43rd Annual Downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celtic Fair

43rd Annual Downtown Billings St. Patrick's Day Parade

• Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
• Parade Begins: 11:00am

All parade entries must be decorated in a St. Patrick's Day theme (ie.Green streamers, balloons (no releasing into the air), banners, Walkers in costume or themed dress, Shamrocks, Leprechaun, rainbows, etc.) All Entries must avoid: Plain vehicles/trucks/trailers with no decoration, Walkers with no theme, props, or dress, Advertising, flyers, and handouts
Set-up/Staging: Parade participants will be emailed a staging map with pre-parade arrival instructions the week before the event. Each entry will be assigned a parade staging number and arrival time. All floats and parade entrants must be in place in the staging area by 10:30 am.
Important: This application is not a guarantee of event participation. Applications will be reviewed. Once accepted, each participant will be assigned a location in the parade by the event organizer. The parade line-up is at the discretion of the event organizers. Parade line-up location requests are welcome but not guaranteed.