St. Patrick's Day Parade Cleveland, Ohio March 17, 2024
The 182nd St Patrick's Day Parade in Cleveland was held on Sunday March 17, 2024. It began with a gathering of the honorees and dignitaries on the steps of the Cosgrove Center on Superior Ave. This included Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, Ambassador Edward Crawford, guest from Ireland and more.
Grand Marshal Patrick Murphy
The honorees were Grand Marshal: Patrick T. Murphy, Irish Mother of the Year: Patricia Homan, Inside Co-Chair: David J. McLaughlin and Outside Co-Chair: Fr. Francis Walsh.
Jim Kilbane served as MC.
Thomas McManamon Jr.and Jim Kilbane
Katie Cooper led the singing of the Irish and US anthems.
Bishop Malesic gave a short prayer and blessing.
Bishop Malesic
Then the big moment as Grand Marshal Patrick Murphy blew the whistle to start the Parade.
Grand Marshal Patrick Murphy and the whistle
Watch a video of the ceremony on the Cosgrove steps.
You can follow these links to see photos of the entire Parade, split up by Division. And then a special People Page.
Watch the video of highlights of the entire Parade (in order).
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