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Why do they turn the Chicago River green? Scott Olson/Getty Images. For more than 60 years, the Windy City has been turning the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.It started in St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, Illinois includes many festive celebrations for an estimated 200,000 residents of Irish heritage and the city at large, but this WTTW Chicago video shares that “there’s no more iconic Chicago St. Patrick’s Day tradition than dyeing the Chicago River green.” Chicago’s green river tradition began in 1962 CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats, carrying on a tradition they began some 63 years ago. Charlotte takes a fun twist on turning a river green; they also attempt to dye people green. The U.S. National Whitewater Center will host its 10 th annual Green River Revival, a full day of fun St. Patrick’s Day themed festivities, on March 16 th. Before dyeing their river and canal green, USNWC offers a 5k run where participants try to The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green after the city opened its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations.Video above: Chicago River turns green for St. Patrick's DayThousands lined the CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers as members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats, carrying on a tradition they began some 63 years ago. The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its River Street is still hopping on St. Patrick's Day, but don't expect a photo opportunity with a green river in the background. What Day is St. Patrick's Day 2025? Occurring on March 17 each year The Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day (view from the 41st floor of Swissotel Chicago). Courtesy Alani Vargas The Chicago River will be transformed into a green hue on Saturday, March Spectators take photos from the Columbus Avenue bridge in Chicago on March 15, 2025, as the Chicago River is dyed green by the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA to celebrate St Did you know? The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA has carried out the task of dyeing the Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day nearly every year since 1962. Chicagoans returned downtown on March 15 to watch the event for the city’s 2025 St. Patrick's Day celebration. St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations are officially here, with an iconic Chicago tradition kicking off festivities Saturday morning as the Chicago River was dyed green. Beginning shortly after For the last 60 years, enterprising Chicagoans have dyed the city’s river a vibrant green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Thousands of residents turn up to watch the Chicago River light up for The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green after the city opened its annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations.Video above: Chicago River turns green for St. Patrick's DayThousands lined the Find out what dye is used to turn the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day, how long it stays green and how long this tradition has been going on. "The dying of the river green is such a public event that it helped concretize the celebration of St. Patrick's day in the city," Peter Alter, chief historian at the Chicago History Museum, told The green dye was first used to trace sewage leaks, as an attempt to clean up the waterway, the Deseret News previously reported. It was Mayor Richard J. Daley who later turned the practice into a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Plumbers use an orange powder to turn the river into a vibrant emerald green. The Chicago River is dyed green as part of annual St. Patrick's Day festivities Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) The Chicago River is green - once again - for the city's annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. Mark Carney snubs Trump and courts ‘reliable allies’ in Europe Private lunar lander Blue Ghost While St. Patrick’s Day falls on Monday, March 17 this year, the river dying took place early Saturday morning on March 15, with crowds gathering in downtown Chicago to kick off the city’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, as The Independent reported. Thousands of people lined Wacker Drive, stretching from Wolf Point to DuSable Lake Shore Drive
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