2023 Parade Recap - 49th Annual
Parade Theme: '23 in KC: Our Irish Ancestry
Grand Marshal
Kathy Nelson
President & CEO of KC Sports Commission & Visit KC
Honorary Irish Person of the Year
Allison Howard
Camille Ashton-Levin
President & General Manager of KC Current
Cullinan Family Spirit Award
Ed Follis Family
Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community
Irish Flag Bearer
Mike Dunn
Outstanding Parade Committee Member
Winning Entries
Grand Prize: O'Sullivan Clan
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award
O'Connor Clan Gardner
Chairman's Choice
Eaton Chemical
Go for the Green Food Drive Winner
Harmony Middle School
BANDS
Kansas City, KS Public Safety Pipes & Drums
First Infantry Division Band
Emerald City Marching Band
BUSINESSES
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
JE Dunn Construction Company
Better Homes and Gardens
CAR CLUBS
Real Riders Car Club
Vette Ryders
KC Classic Dreams Car Club
TRADES
IBEW Local Union 124
Teamsters Local #41
Pipefitters Local Union 533
DANCE TEAMS
The Diva University
Kansas City Dynamites
Krucial Creations Blaque Krystals Dance Factory
DRILL TEAMS
Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team
Kansas City Marching Falcons
Kansas City Marching Sizzlers
IRISH DANCE TEAMS
Dowd’s Irish Dance Academy
Driscoll School of Irish Dance
Heartland Irish Dancers
FAMILIES
Mike O’Connor Family
Rellihan & O’Neill Clans
Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden & McGee
MEDIA DIVISION
La Mega Spanish Radio
Telemundo KC
KMBC & KCWE TV
ORGANIZATIONS
Kansas City Irish Center
AOH Father Donnelly Division
Kansas City Irish Fest
SCHOOLS
St. Therese North
Me 2 You Academy of Phlebotomy
Metropolitan Community College
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Kansas City Saint Andrews Pipes & Drums
O’Rourke/Sweeney Clans
Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobras