Meadville St. Patrick's Day Parade

03/14/2026

Post 2026 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade celebration!

03/14/2026

2026 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade

03/13/2026

Pre-parade festivities 🍀

03/11/2026

Still time to sign up for the parade on Saturday! 2026 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade

Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. Diamond Park (Line Up) to Chestnut Street to the Downtown Mall. While we try to keep the parade informal, we will use this information to better organize the parade line-up. You will be contacted at least 24 hours prior to the parade with basic line-up informati...

03/11/2026

🍀 Your ULTIMATE St. Patrick's Day Weekend in Crawford County! 🍀

Mark your calendars for March 13-14 – the 36th Annual Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration is taking over Meadville for a FULL WEEKEND of Irish fun!

FRIDAY, MARCH 13:
🍺 Top O' The Tips Guest Bartending at Julian's Bar & Grill-Meadville, PA – See which guest bartender gets crowned the 2026 Grand Leprechaun while enjoying your favorite pint and supporting a great fundraiser!
🎺 Later in the evening: Live music from the legendary Kiltlifters Pipes and Drums at Hunter's Inn

SATURDAY, MARCH 14:
🏃 Morning: Burn off last night's fun at Judith's Jig Memorial 5K Run/Walk – then head straight to the Blarney Breakfast (9am-12pm) to refuel like a champion!
🎺 NOON: The PARADE kicks off from Diamond Park and travels down Chestnut Street to the Downtown Mall – featuring marching bands, fire trucks from across the county, festive floats, and more bagpipes than you can shake a shillelagh at!

After the parade:
💚 Irish Dance performances
🥁 Kiltlifters Pipes and Drums (hear them all weekend!)
Costume prizes
Community spirit awards

Whether you're here for the 5K, the live music, the green beer, or a full weekend of small-town Irish celebration—Crawford County's the place to be! ☘️

📍 Downtown Meadville

03/15/2025

Looking forward to today’s 2025 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade, and wanted to take a minute to thank our sponsors! Armstrong and Crawford County Convention & Visitors Bureau 🍀🍀

See you at noon!

03/14/2025

We’re at Julian's Bar & Grill-Meadville, PA from 4:30-7 TONIGHT for the Top O’The Tips to crown the Grand Leprechaun as we get ready for the 2025 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade tomorrow!

03/11/2025

Always an honor when our good friends at Erie News Now invites us to talk about the parade!

Meadville's St. Patrick's Day Parade

03/10/2025

Join us for the ONE NIGHT ONLY “Top O’ The Tips” guest bartending event to crown the Grand Leprechaun 🍀

4:30-7:00, at Julian’s, all CASH ONLY 💵 tips go towards the charities of our guest bartenders choosing. Credit cards are still welcomed for purchasing however only cash or check tips will go towards the event. Julian’s staff will receive any credit card tips for all their hard work during the event!

Our guest bartenders will be Gabe Panchura for the Meadville Area Recreation Foundation, Jayne Martin for the MASH Caring Closet, Ashely Mattocks-Rose for the Meadville Market House new doors project and Corey Young for the Crawford Central Community Foundation.

Winner will be the parade’s 2025 Grand Leprechaun in the Meadville St. Patrick’s day parade. 🍀

03/10/2025

Great things coming up this weekend! Hope to see you there!

03/06/2025

There is still time to sign up for the 2025 Jack Curtin St. Patrick's Day Parade. Please fill out the following form so we can create a line-up for the parade day to run smoothly. Registration will end on 3/13 at 5pm.

Please email [email protected] with any questions!

Saturday, March 15, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m. Diamond Park--Chestnut Street to the Downtown Mall. While we try to keep the parade informal, we will use this information to better organize the parade line-up. You will be contacted at least 24 hours prior to the parade with basic line-up information and instr...