2017 Parade Recap - 45th Annual
Parade Theme: Peace. Love. Irish
Grand Marshal
KC Gaelic Athletic Club
2016 National Champions in Gaelic Football
Honorary Irish Person of the Year
Bill Grady
Reporter, KMBZ Radio
Cullinan Family Spirit Award
Bob & Kathleen Sullivan Family
Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community
Irish Flag Bearer
Diane Price
Outstanding Parade Committee Member
Winning Entries
Grand Prize: Bob Hamilton Heating, Plumbing & Cooling
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award
Darby Clan
Chairman's Choice
United Excel
Harvester's Fan Favorite Winner
United Auto Workers Local 249
FAMILY DIVISION
Mike O’Connor Family
Reardon Burke Soden Lillis & McGee
Rellihan & O’Neill Clans
BUSINESS DIVISION
James B. Nutter & Company
JE Dunn Construction Co.
Piermagic Foundation
TRADE DIVISION
United Auto Workers Local 249 & 15A
Fire Trucks & Intntl Assoc. of Firefighters Local 42
Plumbers Local #8
ORGANIZATION DIVISION
Kansas City Irish Center
Mid-Continent Public Library
Ed’s Posse
BAND DIVISION
Louisburg High School
Southeast High School/AC Prep
Emerald City Marching Band
DRILL TEAM DIVISION
Kansas City Marching Sizzlers
Kansas City Marching Falcons
Gateway Highsteppers
MEDIA DIVISION
107.3 Magic
KPRS-Hot 103 JAMZ!
101 The Fox
SCHOOL DIVISION
The Driscoll School of Irish Dance
Saint Therese School
Dowds Irish Dance Academy
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Kansas City Saint Andrews Pipes & Drums
O’Rourke/Sweeney Clans
Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobras