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St. Patrick's Day Weekend in New York City |
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Check
back soon for 2011 St. Patrick's Day Parade Package Details
 Parades are special in New York City, but none is better than the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, a grand march up 5th Avenue beginning at 11am on March 17. The largest and most famous of New York City's many parades, this year's will include bagpipers, bands, 150,000-250,000 participants, and over two million spectators.
Did you know that the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC was held on lower Broadway in downtown Manhattan in the 1760s by a group of Irish military recruited to serve with the British Army in New York? Learn more St. Patrick's Day Parade History
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Route
The Parade
starts at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue at 11 am, marches up Fifth
Avenue past St. Patrick's Cathedral at 50th Street, continuing north up
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Irish Historical Society,
ending at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue at approximately 4:30-5pm.
Best St. Patrick's
Day Parade Viewing Spots
The best viewing spots
are north of 66th Street and Fifth Avenue, toward the end of the parade
route, and away from
the shopping and midtown office crowds that fill the sidewalks below
59th
Street.
The upper steps of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art (Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street) provide a wonderful view of
the Parade's festivites. Spectators can catch a close-up view of the
marchers where the parade ends on 86th Street.
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Your St. Patrick's Weekend in New York City Includes:
- Accommodations for 2-nights or longer at a midtown Manhattan hotel like the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, just a short stroll from the parade route, in the heart of Broadway's famed Theater District, Times Square and Rockefeller Center
- and much more
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Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
 811 7th Ave at 52nd Street
Located right in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers is just steps away from Times Square, the Broadway theater district, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Central Park and 5th and Madison Avenue shopping. Newly renovated, the lobby is both elegant and comfortable. Enjoy 1750 beautifully renovated and decorated guest rooms, all of which feature the ultra comfortable "Sweet Sleeper" bed ensemble, high speed internet access, coffee makers with complimentary coffee and tea, telephones with personalized voice mail, hairdryers, irons with ironing boards, plus terry cloth bathrobes, and cable television with 20 channels as well as on demand movies and video check out. The hotel boasts a fully equipped health club and 24 hour room service. |
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NOTE: Rates listed are per person based on two adults sharing a room for 2 nights, subject to availability and change. Rates include all taxes and service fees, and all listed features. Triple, quad, single and child rates are available. Starting price is based upon lowest-priced off-peak 3-Star hotel unless otherwise specified. You may get prices on other hotel and date options, longer stays, additional theater, sightseeing and dining, and transportation to NYC on NYC TripQuote.
This vacation package may not be available at this rate for groups.
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| What's Included in Each Hotel-Inclusive Vacation Package: |
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Free admission to the Empire State Building
Observatory, Museum of the City of New York or NY Water Taxi Harbor Experience Flex Pass |
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Free entry to the Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
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VIP Invitation to the CBS Early show
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Shopping discounts at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and South St. Seaport
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Free Gift at Bloomingdale's
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Parking Discounts
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Personal Vacation Planning Assistance |
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