St Patty's Day, already?

I just realized that the New Haven St. Patty's Day parade is coming up in less than a week---March 11th.
We've taken newhavenbaby for the last two years---both cold, blustery days---to see the firetrucks, drums, fifes, bagpipes, and revolutionary war reinactors(?).

The scoop:
A whole lot of semi-drunk, but super-friendly, observers. Get downtown early to get a good spot on the curb. And expect to wind that stroller through some crowds, and around some folding table bar set-ups along the parade route. The parade begins at 1:30 "sharp."