It’s never been safer or easier to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style in Hornell.
The city announced March 4 that Hornell Area Transit will provide nine hours of free shuttle service to party spots around town on Saturday, March 14 following the 37th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Hornell Area Transit buses will run from 1 to 10 p.m. with no cost to passengers. Local businesses are sponsoring the service. The ride will get you to the door of restaurants, bars and clubs offering special holiday food and drink specials, live music and other entertainment.
The service is expanding this year with a shuttle a connecting the Valley Bar and Grill, Racalto’s, and Bull’s Eye Saloon. Riders can pick up this shuttle at the Center Street parking lot. Please note: This shuttle will run from 1 to 6:30 p.m.
Take a HAT bus to these sponsor businesses on March 14
More than a dozen local businesses and organizations are bringing the free HAT shuttle bus rides to riders in 2026.
“Thank you to our local business for sponsoring this shuttle and to HAT for coordinating the route and supplying the buses and drivers,” the City of Hornell said in a statement.
The route schedule and ride pickup points are available at the Hornell Partners for Growth Facebook page, which also includes details on St. Patrick’s Day specials offered at several of the stops.
Stops include:
What time is the Hornell St. Patrick’s Day parade?
“The most organized, disorganized parade known to man” has got the party started for St. Patrick’s Day fun in Hornell since the inaugural event in 1987.
After the 10:30 a.m. lineup, this year’s parade will step off at 11 a.m. on Genesee Street, go down Seneca Street and turn onto Main Street. Marchers proceed to the parade’s end point at The Main Place.
Everyone is invited to participate and there is no pre-registration required.
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This article originally appeared on The Evening Tribune: Hornell offers free rides for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations March 14
Reporting by Neal Simon, Hornell Evening Tribune / The Evening Tribune
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