2026 Parade Recap - 52nd Annual

Parade Theme: Irish Kicks in 26: A celebration of sports

Grand Marshal

Lori Hanaway, Tim Reidy, Keil Young, John Morris, Jessica Teahan Twin, Jon Holmes, Brendan Curran

Inspiring KC Coaches

Honorary Irish Person of the Year

Marny Donnelly Sherman

Extraordinary Contributions to Kansas City through Arts, Business or Humanitarian Efforts

Cullinan Family Spirit Award

McGee, Reardon, Burke, Soden, Lillis

Generational Commitment to KC’s Irish Community

Irish Flag Bearer

Marty O'Dwyer

Outstanding Parade Committee Member

Winning Entries

Grand Prize: The Mike O'Connor Family
Mike Murphy Showmanship Award

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians - Padraig Pearse

Chairmen's Choice

Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team

Go for the Green Food Drive Winner

To Be Announced

BANDS

  1. KIPP Legacy High School Marching Gators

  2. Central High School Kiltie Drum & Bugle

  3. Lee A Tolbert


BUSINESSES

  1. Julie Nead, Reece Nichols

  2. Kansas City Renaissance Festival

  3. Hiland Dairy


CAR CLUBS

  1. Show Me State Jeepers

  2. Brock's Family & Friends Car Club

  3. Wrangler Kartel


TRADES

  1. IBEW Local Union 124

  2. Pipefitters Local Union 533

  3. Plumbers & Gasfitters Local #8

DANCE TEAMS

  1. Reign KC

  2. Rosie's Dance Academy

  3. Kansas City Dynamites


DRILL TEAMS

  1. Kansas City Marching Sizzlers

  2. Mighty Wild Eagles Drill Team

  3. KC Marching Wildcats


IRISH DANCE TEAMS

  1. Dowds Irish Dance Academy

  2. Driscoll School of Irish Dance


FAMILIES

  1. O'Sullivan Clan

  2. Rellihan & O’Neill Clans

  3. O'Connor Clan Gardner

MEDIA DIVISION

  1. LaMega KC Spanish Radio Station

  2. Mid-Coast Radio Project DBA KKFI 90.1FM

  3. WDAF Fox 4 KC


ORGANIZATIONS

  1. Kansas City Irish Fest

  2. Harvester's - The Community Food Network

  3. AOH KS - Father Donnelly Division


SCHOOLS

  1. Foreign Language Academy KCPS Middle School

  2. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

  • Kansas City Saint Andrews Pipes & Drums

  • O’Rourke/Sweeney Clans