2026 St. Patrick's Day Parade Entry
About the application
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.
About the event
Terms & Conditions
Prices
| Regular Entry | $140.00 | Non-refundable | One entry is for up to 40 feet of space in the parade with a 2 vehicle maximum. |
| DBA Member/Nonprofit Entry | $85.00 | Non-refundable | One entry is for up to 40 feet of space in the parade with a 2 vehicle maximum. |
Questions on the application
Business information
- Business name
- Legal business name
- Contact name
- Address
- Phone
- Website (Optional)
- Logo (Optional)
Additional information
- Secondary Contact Name & Email
- Float/Entry Leader (First & Last Name)
- Float/Entry Leader Contact Phone
- Entry Category
- Please provide a short description of your entry
- Float/Entry Guidelines
- Waiver
- Special Notes/ Comments/ Line-up Requests