2008Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Louis

Saturday, March tba 2008

Applications to participate in the 2008 Parade are now being accepted. Apply online.

The 2008 AT&T St. Patrick's Day Parade, the 39th annual, will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at 12:00 noon. The Parade normally takes place on Market Street in downtown St. Louis, between Broadway and 20th Street.

The Parade will be comprised of over 120 units, including marching bands, floats, huge cartoon-character balloons, 5000+ marchers, and lots of clowns. Over 200,000 spectators are expected to attend, packing the downtown area with smiling Irish eyes and green ... everything.

The dignitaries for this year will include a member of the Irish government, who will be our Irish Guest of Honor. A local person of distinction will be the Honorary Parade Marshal. In addition, Hon. Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis and other local and regional officials, will join Parade General Chairman Kerry McDonough in leading this year's Parade.

Food and drink will be sold at numerous locations along the parade route. Many of the booths will serve soft drinks, hot dogs, burgers, bratwurst, and beer, along with other snacks and novelties. In addition, visit the Irish Village, at Kiener Plaza, for food, fun, and entertainment all day long.

A special viewing area for disabled guests will be set up at the SE corner of 8th and Market. Adjacent to the Viewing for the Disabled area will be a "Lost Parents" area. This is a place where parents and their children can meet, should they become inadvertently separated.

Additional information available by viewing the Parade Route

  Our Parade will be held on Saturday March 10 at 12:00 Noon, on the streets of Downtown St. Louis.  We have two other events, a 5 mile Parade Run at 9:30 AM, and the Irish Dinner at 6:00 PM on March 10, the night before the Parade.  At this time, we have not announced our Honorary Grand Marshal or Irish Guest of Honor.  Last year, our Irish Guest of Honor was the Speaker of Parliament for Ireland.  So, we hope to follow that up with a person of similar stature. 

The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Louis will take place on Saturday, March 10 in 2008.  The parade participants step off at noon from Broadway and Market Streets and proceed west on Market past Union Station to 20th Street, where it will end.  The official reviewing stand will be located on the north side of Market Street, directly across from St. Louis Union Station.  The parade, also known as St. Louis’ "Rite of Spring," will feature over 100 units and over 5,000 marchers.

39th Annual Parade
Consisting of over 120 units and be witnessed by over 300,000 spectators, the St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2008, at 12:00 noon. Applications to participate in the Parade will be accepted until January 31 >>

30th Annual Run
Sponsored by Michelob ULTRA and considered one of the largest events of it's kind in St. Louis, with over 6,000 participants, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Run takes place at 9:30 AM on Parade Day. Registration for competitive and non-competitive runners is currently available >>

Irish Dinner
Join us for the Irish Dinner, the annual Irish-American celebration on the night before the Parade, on Friday, March TBA, 2008. It's a formal evening of dinner and entertainment honoring an Irish dignitary >>

Parade Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to assist with the Parade. Individuals and groups are welcome to participate >>

Our website at www.irishparade.org has additional information on our events.