2019 Parade Recap - 47th Annual

Parade Theme: Shamrocks & Shenanigans

Grand Marshal

Eric Stonestreet

Celebrated Actor & KC Native

Honorary Irish Person of the Year

Nancy Wormington

Executive Director of the KC Irish Center

Cullinan Family Spirit Award

O'Boyle Family

Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community

Irish Flag Bearer

Kevin Neary

Outstanding Parade Committee Member

Honored Guest

ADRIAN FARRELL

Consul General of Ireland in Austin

Honored Guest

Mary Mitchell -O'Connor

Ireland's Minister of Higher Education

Winning Entries

Grand Prize: Kansas City Irish Center
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award

Glatczak Family

Chairman's Choice

Foreign Language Academy Drill Team

Go for the Green Food Drive Winner

Harmony Middle School
Better Homes & Gardens KC

BANDS

  1. Kansas City, KS Police Pipes & Band

  2. Emerald City Marching Band

  3. Piper High School Marching Band


BUSINESSES

  1. PierMagic Foundation Specialists

  2. Bob Hamilton Plumbing

  3. Kansas City Renaissance Festival


CAR CLUBS

  1. Low Riders of Kansas City

  2. KC Classic Dreams Car Club

  3. Corvette Connected

DANCE TEAMS

  1. Krucial Creations Blaque Krystals Dance Factory

  2. REIGN KC Dance Crew

  3. Kansas City Dynamites


DRILL TEAMS

  1. Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team

  2. Boom Squad Inc

  3. Kansas City Marching Sizzlers


IRISH DANCE TEAMS

  1. Dowd’s Irish Dance Academy

  2. Driscoll School of Irish Dance

  3. Heartland Irish Dancers


FAMILIES

  1. Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden & McGee

  2. Mike O’Connor Family

  3. O’Sullivan Clan

MEDIA DIVISION

  1. KMBC & KCWE TV

  2. La Mega Spanish Radio

  3. 101 The Fox


ORGANIZATIONS/TRADES

  1. Ed’s Posse

  2. Kansas City Irish Fest

  3. Kansas City Parks & Recreation


SCHOOLS

  1. St. Therese School

  2. Metropolitan Community College


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