The St. Patricks Day parade in Toronto is usually just a small parade – certainly not as big and crazy in places like Boston or New York City. Part of the problem might be the fact that the weather is usually cold. This year the parade was 6 days before St. Patricks Day. I’m not sure when it started or how it happened, but Toronto’s parade is on the Sunday before the actual day. At least the sun was shining this year. It may be a small parade but those who show up, either to watch or to participate, seem to have a good time. A few photos from this year’s parade:
below: Police on horseback led the parade. Here they are passing the TV cameras.
below: Carlton, the Toronto Maple Leafs mascot, was there. Once upon a time, the Maple Leafs were known as the St. Pats and they wore green uniforms.
below: 32 flags, one from each of Ireland’s 32 counties. The GAA is the Gaelic Athletic Association.
below: Five Deloreans (cars) parked by the flags for the parade, before joining it at the end. This is directly across Bloor Street from where the TV cameras were. Deloreans were made near Belfast but for only a short time in the early 1980’s (1981- 1983). About 9200 cars were produced. The Delorean company went bankrupt in December 1982.
below: Carrying Donegal County flags
below: Doug Ford, now the leader of the Ontario PC party joined the parade.
below: That’s quite the hair – he insisted that it was natural but I think it’s because of the green beer…..
below: Maybe it’s true, maybe everyone is Irish on St. Patricks day.
below: What would St. Patricks day be without a leprechaun or two?
as I walk Toronto 