Earlier, local political leaders, including Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu, gathered for the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, where attendees sang and made jokes.
Here are photos from throughout the packed day of St. Patrick’s Day revelry.
A member of the USS Constitution crew gives high-fives to parade spectators during the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
(R-L) Mayor Michelle Wu, Coleman Nee and Gov. Maura Healy pay respects at the South Boston Vietnam Memorial during the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
A woman sports a “Temporarily Irish” button on her green hat during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Greg Lally, a South Boston native, was the 2023 Mayor of Southie during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Coleman Nee, the Chief Marshall of the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day parade, waves to spectators along the route in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Parade-goers react to a member of the parade taking a shot of alcohol during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
(R-L) Gov. Maura Healy shakes hands with South Boston native Karen Foley during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Carlsbad Fire Dept. paramedic John DeYoung points to a spectator in the crowd during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Spectators cheer from balconies at the start of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
State and local leaders cut the ribbon at the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
(Right) Nokwazi Bhengu, 24, adjusts her St. Patrick’s Day headgear in Broadway Station before the start of the parade in Boston on Sunday.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Members of the Berkeley Preparatory School Pipe and Drum Corps from Tampa, Florida perform at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Members of the Ryan Russell Memorial Pipe Band take a break while their bagpipers perform at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
(L-R) Governor Maura Healey, City Councilor Michael Flaherty, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and Congressman Steve Lynch take part in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Members of the Boston Police Gaelic Column warm up before the start of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Members of the Boston Police Gaelic Column march in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
People try to catch items being tossed out from a float at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Karsen Czarnecki a Seaman with the USS Constitution cheers at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
A reveler cheers from a Broadway balcony at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Reenactors fire muskets during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Mayor Michelle Wu (R) high fives Governor Maura Healey at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Governor Maura Healey (L) holds up a swear jar for Basketball References as she stands beside Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Diana DiZoglio, Massachusetts state auditor, belts out her version of, “Walking on Sunshine” at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston on Sunday.
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Andrea Campbell, attorney general of Massachusetts, holds up her phone to play the lyrics, “Money, Money, Money, Money,” at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston on Sunday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
(Top Row: L-R) Congressman Stephen Lynch, Senator Nick Collins, and City Councilor Michael Flaherty sing together at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston on Sunday.
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Representative Ayanna Pressley (right) puts a dollar in Governor Healey’s Basketball References jar at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Senator Elizabeth Warren cracks a joke at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden speaks at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
