IMPORTANT NOTE: If you or your Organization participated in last years parade, DO NOT fill out a new application. It is much easier to simply UPDATE your application from last year. Click here to sign in.

Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association
P.O. Box 323
Media, PA 19063
 

(New Address)

St. Patrick’s Day Observance Assoc.
P.O. Box 323
Media, PA  19063  

www.phillyparade.com     

Email: info@phillyparade.com

Deadline for new groups applications is Dec 30.

Dear Friends:

The Officers and the Board of Directors cordially invite your organization to participate in our display of Irish Culture in honor of Saint Patrick - The Patron Saint of Ireland - The Annual Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade. This year's parade will be Sunday March 16, 2025

The Grand Marshal of the 2025 parade is:  Paddy Rooney

The Theme of the parade is: St. Patrick, Bless Those Dedicated To Serving Others.

2025 St. Patrick's Ring of Honor:
Kellie Farrelly
Mary Doyle Funchion
Pete Hand
Kevin Haney
Kevin Hassett
Cathleen Lynskey
Lisa Maloney
Brian Monaghan

March 16th  is NOT Daylight Saving Time, SO IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE PARADE THIS YEAR.  

The Mass will be celebrated at ST. Patrick’s Church, at 20^th & Locust Sts.  The Mass procession begins at 9:15 AM.

The parade will begin promptly at 11:15 AM at 16th & JFK.    We will discuss this at our general meetings for marching groups which will be held at the Irish Center 6815 Emlen St. Philadelphia, PA 19119 on Thursday January 16 and Thursday February 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM. You are required and encouraged to attend one meeting where you must also pick up your parade badges.   Our first general public meeting  is held on Thursday January 16 at 8:00 PM and you know what the weather can be like in February, so plan on attending the January meeting.  If any meeting is cancelled due to weather, there will be an announcement on KYW 1060 AM and I will also post info on our Website Home Page.  If you are from out of the general area of Philadelphia, we do not require you to travel to the meetings, but you must contact us to let us know.

Parade Application Fee: The application fee to march in the parade is $ 150.00 if the application is received or updated to tell us whether you are participating before December 30.  This fee includes two associate memberships for the St. Patrick's Day Observance Association.

Corporate Participants Fee                        $ 500.00   

The following groups will be exempt from this fee: Children from Elementary School Groups (not Alumni) & Bands. We will still require exempt groups to fill out an application for our records and to be placed in the Line of March. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us.

DO NOT SCHEDULE ANY POST PARADE CELEBRATIONS BEFORE 3:30 PM OR YOU MAY BE PAYING FOR TIME YOU WILL NOT BE USING!

VOTE FOR "XYZ" signs are NOT permitted.  There are NO political or Country's cause's signs allowed, no matter who the organization or groups are. 

Homeland Security has requested ALL VEHICLES IN PARADE MUST ENTER AT SCHUYKILL AVE ( 30^TH  St. TRAIN STATION) & JFK BLVD) FOR SECURITY SWEEP AT 20^TH AND JFK.  All driver and vehicle information must be updated on your website application by Noon March 1.  Quite simple, if they do not have the information they require, the vehicle will not be in the parade.   Take a piece of paper and write your group number on it as large as you can, so the police and marshals can see you group number and move you along quickly.

We also require each participant in your organization to purchase an official Parade Badge to be worn on the day of the parade. Badges must be ordered on your application form below. You may combine the Application Fee and Badge money in one check, but please write the breakdown on the check. 

Please send you check to: NEW ADDRESS
Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association
PO Box 323
Media PA 19063

Parade Application Fees are Payable:

Non Profits RECEIVED BY January 15^th     $ 150.00

Non Profits Received after January 15^th       $ 250.00

Corporate Participants Fee                        $ 500.00   

 Badge Fees are Payable:      

Small Badges are $ 3.00 each. You must buy small badges in multiples of 25.   

Large Badges are $ 20.00 each and you can buy any amount that you choose.

Below please find an application, a parade agreement and a television biography sheet. Please fill out these pages online and send a check for $150.00 plus badge money. All applications and supporting documents must be received by December 30th. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please try to get your application in on time.

In Honor of St. Patrick,

Parade Board

info@phillyparade.com

 

THERE IS NO DRINKING ALLOWED IN THIS PARADE.

NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PARADE.
 

NO THROWING OF CANDY OR ANYTHING ELSE BY THE GROUPS IS ALLOWED IN THE PARADE.

This is an application only and does not constitute acceptance into the Parade. All applications will be reviewed, and the Parade Director will send out all acceptance letters.

Please note there are 2 sections below, The "Online Application" and the "Television Biography". Both must be filled out before clicking the "Submit" button. A confirmation email will be sent to you shortly after submitting the application. Please print a copy of your application and keep it for future reference.

All the fields in the form below are REQUIRED. If you do not have information for a field (i.e. no home phone number), please put an X in the field

Please give us 2 different people’s email addresses for contacting you in case someone's email address changes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ONLINE APPLICATION

Saint Patrick's Day Observance Association of Philadelphia Parade Application

Please carefully fill out JUST the two fields below. An email will be forwarded to the email address within minutes with a link for you to FINISH filling out the application.

It's very important that you do finish the application.

Organization Name: 
           E-mail: 

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 30.

This is an application only and does not constitute acceptance into the Parade. All applications will be reviewed, and all acceptance letters will be sent out by the Parade Director.

By virtue of submitting this application online , in lieu of a signed signature, your completion of this application and electronic transmission to the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association constitutes acceptance of the Hold Harmless Clause and Parade Agreement shown below.

HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE It is hereby understood by the undersigned applicant that The St. Patrick's Day Observance Association, its agents and assigns are held harmless by applicant, it's agents and assigns for any injury, damage or liability by applicant, resulting from applicant's involvement with The St. Patrick's Day Observance Association of Philadelphia, Inc. and its parade in March. PARADE AGREEMENT It is further understood that anyone in any organization who is identified as using alcoholic beverages or controlled substances in the parade staging area or in the line of march, will be criminally prosecuted and will be barred from any future participation in the parade. ACCEPTANCE OF HOLD HARMLESS CLAUSE & PARADE AGREEMENT Applicant hereby acknowledges reading the Parade Agreement and in particular the Hold Harmless Clause. Applicant hereby further acknowledges that the electronic submission of the Application binds the applicant and its participants, as well as its agents, servants and employees, as well as all individuals who participate in the parade in applicant's name, to the specific terms of the Hold Harmless Clause and Parade Agreement as if same were acknowledged in writing.