Pipes and Drums Band Returns to NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Band members also appeared on NBC’s TODAY on Thursday morning.

Jasper contingent marching in St. Patrick's Day paradeManhattan College’s renowned Pipes and Drums band led a contingent of Manhattan College Gaelic Society members, along with alumni, students, faculty and staff in New York City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, returning to Fifth Avenue after three years.

The Pipes and Drums band also appeared on NBC’s TODAY on Thursday morning, airing nationwide from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. The show takes place from NBC’s Rockefeller Plaza, steps away from the beginning of the parade route.

By Pete McHugh