The starting time for the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been moved up an hour due to forecasted rain. Floats and marchers will now hit the road at 12:30pm on Saturday, March 11 instead of the originally scheduled time of 1:30pm.

The festivities that precede the parade have also been rescheduled, with the Mass at St. Mary’s Assumption Church now taking place at 11am.

As previously reported, this year’s parade is expected to feature 1,400 marchers and approximately 20 floats. Elizabeth “Betty” Clark will reigns as Queen, with Alexis Brinson, Chase Lynn Jackson, Victoria Lee, Sandra “Sadie” Murphy and Abbigale Grace O’Brien joining her as maids. Thomas “Tommy” Patrick O’Brien—a 20-year member of the club—will serve as Grand Marshall, while William “Billy” Dorsey Lyons will be the 2017 Man of the Year.

The parade, now in its 70th year, will begin at Jefferson Avenue and Magazine Street. It will then roll down Magazine Street before taking a right on Jackson Avenue, where it will disband after a few blocks.