Assemblyman Keith Patrick Brown (R,C-Northport) is encouraging Huntington residents and other residents from communities throughout Assembly District 12 to attend the 91st Annual Huntington St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2 p.m. This parade is Long Island’s oldest and largest parade, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians has organized and generated the funds necessary to make this event a success each and every year since 1930. Brown, former Hibernian of the Year in 1997 and an active member, asserts he is very excited to be the 2025 Grand Marshal and continue to honor the proud history of the Irish in our country, our state and our town.

“No words can adequately describe how thrilled I am,” said Brown. “I am so humbled and honored. I have been a member for three decades, and it’s been a lifelong dream to one day lead the parade down New York Avenue. There is so much history behind this parade and its legacy. My dad ran the parade for 25 years as president of Division 4 and was the Grand Marshal in 1978. I am very proud to carry on this wonderful tradition.”

Brown’s history with this historic parade dates back years. Brown will be the fifth New York state assemblyman from the Huntington area to serve as grand marshal. The other past grand marshal assemblymen were Hon. John G. McCarthy (’69) Hon. John Flanagan, Sr. (‘74), Hon. Regis B. O’Neil, Jr. (‘98) and Hon. John Flanagan, Jr. (‘03). He is also the fourth father-son to be selected grand marshal. He joins Hon. John G. McCarthy (‘69) and Michael L. McCarthy (‘10), Hon. John Flanagan, Sr. (‘74) and Hon. John Flanagan, Jr. (‘03), Dominick Feeney, Sr. (‘79) and Dominick Feeney, Jr. (‘14) and now Hon. Harry Richard Brown (‘78) and Hon. Keith Patrick Brown (‘25).

“I want to thank my fellow brothers for bestowing this incredible honor upon me and my family for always supporting me. Slainte!”

The Grand Marshal’s Ball will take place on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Oheka Castle, and the 91^st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. and go from the Long Island Railroad Commuter Parking Lot on New York Avenue to the Church of St. Patrick on Main Street, Huntington. Tickets are going fast, Brown encourages everyone to purchase their tickets to the Grand Marshal’s Ball quickly since it will sell out.