The St. Patrick Society presents Grand Parade XXXVII on Saturday, March 18, 2023.  Parade organizers are most interested in participants expressing the spirit of St. Patrick and Irish Heritage, and encourage family walking units and decorated floats. Applicants of a purely commercial theme are not permitted.

The day begins with Mass at St. Mary's, 2204 4^th Ave. Rock Island, 10:00AM, then the Nation's only bi-state St. Patrick's Grand Parade will start promptly at 11:30AM at the corner of 4th Avenue and 23rd Street in Rock Island, Illinois. The parade will travel through downtown Rock Island, across the Mississippi River via the Talbot/Centennial  Bridge to W. Third Street and proceed east through downtown Davenport, Iowa along a route to the RiverCenter at E. Third and Perry Streets. The Post-Parade Bash will take place at the RiverCenter from 1-4 PM.

 For parade information and entry applications, email grandparadesps@outlook.com.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 25, 2023. Accepted units will receive staging area assignments of their position via email.