2025 St Patrick's Parade

  • PARADE MARCH 16, 2025

  • STEPS OFF AT 1:00 PM Preceded by the Shamrock Run at 12:50 PM

  • FORMS ARE BELOW

  • BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE LARGEST PARADE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

  • TAKE AN AD IN OUR PARADE JOURNAL



Join the Parade


Sunday March 16, 2025

WHAT A GRAND DAY

THE CRAIC WAS 90

GOD DOES LOVE THE IRISH AND ALL OF KINGSTON

WEATHER WAS GREAT AND EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME CELEBRATING.

TROPHIES WERE AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Best Band

AMERSCOT HIGHLAND PIPEBAND
Best School Unit /Float

TIGER YOUTH FOOTBALL
Best Decorated Fire Department

ESOPUS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Best Decorated Float

HURLEY REC
Best Original Group

BEARER OF ST PATRICK
Best Original Irish Spirit

AFCO

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND

ANYONE WHO TOOK AN AD IN OUR PARADE JOURNAL


SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

KEEP YOUR IRISH UP




A full list of rules & regulations are included in the application forms below.

PARADE LINE UP

LINE UP IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

ESCORT DIVISION

1. KPD Honor Guard

2. AOH Pipes Drums and Honor Guard

3. Grand Marshal Bill Sutton

4. Grand Marshal Family and Friends

5. AOH Fr Con Colbert Woulfe Div.1

6. Past Grand Marshals

7. Irish Princess Cadence Tuey

8. Irish Princess Family

9. Bearer of St. Patrick Brantley Wrixon

10. Mayor of the Day Rita Schabot

                  Bloomington Fire Department

11. Ulster County LAOH Div. 5

12. Irish Cultural Center

13. ICCHV Gaelic Class

14. AFCO

15. Kingston DPW

16. UCAT Bus


FIRST DIVISION

17. Veterans Honor Guard

18. Kingston High School Tiger Marching Band

19. Kingston Fire Dept.

20. Kingston Mayor Steve Noble

21. Kingston Common Council

22. Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger

23. Ulster County Controller March Gallagher

24. Ulster County Clerk

25. Ulster County Legislators

26. Ulster County Government

27. Judge Ball and Judge Kirshner

28. Assemblywoman Sarahana Shrestha

29. Congressman Pat Ryan

30. Senator Michelle Hinchey

31. American Legion Post 150

32. Coach House Players

33. Farrell School of Irish Dance

                  WKNY Radio

                  Ulster County Italian American Foundation

34. UCAT   

                               

