Queens Country ST.PATRICK’S Day
PARADE 51th Annual Parade
March 7, 2026
LINE OF MARCH FOR 2026 PARADE 51st ANNUAL PARADE
DIVISION 1 130/131 STREET
CAPTAIN'S JOHN MURPHY-TOM TOUHEY
ANTHEMS: SUNG BY SHIELA CASSIDY AND DAVID
United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit
United States Park Police Honor Guard
N.Y.C. Police Department Horse Mounted Unit
M.T.A. Police Ceremonial Unit & Honor Guard
County Tyrone Pipe & Drums Band
Grand Marshal
Michele Cusack — Executive Vice President & CFO, Northwell Health
Honorary Grand Marshal
John Norbury — Local 79, Gael of the Year
Mayor of the City of New York
Honorable Zohran Mamdani
VIPs / Elected Officials
Borough President Donovan Richards
Assemblyperson Stacy Amato
Council Member Joann Ariola — Minority Leader, NYC Council
10. Visiting Councillors from Limerick City and County, Ireland
Cllr. Francis Foley
Cllr. Elisa O’Donovan
Cllr. Tom Ruddle
Director of Services: Stephane Duclot
Additional Councillors
Cllr. Azad Talukder
Cllr. Noreen Stokes
NYPD Police Department Marching Band
Officer Gill
Queens County Parade Banner with Irish Wolfhounds
Janice Christian
Pups: Meagan, Jane, Liobhan, Fiona, Usnavi, Caoilfhionn, and Saoirse
Guests
Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Cultural Committee Marchers
Antique Cars (Line Up)
John Murphy Cars
Transportation for Deputies
Deputy Grand Marshals positioned up front or with units
DIVISION 11 132ST STREET
CAPTAINS, ANNE MCGOVERN, DONNA MORAN
ANNE FORDE, MARY FORDE, VOLUNTEERS
Clann Na Eireann Pipe Band
Tom Alverson — Director
Honoring Honorary Grand Marshal
John Norbury — Local 79
Local Union 79 — LIUNA
Marchers and Members
Members of Project Children Supporters
Dennis Mulcahy
Local Union 30 — Operating Engineers
Executive Board and Officers
Scholars Academy Marching Band
Alex Leight — Director
Christina Quintana — Cheerleading Coach
Michele Smyth — Principal
Scholars Academy Cheerleaders Unit & School Unit
Miss Meyer — Principal
Emerald Isle Immigration Center
With Banner and Singer on Mobile Stage
8. Cork Association Marchers
Diarmuid Connolly — President
Honoring Alice Edwards
9. Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians — Division 25
Clare O’Sullivan — President
With the Flags of the 32 Counties of Ireland
Ladies AOH Division 4 — Breezy Point & Roxbury
Judy Dunne — President
Honoring Deputy Grand Marshal Anne Forde
County Mayo Society
Maureen Gibbons Geoghegan — President
Emerald Society Sanitation Bagpipe Band
Honoring Dennis Schock — President, Local 831
Emerald Society Sanitation Department Color Guard
Sanitation Commissioner
Emerald Society Sanitation Department Marching Unit
DIVISION 111 BEACH 133ND STREET
DIVISION CAPTAINS
THOMAS AND SHEILA RAY, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS RICHARD KIRWAN
CONNOR RYAN BOLES PATRICK FORDE
Department of Correction Bagpipe Band
O’Malley School of Irish Dancing
Maureen O’Malley — Director
Radio Patrol Cars
Greg Sokulof
Antique Cars
In Remembrance
Msgr. Richard Ahlemeyer — Pastor, St. Camillus / St. Virgilius
Xaverian School Pipe and Drum Band
Honoring John Jay Burke
St. Camillus Special Olympics Marching Unit
Joe Featherstone
A.O.H. Division 4 Men — Marching in Honor of John Jay Burke
L.A.O.H. Our Lady of Knock Division — Marching in Honor of John Burke
N.Y.P.D. Emerald Society Pipe & Drum Band
A.O.H. Division 21 — Honoring David Stimus
Division 21 Ancient Order of Hibernians Marching Unit
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Ancient Order of Hibernians — Division 21
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Mark Edwards — President
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Honoring Officer Patrick Donlin
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Color Guard
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N.Y. State Courts Emerald Society Marchers
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Ridgewood Savings Bank
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Marchers
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Kiwanis Club of the Rockaways
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Maryann Nelson
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Dolores Orr — Chair
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With Borough President Donovan Richards
DIVISION 1V 134rd STREET
CAPTAINS:_VINCENT MCINTYRE, DONNA MCINTYRE,
KEVIN DOHERTY BILLY COOK VOLUNTEERS
Breezy Point Catholic Club Pipe Band
Lori Wasson — Director
Honoring Deputy Grand Marshals Chris Scharbach & Anne Forde
St. Francis de Sales CYO Cheerleaders
St. Francis de Sales Marching Unit
St. Rose of Lima Catholic School Marching Unit
