Past Parades
2024 Parade Highlights
Past Grand Marshals & Special Guests
Grand Marshal - Dennis Brownlee
Founder and president of African American Irish Diaspora Network
2024
Grand Marshal - Geraldine Hughes
Actress
Special Guest - Helena Nolan
Consul General of Ireland
Special Guest - Jerry Buttimer
The Cathaoirleach, (The Leader of the Irish Senate)
Special Guest - Roisin Whiley
The Rose Tralee
Grand Marshal - Paul Muldoon Author and 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner and Irish musician
2023
Grand Marshal - Cáit O’Riordan Radio host
Special Guest - Helena Nolan Consul General of Ireland
Special Guest - Roderick O’Gorman, Ireland Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth .
2022
Tarlach MacNiallais
An Irish immigrant, an LGBTQ-rights and disability-rights activist, and a long-time St. Pats For All board member. He passed away from COVID-19, and his family members served as Grand Marshalls of the parade held in his honor.
2021
In March 2021, the Parade went virtual for the first time in history due to covid-19. New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made guest appearances.
2020
Mick Moloney
Non-profit group, Hour Children
2019
Sean Curran
Dancer/Choreographer
Fionnula Flanagan
Irish stage, television, and film actress
2018
Kathleen Sullivan
A nuclear-disarmament activist
Dan Barry
New York Times
2017
Phil Donahue
American media personality and writer
Anastasia Somoza
International Disability Rights Advocate
2016
Colum McCann
Irish Writer
Loretta Brennan
Chairman of the American Ireland Fund
2015
Brian F. O’Byrne
Irish Actor
Kerry Kennedy
Lawyer
2014
Thomas Duane
Former Member of New York City Council
Terry McGovern
Human Rights Lawyer & Activist
2013
Pauline Turley
Executive Director at the Irish Arts Center
Aidan Connolly
2011
Patricia Lewsley
Former Politician
James P. Cullen: 1945-2017
United States Army
2010
Sister Mary Lanning
President of YES!Solutions, Inc. Insurance Activist
2006
The McCourt Brothers
