The Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade
Winning Parade Entries from 2000 to Present
2008
GRAND PRIZE
Mike O'Connor Family
FAMILY
1 O'Rourke Sweeney
2 Harris
3 O'Sullivan
BUSINESS
1 The Falls Apartments
2 Bob Hamilton Plumbing
3 Renaissance Festival
ORGANIZATION
1 Kansas City Irish Fest
2 International House of Prayer
3 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
SCHOOLS
1 Redemptorist Parish
2 Rockhurst University
BANDS
1 Lee A. Tolbert Marching Band
2 Emerald City Marching Band
DRILL TEAMS
1 Eagles Drill Team
2 Gateway High Steppers
3 Lee A. Tolbert Drill Team
MEDIA
1 KCMO
2 KMBC
3
KMXV Mix 93
TRADES
1
Painters, Glazers and Drywall Finishers
2
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
3 Teamsters
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Family of Dan O'Mara
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
The Rosedale Irish
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
The Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums
2007
GRAND PRIZE
Painters, Glazers and Drywall Finishers
FAMILY
1 Mike O'Connor
2 McClanahan
3 O'Rourke Sweeney
BUSINESS
1 Falls
2 Harrah's
3 Full Moon Productions
ORGANIZATION
1 International House of Prayer
2 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
3 KC Pugs Meetup Group
SCHOOLS
1 Redemptorist Parish
2 St. Theresa's Marching Leprechauns
3 Ruskin High School
DRILL TEAMS
1 Eagles Drill Team
2 KC Marching Sizzlers
3 Pythons Drill Team
MEDIA
1 KCFX 101 The Fox
2 KPRS
3 KYYS 99.7
TRADES
1 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
2 Heavy Construction Laborers Local 663
BANDS
1 Bands Across KC
2 Emerald City Marching Band
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Walton Construction
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
Ronan O'Toole McRae
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
The Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums
2006
GRAND PRIZE
Celtic Fringe
FAMILY
1 Harris
2 Mike O'Connor
3 O'Rourke Sweeney
BUSINESS
1 Walton Construction
2 Irish Crystal Company
3 Full Moon Productions
ORGANIZATION
1 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
2 Thank You Walt Disney
3 AA Employees Club
SCHOOLS
1 Redemptorist Parish
2 St. Theresa's Marching Leprechauns
DRILL TEAMS
1 Kansas City Marching Falcons
2 Pythons Drill Team
3 KC Marching Sizzlers
MEDIA
1 KMXV Mix 93
2 KCFX 101 The Fox
3 The Kansas City Star
TRADES
1 Painters District Council No. 3 Apprenticeship Training Fund
2 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
3 Heavy Construction Laborers Local 663
BANDS
1 Liberty High School Marching Eagles - Liberty, Illinois
2 Emerald City Marching Band
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Gateway High Steppers Drill Team
