance" was invited to participate in the Fifth Avenue parade. ==Further reading==