Take part in Roscrea's 45th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Roscrea will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the 45th Parade through the heritage town on the national holiday and the organisers are inviting everyone to play a part in making the event unforgettable.

Roscrea Community Development Council’s sub-committee under the Chairmanship of local Councillor, Shane Lee, are finalising plans for Roscrea’s 45th annual successive St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which kicks off at 3.30pm on Monday, March 17th - Ireland's National Feast Day.

Last year's parade will be a hard act to follow and organisers of the event are hopeful they will again be blessed with beautiful weather this year, helping to attract large crowds out on the streets for the myriad of floats and entertainment which will parade up Castle Street and before the review stand on Market Square towards Main Street.

The organising committee are seeking your participation and support and hope this year to have representation from all community groups in the town to make the 2025 parade a truly community event.

The organisers extend a welcome to all those who wish to enter a float in this year’s parade.

Float entries are free and while floats are welcome to turn up on the day at the assembly point in the car park on Lourdes Road, the organisers request that if possible floats would give details beforehand to Parade Secretary Marie (086 0755680) to facilitate the parade commentary and give the float and its organisers due exposure and publicity.

Winning Categories
The winning categories are as follows:
Best Overall Entry: Chamber of Commerce Perpetual Trophy and €200 sponsored by Roscrea Chamber of Commerce.
Best Business Float – Lupton & Associates Perpetual Trophy.
Best local community group/sports club – Roscrea Tidy Towns Trophy.
Special Recognition Award - Roscrea Credit Union Perpetual Trophy.
Special Merit Award – Adrian Hewson Perpetual Cup.

Shop Window Competition
The Organising Committee are also holding its annual Shop Window Competition with 1st , 2nd and 3rd place prizes - the will be announced from the Review Stand after the Parade.
Parade Entry

Entry to the parade is free and the Organising Committee are inviting individuals, groups, organisations, clubs, businesses, novelty items and community interest groups to enter floats and add to the diversity of the parade.

For further information or an entry form contact Shane Lee - Chairperson (086) 3296667 or Marie Tooher - Secretary (086) 0755680.