Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick's Day Parade
Schedule
Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Wilkes-Barre Public Square | Wilkes Barre, PA
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Mayor George C. Brown invites residents and visitors to celebrate Wilkes-Barre City’s 46th St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which will begin at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 15th at the intersection of South and South Main Streets. Participants will line up for the parade at 1:00 PM in their designated areas. This year’s parade will include over 65 groups, including local leaders, non-profit organizations, businesses, youth groups, pageant title holders, and local emergency response units. This year, five giant balloons will return to the parade, requiring over 76 handlers. The parade lineup, road closures, and parking restrictions will be announced early next week.Parade Route:
•Begins on South Main Street at South Street
•Travels along South Main Street.
•Around Public Square towards East Market Street
•Ends at the intersection of North Main and Union Streets
For the safety of everyone enjoying the parade, please stay behind all marked lines and barricades along the parade route. Participants in the parade are prohibited from throwing candy and/or promotional material during the parade, for safety reasons. This restriction will be strictly enforced for all participants before the parade steps off.
DIAMOND CITY SHAMROCK 5K
The morning of the parade, the City will host the inaugural Diamond City Shamrock 5K Run/Walk.
The 5K will benefit colon/colorectal cancer patients, in partnership with The Cancer Wellness Center of NEPA. Check in will begin at 9:45 AM on Public Square and the race will begin at 11 AM, in front of the parade reviewing stand on Public Square. The route will continue to West Market St., to South Franklin St. to South St. to West River St. to Riverside Dr. to Locust St. to West Academy St. to Academy St. to West River St. to West Ross St. to South Main St. to Public Square and back to the reviewing stand. For more information and to register for the race, please visit https://my.raceresult.com/379842/info
GRAND MARSHAL
Mayor George C. Brown has selected retired Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Assistant Chief William Murtha as the Grand Marshal of the City’s 46th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Mr. Murtha has been a proud and involved resident of Wilkes-Barre for the past 62 years. For his full biography, visit the City's website at https://www.wilkes-barre.city/stpatricksdayparade
ENTERTAINMENT
Live entertainment for the 2026 parade includes: Wyoming Valley Pipe & Drum Band, Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band, Ceol Mor Pipe & Drum, Syracuse Scottish Pipe Band, Penn York Highlanders Ladies from Hell Pipe & Drum Band, Polka Bandski, David Blight School of Dance, Rhythmic Republic Dance Studio, and Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack Marching Band.
SPONSORS
Mayor Brown thanks the parade’s sponsors and in-kind donors for their generosity:
Parade Balloon Sponsors: BHW Construction Consultation Services, Inc. and Mohegan Pennsylvania
Pot of Gold Sponsors: McCarthy Tire Service
Leprechaun Sponsors: Diamond City Partnership, Petroleum Service Company, and Service Electric Cable TV and Communications
Shamrock Sponsors: City Centre by Amato Properties, Elliot, Greenleaf, and Dean, Franchelli Enterprises, L.T. Verrastro, Inc., PennEastern Engineers, LLC., PNC, Rodano’s/Franklin’s, Visit Luzerne County, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP).
Thank you to Mountain Productions for the parade fencing. The City thanks GEM 99 &100 and RITMO FM for in-kind advertising of the parade.
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Where is it happening?
Wilkes-Barre Public Square, Wilkes Barre, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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