SECOND DIVISION

35. Town of Ulster Police Honor Guard

36. Brass Mania Band

37. Ulster Hose Fire Department

38. Callanan Industries

39. Infinite Care Center: Ten Broeck/Golden Hill

40. Ulster Saving Bank

41. Ruby Fire Department

42. O’ Brien & Sons

43. Cub Scouts Pack 11 Kingston

44. St. Remy Fire Department

45. Slice of Italy

46. I Heart Radio

47. Hillside/Rhinebeck Fire Department

48. Sound of Life Radio

49. Ulster County SPCA

50. Lia Honda

                  5Th Alarm Fiber

                  UCAT


THIRD DIVISION

51. Ulster County Sheriff’s Department

52. Amerscot Highland Pipe Band

53. Michael R Cahill

54. Spring Lake Fire Department   

55. White Eagle Benevolent Society     

56. U Can B On TV

57. Romeo VW

58. Zac Seal Coating

59. Hudson Valley/Catskill Stilettos on Steel

60. Port Ewen Fire Department 

                  TEVAS                               

61. Bottini Fuel

62. Gibson Chiropractic Rehab & Sport

63. Earl B. Feiden

64. Girl Scout Troop 60412

65. Rifton Fire Department     

66. Catskill Mountain Railroad

67. Ulster Federal Credit Union

                  UCAT


FOURTH DIVISION

68. Columbia and District Pipe Band 

69. D. G. Gutierrez Enterprises LLC.

70. Hannaford

71. Sawkill Fire Department

72. Planet Networks

73. Simple Gone Mobile Dumpsters

74. Hudson Valley Credit Union

75. Mid-Hudson Rebels

76. Tiger Youth Football   

77. Kingston Kiwanis

78. Hurley Rec.

79. Cyprus Shriners

80. Kalleco Nursery Corp.

81. Kingston Guards Vintage Base Ball Club

82. Karrze Rolloff Rentals

83. East Kingston Fire Department

                  UCAT


FIFTH DIVISION

                 Town of Poughkeepsie Police

84. My Kingston Kids

85. Ethan Allen Transportation

86. 92.9 WBPM

87. West Kingston Recycling Corp.

88. Esopus Fire Department

89. K A Builders

90. Kingston Youth Baseball

91. Made 2 Envy Auto Club

92. Tillson Vol. Fire Department

93. Hurley Nursery School

94. KYBSA

95. High Falls Fire Department

96. Midtown Jiu Jitsu

97. Kaznowski 1948 Dodge

98. Rail Explorers USA

99. Centerville/Cedar Grove Fire Department

100. Rosendale Fire Department

101. Gasko & Meyer Beverage Dist.

102. Brit & Graff

103. Arch Top Fiber

104. Sugely “Sue” Melenciano-Weed

105. Mt. Marion Fire Department

106. American Red Cross

107. MAHV


 

 



Complete the following form to MARCH in the 2025 Parade

2025 Parade March Form.pdf

Complete the following form to be a VENDOR at the 2025 Parade

2025 Parade Vendor Form.pdf

 




Support the Parade



Place an ad in the 2025 Parade Journal


 

The proceeds from the Parade Journal are used to pay for the bands and other expenses of the parade. This year the Parade Journal will be distributed throughout the Hudson Valley area. Please help us to continue to present to you the best parade in the valley by placing an ad in the Parade Journal. Please return the completed form (see below), copy of your ad and payment by February 14, 2025. Thank you for your generous support.


ADVERTISING RATES
FULL PAGE **COLOR** $ 275.00
FULL PAGE $ 225.00
HALF PAGE $ 125.00
QUARTER PAGE $ 75.00
EIGHTH PAGE $ 35.00
PATRON (INDIVIDUAL) LISTING $ 10.00
MEMORIAL (INDIVIDUAL) LISTING $ 10.00


Full Page 6.25 x 10 --- Half Page Vertical 3x10 --- Half Page Horizontal 6.25 x 5
Quarter Page Vertical 3x5 --- Quarter Page Horizontal 6.25 x 2.5

Eighth Page Vertical 3x2.5 --- Eighth Page Horizontal 6.25 x 1.25


Complete the following form to place an ad in the 2025 Parade Journal

2025 Parade Journal Ad Form.pdf

 




Parade T-shirts for Sale




Pick up your 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade T-shirt for $20 each at

 External link opens in new tab or windowArace Electronics in Kingston, NY. Shirts designed by Erin & Kathi Kearney. Sizes available range from Adult small to Adult 3XL.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DIGNITARIES

FOR THE 2025 PARADE

 




Shamrock Run




Once again, the Shamrock Run will precede the parade, starting at 12:5opm from the Academy Green in Kingston. This year's Run is being held in honor of Eric Hansen and for the benefit of the Ulster County SPCA and the Irish Cultural Center of the Hudson Valley.




 



 

PARADE ROUTE


THE PARADE BEGINS IN UPTOWN KINGSTON AT THE KINGSTON PLAZA AND PROCEEDS UP WESTBROOK LANE TO CLINTON AVENUE
THEN TO ALBANY AVENUE, AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT TO BROADWAY
THEN TO THE RONDOUT SECTION OF KINGSTON ENDING ON RONDOUT LANDING

 

 


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Once again, the Shamrock Run will precede the parade.

 Last year we had a reported 2,000 registrants.

For the SHAMROCK RUN check the website https://www.shamrockrun.org/  for forms and registration
External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://www.shamrockrun.org/sponsorship/


 

Please seriously consider taking an ad in the parade journal. Each year it costs thousands of dollars to bring all the bands to Kingston for the parade. The Journal will have maximum of approximately 100 pages.  Please send your ad in as early as possible.

 

Enclosed you will find an advertising form and a marcher registration form.  The deadline for placing an ad in the parade journal is February 14, 2025.  The deadline for registering a float and/or marchers is February 14, 2025.

 

We hope that you will join us in making this parade an outstanding community event. If you have any questions, please contact one of the Parade Chairs.

Sincerely,

Parade Co-Chairs 

John Kelly                                 Tel:     845-656-7001

Jim Carey                                  Tel:     845-853-3079

Bill Kearney                               Tel:     845-430-3847

 

Arace  Electric                     

tel:     845-338-6622                 Fax:     845-338-0717
email:  events@ulsteraoh.com