Hoosick Falls St. Patrick’s Day Parade Rescheduled for Saturday
by Doug La Rocque
What COVID-19 could not do this year, Mother Nature did: cancel the annual March St. Patrick’s Day parade in the Village of Hoosick Falls. But you cannot keep a good parade down. Returning in September last year made over as a Halfway Hooley, there was great anticipation for the parade’s reappearance on Saturday, March 12. What was not anticipated was a winter storm, initially forecast to drop up to as much as a foot of snow. Too much snow was afoot to think about safely holding a parade, so once again the March date met its fate. But like the little leprechaun standing there with his dukes up, this year’s parade is not going down without a fight. The organizers are hoping for a little “luck of the Irish” and have rescheduled the event for Saturday, March 19, even though Mother Nature looks like she might “rain on the parade.”
According to organizer Kevin O’Malley, just about everybody has committed to returning on Saturday. The lineup remains the same with the parade starting at 1 pm from Wood Park. The Irish festivities at the Hoosick Armory are back on as well. Even though many places went ahead with their scheduled parties last week, it’s a good bet you might find another celebration or two this Saturday.
Over the past five years, the venerable Village of Hoosick Falls has clawed its way back from a flood, contaminated drinking water and a pandemic. They certainly are not going to let a little thing like a snowstorm stand in the way of their St. Patrick’s Day parade.
