The Official Site of the

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Bay City, Michigan

Bay City's parade began in 1955 and has grown to an event that has become a celebration for the Irish and Irish at heart.

Past parades have featured the Notre Dame marching band and pipe bands from the U.S. and Canada.  Horses, motorcycles, and Irish Wolfhounds have all been in our parades.

The first St. Patrick's Day Parade was on March 17, 1955 at 5:30 p.m. The parade started at Center Avenue   and Monroe street and disbanded at City Hall on Washington Avenue. Mr. Jim Noonan was the Parade Marshal.  10,000 people attended the parade. Sheila Tennant was the St. Patrick's Day Queen. The St. Patrick's Day float featured a "harp" theme. Parade participants included the Central high school band, local Boy Scout troops, the Auburn Accordion marching band, Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree drill team, AAA Furniture, Michigan Bell Telephone, Gillman Plumbing, Sabourin Drugs, and the Munger Civil Defense unit.

Our Queens pageant provides scholarship monies for the Queen and court. Each year a Queen and court are selected based on a personal interview and creativity. Scholarship awards total $2,000.

The 2008 parade includes floats and new faces. Marching bands, pipe bands, and drill teams will march down the street led by the 2008 Parade Marshal, Kathi Newsham. The parade begins at 2:00 p.m. at Center and Park Avenues and ends at Wenona Park. Please join us!

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