Welcome to the Official 2023 Woodland Park Saint Patrick's Day Parade Website!
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
at noon
(See map below)
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 EVENT SPONSORS:
Park State Bank and Trust
Who: Residents of Woodland Park and surrounding communities are invited!
What: The 4th Annual (minus 2 covid years...) St. Patrick's Day Parade and Pub/Food Crawl in Woodland Park!
When: Saturday, March 11th at noon, come snow or shine.
The Crawl will continue for one week, until closing
hours Saturday, March 18th (the day after Saint
Patrick's Day) at participating vendors.
Where: The parade will start on Henrietta Ave at Memorial
Park, turn right at Fairview St., left on Midland Ave.,
and right onto Baldwin, finishing at the intersection
of Baldwin and Pikes Peak Ave. in front of Gateway
Elementary. Pub/Food Crawl stamp cards will be
available for purchase at a designated table in front
of the Cultural Center directly before and after the
parade. Select businesses will also have cards for
sale. We will post those here as soon as we get
confirmation.
Why: To foster a community celebration of Saint Patrick's
Day and the Wearin' O' the Green
What: The 4th Annual (minus 2 covid years...) St. Patrick's Day Parade and Pub/Food Crawl in Woodland Park!
When: Saturday, March 11th at noon, come snow or shine.
The Crawl will continue for one week, until closing
hours Saturday, March 18th (the day after Saint
Patrick's Day) at participating vendors.
Where: The parade will start on Henrietta Ave at Memorial
Park, turn right at Fairview St., left on Midland Ave.,
and right onto Baldwin, finishing at the intersection
of Baldwin and Pikes Peak Ave. in front of Gateway
Elementary. Pub/Food Crawl stamp cards will be
available for purchase at a designated table in front
of the Cultural Center directly before and after the
parade. Select businesses will also have cards for
sale. We will post those here as soon as we get
confirmation.
Why: To foster a community celebration of Saint Patrick's
Day and the Wearin' O' the Green
Calling all community groups, churches, businesses, sports teams, bands, or anyone wanting to show
your Irish Pride:
If you or your group are interested in participating in the parade, click here to download the registration form and Liability Waiver.
There is a $10 fee to register and participate for community groups. Registration for school groups is free. Entry monies cover the costs of insurance, equipment rental, advertising, banners, etc. Excess funds collected will be donated to the Teller County non-profit organization chosen by this year's Parade Grand Marshals - To Be Determined. Watch for nominations and voting on facebook!
The Parade Grand Marshal(s) will 1) choose the Teller County non-profit organization that extra parade proceeds will be donated to from a pre-approved list of legitimate local non-profits, 2) judge the entries prior to the parade, beginning at 11:30 am, and 3) be in the lead vehicle of the parade to open the event.
For 2023, we will be taking nominations for Grand Marshal by the community. Then, the community will vote for their Grand Marshal of choice. The person(s) with the most votes will be this year's Grand Marshal(s). The person(s) voted in second place will be the Grand Marshal(s) for the 2024 parade.
your Irish Pride:
If you or your group are interested in participating in the parade, click here to download the registration form and Liability Waiver.
There is a $10 fee to register and participate for community groups. Registration for school groups is free. Entry monies cover the costs of insurance, equipment rental, advertising, banners, etc. Excess funds collected will be donated to the Teller County non-profit organization chosen by this year's Parade Grand Marshals - To Be Determined. Watch for nominations and voting on facebook!
The Parade Grand Marshal(s) will 1) choose the Teller County non-profit organization that extra parade proceeds will be donated to from a pre-approved list of legitimate local non-profits, 2) judge the entries prior to the parade, beginning at 11:30 am, and 3) be in the lead vehicle of the parade to open the event.
For 2023, we will be taking nominations for Grand Marshal by the community. Then, the community will vote for their Grand Marshal of choice. The person(s) with the most votes will be this year's Grand Marshal(s). The person(s) voted in second place will be the Grand Marshal(s) for the 2024 parade.
The 2022 grand marshals were Dan and Susie Bradley. Their non-profit of choice was the Woodland Park Hockey Association.
The 2020 WP St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshal was Mr. Doug Zurek. His non-profit of choice was Base Camp Recovery Woodland Park. Due to covid, he was not able to march in the 2020 parade, however he made his appearance in the 2022 parade to make up for it.
2019 Co-Grand Marshals were Cord and Lizzie Prettyman. Their non-profit of choice was Daybreak: An Adult Day Program.
2018 Co-Grand Marshals were the current WP School District RE-2 SROs. Their non-profit of choice was A Willow Bends.
Pub/Food Crawl
We will also have a Pub and Food Crawl in conjunction with the parade. Participants will purchase a $5 stamp card from the designated table in front of the Cultural Center the 30 minutes before the start of the parade and 30 minutes after the end of the parade. *** WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO ACCEPT CASH *** This stamp card will entitle you to ONE discount or food/beverage special at each participating vendor. Deals are all included on the card itself. These deals are valid until the end of the day/ the vendors' closing times on Friday, March 17th (Saint Patrick's Day). Proceeds from the Crawl cards will be added to the donation made to the chosen non-profit for the year.
2022 participants were McGinty's Wood Oven Pub, Mountain View Yogurt Plus, Wildflour, Mountain Dogz, Serranos, Joanies, Java Haus, 110 Reserve, The Coffee Cottage, Rhapsody, Red Diamond Gastro, and Bier Werks.
Forms:
2023 Parade Entry Registration Form
2023 Participant Liability Waiver
Event Sponsorship Information
Pub/Food Crawl Vendor Information
Questions and/or completed forms with fees can be
emailed to mountaineire@yahoo.com,
mailed to Mickie Richardson, PO Box 1891, Woodland Park, CO 80866,
or hand-delivered to the Human Bean in WP
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