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
O'Sullivan Family
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
The Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums
2005
GRAND PRIZE
O'Rourke - Sweeney Clans
FAMILY
1 Ronan O'Toole-McRae
2 Mike O'Connor
3 Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden, McGee Family
BUSINESS
1 Bob Hamilton Heating, Plumbing and A/C
2 Harrah's North Kansas City Casino and Hotel
3 Assurant Employee Benefits
ORGANIZATION
1 Celtic Fringe
2 The Kansas City Zoo
3 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
SCHOOLS
1 Rockhurst University Alpha Sigma Alpha
2 St. Theresa's Marching Leprechauns
3 Rockhurst University Pi Kappa Alpha
FAMILY BANDS
Emerald City Marching Band
DRILL TEAMS
1 School of the Arts Marching Eagles
2 Pythons Drill Team
3 Kansas City Marching Falcons
MEDIA
1 KCPT-TV Channel 19
2 KYYS-FM 99.7
3 KCFX-FM 101 the Fox
TRADES
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
McClanahan Clan
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
The Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums
2004
GRAND PRIZE
McClanahan Clan
FAMILY
1 Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden, McGee Family
2 O'Sullivan Family
3 Ronan O'Toole-McRae
BUSINESS
1 O'Malley's Pub
2 AMLI Residential
3 Assurant Employee Benefits
ORGANIZATION
1 Irish Museum and Cultural Center
2 Harp and Shamrock (The Bob Reeder Fan Club)
3 American Airlines Employee Club
SCHOOLS
1 UMKC School of Dentistry
2 Clanna Eireanne Irish Dancers Inc.
3 Park University
BANDS
1 Beloit High School Band
2 Lake Quivira Funeral & Marching Dixieland Jazz Band
3 Westport Senior Academy Marching Band
DRILL TEAMS
1 Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team
2 The K.C. Marching Sizzlers
3 Kansas City Marching Falcons
MEDIA
1 KPRS Hot 103 JAMZ
2 KFME E105.1 FM
3 KCMO FM Oldies 95
TRADES
1 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 124
2 Carpenters District Council and Apprentice Program
3 Communication Workers of America
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Military Honor and Color Guards
MIKE MURPHY SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
Celtic Fringe
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
The Marching Cobras
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipes and Drums
2003
GRAND PRIZE
O'Brien, McDonald, Fitzgerald Families
BUSINESSES
1. GE Consumer Finance
2. Kansas City Tent & Awning
3. Amli Management Company
BAG PIPES
1. Oklahoma Pipe Band
2. St. Andrews Pipe Band #47
3. St. Andrews Pipe Band #86
BANDS
1. Terry Gann
2. Lake Quivera Dixieland Jazz Band
3. Emerald City Marching Band
DRILL TEAMS
1. Kansas City Marching Sizzlers
2. Gateway High Steppers Drill Team
3. Pythons Drill Team
FAMILIES
1. McClanahan Clan
2. O'Rourke Sweeney Clans
3. Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden, McGee
MEDIA
1. KPRS Hot 103 JAMZ
2. e105
3. Kansas City Star
ORGANIZATIONS
1. Celtic Fringe
2. VFW Post 1829
3. AA Employees Club
SCHOOLS
1. UMKC School of Dentistry
2. O'Hara High School Band and School
3. University of Missouri - Kansas City Activities
TRADES
1. IBEW Local Union 124 25 bikes
2. Dist. Council #3 Painters and Apprentice
3. Roofers Local Union #20
MIKE MURPHY SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
Ronan-O'Toole Family
FREDDIE WYRSCH CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Springfield, Illinois St. Andrews Pipe Band
2002
GRAND PRIZE
Reardon, Burke, Lillis, Soden, McGee (There's No Place like Rome)
FAMILIES
1 Mike O'Connor Family (There's No Place like Home, There's No Place like Home)
2 O'Rourke Sweeney Clans ('Til We Meet Again)
3 Wittwer Family (A Wee Taste of Home)
BUSINESSES
1 Irish Crystal Co.
2 Renaissance Festival
3 Bob Hamilton Plumbing, Heating, and A/C
TRADE UNIONS
1 Carpenters and Millwright's Joint Apprenticeship Program/Kansas City and Vicinity
2 I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION #124 (We Build The American Dream)
3 United Union of Roofers Waterproofers & Allied Workers Local #20
ORGANIZATIONS
1 Celtic Fringe
2 VFW Claude B. Champion Post and Aux 1829
3 Kansas City Police Officers Association (KCPOA)
SCHOOLS
Life Time Achievement Award to O'Riada Academy Who Chose Not to Compete for a Prize in this Years Parade
1 Clanna Eireanne Irish Dancers Inc.
2 University of Health Sciences
3 Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority of Rockhurst University
MEDIA
1 Kansas City Star
2 Star 102/ Starlight Theatre
3 101, The Fox
BANDS
1 St. Andrew's Pipes
2 Emerald City Marching Band
DRILL TEAMS
Life Time Achievement Award to Boys and Girls Clubs Marching Cobras Who Chose Not to Compete for a Prize in this Years Parade
1 Pythons Drill Team
2 Kansas City Marching Sizzlers
3 Foreign Language Academy
MIKE MURPHY SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
Ronan/O'Toole/McRae Clan
CHAIRMANS CHOICE AWARD
New York Heros
2001
GRAND PRIZE
O'Rourke Sweeney Clans
FAMILIES
1 Mike O'Connor Family
2 Aylward Family
3 Terry Gann
BUSINESSES
1 Bob Hamilton Plumbing, Heating, and A/C
2 Harrah's Casino
3 Irish Crystal Co.
TRADE UNIONS
1 Carpenters
2 I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION #124
3 Glaziers
ORGANIZATIONS
1 Celtic Fringe
2 Irish Museum
3 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department
SCHOOLS
1 O'Riada Academy of Irish Dance
2 UMKC School of Dentistry
3 Queen of the Holy Rosary
MEDIA
1 KPRS
2 KCFX
3 KSRC
BANDS
1 St. Andrew's Pipes and Drums
2 Emerald City Marching Band
3 Dingo
DRILL TEAMS
1 Marching Cobras
2 Falcons
3 Pythons
MIKE MURPHY SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
G E Capital
CHAIRMANS CHOICE AWARD
Greater Kensington String Band
2000
GRAND PRIZE
Wittwer Family
FAMILIES
1 O'Rourke-Sweeney Families
2 Ronan-O'Toole-McRae Families
3 Aylward Family
BUSINESSES
1 Bob Hamilton Plumbing, Heating, and A/C
2 G E Capital
3 O'Malley's Pub
TRADE UNIONS
1 Carpenters and Millwright
2 Cement Masons
3 I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION #124
ORGANIZATIONS
1 Celtic Fringe
2 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department
3 Irish Museum
SCHOOLS
1 UMKC School of Dentistry
2 Westport Edison Senior Academy
3 William Jewel College
MEDIA
1 The Kansas City Star
2 KPRS
3 KYYS
BANDS
1 Glendale High School
2 Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band
3 Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums
DRILL TEAMS
1 Marching Cobras
2 Touch of Class
3 Drill Team Performance
MIKE MURPHY SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
Rosedale Irish Family
CHAIRMANS CHOICE AWARD
Greater Kensington String Band