Heading to the 2025 Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade? This year, there's a new start time for the popular Southie celebration as authorities look to limit "out-of-control behavior" from paradegoers.Four local lawmakers - Congressman Stephen Lynch,

The parade was plagued last year by public drinking, violence, assaults, overcrowding, and disorderly conduct, officials said. The post South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade will start earlier to help curb drunkenness,

BOSTON — Officials are set to provide a safety update ahead of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekend. The parade will kick off at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 16, following last year’s chaos, which saw out-of-control behavior from parade-goers.