No parade, but City of Buffalo celebrates St. Patrick's Day with flag raising ceremony WGRZ Staff Replay Video UP NEXT Buffalo's annual St. Patrick's Day parade was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn't stop the city from marking the holiday this weekend at Niagara Square. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, South District Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon, and members of the United Irish American Association joined together in front of Buffalo City Hall on Saturday morning for an Irish flag-raising ceremony. “The City of Buffalo is known for its proud Irish heritage and exuberant celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, highlighted by the Annual City of Buffalo St. Patrick’s Parade, as well as the Old First Ward Parade," Brown said.