2022 Parade Recap - 48th Annual

Parade Theme: Doing an Irish Dance

Grand Marshal

Pete McCluskey

Long term parade committee supporter

Honorary Irish Person of the Year

Don Post

Extraordinary Kansas City Humanitarian

Cullinan Family Spirit Award

Scanlon Family

Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community

Irish Flag Bearer

Pat & Mike Cahill

Outstanding Parade Committee Members

Winning Entries

Grand Prize: Kansas City Irish Center
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award

Ed's Posse

Chairman's Choice

4EVA Envy Drill Team

Go for the Green Food Drive Winner

Harmony Middle School
Better Homes & Gardens KC

BANDS

  1. Kansas City, KS Public Safety Pipes & Drums

  2. Emerald City Marching Band


BUSINESSES

  1. Kansas City Renaissance Festival

  2. Better Homes and Gardens

  3. Messner Bee Farm


CAR CLUBS

  1. Real Riders Car Club

  2. KC Classic Dreams Car Club

  3. Midwest Tahoe Club


TRADES

  1. Plumbers & Gasfitters Local #8

  2. Teamsters

DANCE TEAMS

  1. Krucial Creations Blaque Krystals Dance Factory

  2. Diva University

  3. Kansas City Dynamites


DRILL TEAMS

  1. Kansas City Marching Falcons

  2. Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team

  3. Kansas City Marching Sizzlers


IRISH DANCE TEAMS

  1. Dowd’s Irish Dance Academy

  2. Driscoll School of Irish Dance


FAMILIES

  1. Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden & McGee

  2. Mike O’Connor Family

  3. Rellihan & O’Neill Clans

MEDIA DIVISION

  1. La Mega Spanish Radio

  2. Audacy

  3. KMBC & KCWE TV


ORGANIZATIONS/TRADES

  1. Kansas City Irish Fest

  2. Veteran’s Community Project

  3. Kansas City Pride Community Alliance


SCHOOLS

  1. 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