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2025 St Patrick's Parade
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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
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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
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Parade T-shirts for Sale
Pick up your 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade T-shirt for $20 each at
Arace Electronics in Kingston, NY. Shirts designed by Erin & Kathi Kearney. Sizes available range from Adult small to Adult 3XL.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DIGNITARIES
FOR THE 2025 PARADE
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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.
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PARADE ROUTE

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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 registrationhttps://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