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2022

COVID-19: Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade Canceled - Again COVID-19: Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade Canceled - Again
Covid-19: Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade Canceled - Again The Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Road Race have been canceled by COVID-19. The decision to cancel the events was made in a vote by the Parade Committee on Sunday, Jan. 3. This is the second year in a row that COVID-19 has canceled the parade. One of the largest parades in the United States, the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade attracts hundreds of thousands of people to watch the sometimes 3-hour spectacle. The parade is typically held the first Sunday after St. Patrick’s Day and the road race is held the day prior. “This was not an easy decision to make,” Marc Joyce, this year’s …