2026 Dallas St. Patrick’s Day Parade: When does it start? Where can you park? What roads are closed?

DALLAS — Dallas’ party of the year is almost here.

The 2026 Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival is set for Saturday, March 14, along Greenville Ave. in Dallas. The event and surrounding after-parties draw tens of thousands of people to the area each year, and the parade is billed as the largest St. Patrick’s Day event in the Southwest.

So if you’re not going to the parade and festival, it’s probably best to avoid the lower Greenville area. But if you’re looking for a party, it’s right where you want to be.

Here’s everything to know, including how to avoid getting in a traffic mess:

The parade will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., but the festival starts earlier, at 9 a.m., and runs to 3 p.m.

The parade is free to attend. 

The parade will start on Greenville Avenue at Blackwell Street, just north of Northwest Highway, and head south to SMU Boulevard, a distance of about two miles.

The short answer: Parking is limited, try to take DART to the Lovers Lane and Park Lane stations if you can. Restaurants along the parade route might offer paid parking, but no parking will be allowed along the parade route, or at the following locations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

Central Expressway Service Road from Mockingbird to Park Lane; Meadows Building, Campbell Center, Comerica Bank, AT&T Concentra Care, CVS and Office Depot parking lots, as well as The Gild at 8350 N. Central Expwy.

Dallas officials are shutting down several streets, aside from the parade route closure along Greenville Avenue.

First, there’s the St. Paddy’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5K that starts at 8 a.m. that will force the following road closures starting at 6 a.m. until runners pass through:

• E. University Blvd. – from N. Central Expwy. to Skillman St.
• Skillman St. – from E. University Blvd. to Southwestern Blvd.
• Southwestern Blvd. – from Skillman St. to Caruth Haven Ln.
• Caruth Haven Ln. – from Southwestern Blvd. to Greenville Ave.
• Greenville Ave. – from Caruth Haven Ln. to Energy Square.

For the parade and festival, the following roads will be closed:

• Greenville Avenue from Park Lane to Mockingbird Lane, 9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For the St. Patrick’s Day Concert, the following roads will be closed: 

• E. University Blvd. – from N. Central Expwy to Greenville Ave., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For the annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party on Lower Greenville, the following closures will be in place:

• Greenville Avenue between 2700 and 3000 blocks, 7 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.

• Goodwin Avenue from Worcola Street to Matilda Street
• Vanderbilt Avenue from Worcola Street to Matilda Street
• Vickery Boulevard from Worcola Street to Matilda Street.
• Greenville Avenue from McCommas Blvd to Belmont Boulevard

The following streets will be designated resident traffic only – no through traffic from 7 a.m. – 8:15 p.m.  

• Greenville Avenue from McCommas Boulevard to Belmont Avenue
• Morningside Avenue 
• Mercedes Avenue
• Merrimac Avenue
• Monticello Avenue
• Ridgedale Avenue
• Vanderbilt Avenue
• Goodwin Avenue
• Vickery Boulevard

While the parade is free, the St. Patrick’s Day Concert and the Block Party on Lower Greenville are not. General admission tickets for the concert cost $99. Entry to the St. Patrick’s Day Block Party is set to cost $20 per person and is cash only. Attendees must be 21 or older and have a valid ID. 

This year, the parade is being put on by an entity called the Navarro-Gambit Experience. The group was formed by Mauricio Navarro, who has helped produce the parade since 2013, and Sergio Godinez of the event planning company Gambit Group. Navarro said organizing the event was part of his DNA.