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SomeGuyFromRI t1_jajtavq wrote

Earlier the better.

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misterspokes t1_jajyflh wrote

Honestly get there early, park at the gateway and walk down Thames as far as you can get. The hike back is worth the hassle. The local radio station WADK does parade coverage so if you want to pop the listen live on and jump into a coffee house or something you can get a pretty good idea of how long you have before the parade gets close to you. I used to have family who lived near Thames Street Glass, which is not far from the grandstand at the end of the parade route so you ended up with the various drum and fife/ drill teams and other stuff getting to stop and handle a bit of performance for you sometimes.

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SaltyNewEnglandCop t1_jakq7lq wrote

You’re better off getting a hotel room the night before and night of unless you’ll have someone else driving.

The bars get packed early in the morning and there is effectively zero parking available on the streets. If you get a hotel, they usually have a shuttle that will take you right to the parade.

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thebirbseyeview t1_jak0oiq wrote

Park in Jamestown and take the ferry over.

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nathanaz t1_jakbl3b wrote

Just FYI, the ferry was shut down a couple months ago, not sure it’s back up and running. Call ahead for sure.

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jam__1 t1_jalk23n wrote

Bars open at 7am, and there are plenty of people who start drinking before that (myself included)

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Leftbehind25 t1_jamb1n5 wrote

Get there early before roads shut down. 5th ward is where to be.

Source: am in the parade every year - have to be there by 8am to get parking at staging

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[deleted] t1_jb354ad wrote

Don’t come. It’s for Newporta’s.

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Thac0 t1_jak6o9w wrote

Is the Newport parade a big deal? I don’t know anything about parades in New England in general; I don’t think I’ve been to a single one in RI or MA and I’ve been in the area for over 20 years now

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Sleuthiestofsleuths t1_jakq497 wrote

It's literally the biggest day of the year for Newport drinking establishments. By mid-afternoon, most of the town is shit faced and people are passed out on sidewalks. The Police & Fire News section of the Newport Daily News on Monday after the parade is usually a full page long - mostly open container and public urination charges. The nicer the weather, the bigger the turnout.

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Thac0 t1_jakqzme wrote

Sounds awful tbh

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Sleuthiestofsleuths t1_jaktd0a wrote

Kind of is. It's usually fun early in the day, when every one is feeling festive, but it typically takes a dark turn pretty quick and if you're not a big drinker it's a sloppy mess.

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keithjp123 t1_jaljca1 wrote

Bristol is also home of the longest running 4th of July parade in the country. It’s a big deal. And about a dozen championship parades over the past 20 years in Boston. Pretty sus you don’t know about any of these parades.

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Thac0 t1_jam53eo wrote

I didn’t say I didn’t know of parades I said I didn’t know anything about the parades. There’s a difference. For instance you could be aware it an animal called a ferret but knowing that females will die if they don’t mate after going i to heat would be knowing something about them.

For example, yes I’ve been hearing about sports teams taking duck boat boats around Boston for wins since 2004 but if you were to ask ask me I I’ll tell you I don’t know anything about them as I never took my vacation time off of work to go (nor would I).

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keithjp123 t1_jan7rvg wrote

I have no clue what you’re talking about. They’re parades. How much more do you need to know? You’re not writing your doctoral dissertation on them.

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Thac0 t1_janalyt wrote

Bruh! All parades are different i.e. the NY tank giving day parade is famous for the baloons, the rose bowl parade is famous for having all the floats made of flowers, Mardi Gras parades are famous for the second line and Indians etc. You can’t really know about the content and character of parades unless they’re famously documented or you’ve been. For all I know any local St. paddy’s day parade is just some local cub scouts walking downtown he street. Boring. The only one I’m even familiar with hear about is the one in southie because of controversies

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keithjp123 t1_janbnmd wrote

Content and character of parades lolololol. I’m done. Funniest and dumbest shit I’ll read all day.

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Thac0 t1_janclma wrote

How is it funny or dumb to talk about parades in a post concerning parades? That’s all I’ve been doing and you’ve been here rude the entire time.

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