Sober St. Patrick's Day® To Have Inaugural March In NYC St Patrick's Day Parade Followed By Parties

NEW YORK - March 15, 2022 - PRLog -- The Sober St. Patrick's Day community will reunite to "Reclaim the Day" in three ways on Thursday, March 17, 2022:

• 2 p.m. - its historic first march in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade — one of only two groups invited to join this year — led by St. Edmund's Pipes and Drums Band, Enders Island, Mystic, CT.
• 4:30 p.m. - The celebration moves downtown to Old St. Patrick's Cathedral's Youth Center at 268 Mulberry St. for live entertainment, community, and refreshments.
• 5 p.m. - Sober St. Patrick's Day's gift to the digital diaspora audience is its second annual free "YouTube Premiere Global Celebration" with the *same world class talent, segments from Ireland and New York City, and special surprise guests.

Both celebrations will be co-hosted by Jim Frawley and Samantha Kelly, @TweetingGoddess:

• 11th Annual In Person Party - Live entertainment from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. including: John Whelan, 7-Time "All Ireland Champion" Button Accordion • Brian Conway, 5-Time "All Ireland Champion" Fiddler, 2006 Mid-Atlantic CCE Hall of Fame • The Donny Golden School of Irish Dance, Award winning Irish Step Dancers • The St. Edmund's Pipes and Drums Band, from Sober St. Patrick's Day's Sister City on Enders Island in Mystic, CT. • Jerry O'Sullivan, America's leading Uilleann Piper • Brendan Dolan, 2016 Mid-Atlantic CCE Hall of Fame, keyboard player • Liz Simmons & Flynn Cohen, Guitarists, Mandolin, Vocals • Susan Graham, Irish Harpist.  Purchase your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sober-stpatricks-day-nyc-2022-post-parade-in-person-celebration-tickets-255405894907
• Second Annual YouTube Premiere Global Celebration will be a one-hour virtual celebration from 5-6 p.m. (9-10 p.m. in Ireland), will include all of the live artists listed above, and Donie Carroll, Singer, Guitarist, "Cork Man of the Year, 2010 and 2016 • Dylan Foley, 4-Time "All Ireland Champion" Fiddle Champion • Mary Courtney, Singer, Recording Artist • Liz McNicholl, Singer, Recording Artist • Una Walsh, Irish Harpist • Other Leading Irish and Irish American Influencers. Registration is required for this free event www.soberstpatricksday.org/nyc-sspd-party.html

The Sober St. Patrick's Day Emerald Spirit Award is presented annually to a career professional to honor extraordinary dedication and devotion to improving the lives of family members of alcoholics and addicts. Sober St. Patrick's Day Board of Directors is proud to announce 2022 recipient William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations for Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

Please visit www.soberstpatricksday.org for more information.