South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade 2016

Thousands lined the streets of South Boston on Sunday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker chat before the parade starts.

South Boston Youth Hockey led the parade and gave out high fives on the side lines.

Governor Baker takes a selfie.

Mayor Walsh says hello to a resident along the parade route.

The Dropkick Murphys drove in the parade.

At the end of the parade, the street sweepers came out immediately to start cleaning the route.