2018 Parade Recap - 46th Annual
Parade Theme: The Pipes are Calling: A Celebration of Irish Music
Grand Marshal
David Koechner
Celebrated Actor & KC Native
Honorary Irish Person of the Year
Carrie Hibbeler
Community Affairs Director/Executive Producer at WDAF-FOX4
Cullinan Family Spirit Award
Aylward Family
Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community
Irish Flag Bearer
Ted Cassidy
Outstanding Parade Committee Member
Winning Entries
Grand Prize: Rellihan & O’Neill Clans
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award
Darby Clan
Chairman's Choice
Boulevard Brewing Company
Go for the Green Food Drive Winner
Bob Hamilton Plumbing & Driscoll School of Irish Dance
FAMILY DIVISION
- Ronan-O’Toole-McRae Clans 
- Mike O’Connor Family 
- Reardon Burke Soden Lillis & McGee 
BUSINESS DIVISION
- Bob Hamilton Plumbing 
- Piermagic Foundation 
- MF Supply 
TRADES & ORGANIZATIONS DIVISION
- Ed’s Posse 
- Kansas City Irish Center 
- Father Donnelly Division AOH 
BANDS & DRILL TEAM DIVISION
- Kansas City Marching Falcons 
- Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team 
- Saint James UMC A-Flat Youth Orchestra 
SCHOOLS/MAJORETTES DIVISION
- Dowd’s Irish Dance Academy 
- St. Therese School 
- Driscoll School of Irish Dance 
MEDIA DIVISION
- La Mega Spanish Radio 
- 101 The Fox 
- KFKF 94.1 
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
- Kansas City Saint Andrews Pipes & Drums 
- O’Rourke/Sweeney Clans 
- O’Riada-Manning Academy of Irish Dance 
- Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobras 