Father James Rodriguez — Pastor
Miss Moffo
Katie Greer
PS/MS 114 — The Belle Harbor School
Elizabeth Welsome & Glee Club
Honoring Owen Loof & Mary Beth Bertolin
Columbus Council 126 Pipes & Drums Band
Jim Donovan — Director
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7. Knights of Columbus Council Marchers
8. Msgr. Burke Council 2672 — Knights of Columbus Columbiettes
9. Msgr. Burke Council 2672 — Squires & Brownies
10. Gerritsen Beach Marching Band and Float
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Lilly Beth Hanson — Director
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Honoring 1SGT Joseph Ronda
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88th Brigade — Northeast Command National Guard
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Veterans Corps of Artillery (VCASNY) Field Artillery Unit
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Col. Ray Mechmann — Commandant
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SGM Clohessy
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Founded 1870
DIVISION V BEACH 135TH STREET
DIVISION CAPTAINS, JIMMY McGOORTY, ANNE WALSH
BILLY COOK MARY KAY GIBBONS - VOLUNTEERS
Channel View High School Band with step dancing group
St. Johns Episcopal Hospital honoring Dr. Jumeela Yusuff
St. Johns E.H.S. staff, volunteers, and marchers
EHS will have an information wagon at B102 at the end of the parade route
Rockaway Beach Community Group and Board 14
Dolores Orr, Chair, with Borough President Donovan Richards
Elected officials
Guests of committee
Brooklyn Cyclones Mascot
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6. Brooklyn Cyclones Mobile and Mascots
7. K-LOVE — Live on Air Spiritual Music to Live By
8. Holy Cross High School Drumline Band
9. Broad Channel Sports Groups and Associations
10. American Legion Post 1404 Broad Channel
11. Broad Channel Athletic Club and Marchers
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Broad Channel Shamrock Football Team
DIVISION V1 BEACH 136TH STREET
DIVISION CAPTAINS, CARMEL COSTELLO, D BRIAN HEFFERNAN
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION CITY OF NEW YORK
Lynbrook Volunteer Fire Department
Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department
Breezy Point Volunteer Fire Department
Tally Ho Chemical Engine Co #3
Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department
Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department
Edgewater Park Volunteer Fire Department
Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department
West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department
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10. Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department BN 3
11. House of Rock Church Pastor
12. 100 Pct Explorers Youth Group Marchers
13. Molloy High School Bagpipe Band
14. Irish County Associations — Counties: Galway, Cavan, Sligo; Irish American Society of Nassau and Suffolk
15. Cub Scout Troop 147 / Cub Scout Pack 147 — Cubmaster Bill Scanlan
16. Coors Light Ambulance & M&D Fire Truck
Parade Award Categories
1ST PLACE BAND
In Memory Of
MICHAEL HONAN
Donated By A.O.H Division 21
WINNER
N.Y.P.D EMERALD PIPE BAND
1ST PLACE YOUTH GP
In Memory Of
JOE BURNS
Donated By JOHN & ROSEMARY
WINNER
ST. CAMILLUS SPECIAL OLYMPICS
1STPLACE MARCHING UNIT
In Memory Of
CHARLES ANAYA
Donated By JUDGE JOE CASPER
WINNER
D.C.N.Y SANITATION
1ST PLACE SCHOOL
In Memory Of
ROSEMARY SULLIVAN
Donated By JOHN & ROSEMARY
WINNER
SCHOLARS ACADEMY
1ST PLACE FIRE. DEPT
In Memory Of
THERESA A. McCRACKEN
Donated By ANDY McCRACKEN
WINNER
ROCKAWAY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT
1ST PLACE LABOR
In Memory Of
WILLIAM FORDE
Donated By FORDE FAMILY
WINNER
LOCAL UNION 79 LIUNA
1ST PLACE COMMUNITY GP
In Memory Of
CHAPEY FAMILY
Donated By EUGENE PASTERNAK
WINNER
O'MALLEY SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCING
1ST PLACE PIPE BAND
In Memory Of
EILEEN FAGAN
Donated By JAMES FAGAN
WINNER
COUNTY TYRONE PIPE BAND
BEST DANCING SCHOOL
In Memory Of
BARBARA FRIEDMAN
Donated By JOHN & ROSEMARY
WINNER
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
MILITARY UNIT
In Memory Of
SSGT RODRIGUEZ
Donated By 88TH AREA COMMAND
WINNER
88TH AREA COMMAND
2ND PLACE SCHOOL
In Memory Of
DESI O’LEARY
Donated By JOHN & ROSEMARY
WINNER
HAWTREE C.M.S.
FAILTE AWARD
In Memory Of
JAMES CONWAY SULLIVAN
Donated By JOHN & ROSEMARY
WINNER
COUNTY CORK ASSOC
Sponsors
our 50th Antuns Installation Dinner was held on Sat Feb 08th 2025 A great night was ENJOYED BY all, A big success for our 50th parade even though we had snow our honorees had a very successful installation