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The 40th Annual Greater Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade In Pictures

Irish eyes were smiling in Connecticut's capital city on Saturday.

Everyone was Irish in Hartford on Saturday, as Connecticut’s capital city hosted its 40th Annual Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Thousands of green-clad revelers took to the streets early Saturday morning to line the parade route, which began at the State Capitol, continued onto Main, Asylum and Ford streets before ending under the city’s Memorial Arch.

A number of civic groups and community organizations marched, while participating towns included Hartford, West Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor, Rocky Hill, Hebron, Vernon, Wethersfield, Newington, East Hartford, Glastonbury and Suffield.

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led a host of dignitaries along the route, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, , Comptroller Kevin Lembo and the incomparable Bob Backlund.

If you attended or participated in the parade, you can send us your pictures here and we’ll include them in this gallery.

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Slàinte!!!


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