Leading up to the parade, the pews were full Saturday morning for the Annual Saint Patrick’s Parade Day Mass at Saint Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton. Bishop Bambera led the mass, along with various priests from the Diocese of Scranton.

St. Patrick's parades start this weekend in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The Pocono Irish American Club’s parade is March 23.

The smell of falafel mingled with the sounds of bag pipes, cheers, honking horns and noisemakers, and those who missed the 64th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Scranton are