REMINDER!! The 48th Annual SaPaDaPaSo St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held this Saturday, March 11th, at 1 PM in downtown Cedar Rapids. If you can't make the parade, you can watch it LIVE on KCRG TV 9.2 at 1 PM. For the Parade Participants: Staging Areas open at 11:00 AM - all entries should bring their parade […]
Mark your calendar to attend the March 5th Irisih HOOLEY Fundraiser. Sunday, March 5th, at the Veterans Memorial Building on the bridge. Doors open at 1 PM with LIVE Irish Music by WYLDE NEPT Door prizes, raffles, silent auction, food, face painting & merchandise. All proceeds support the SaPaDaPaSo St Patrick's day parade! Adults $5.00, […]
Irish Colleen: Jayden Faille Past-President: Tammy Maneely Guest Judges: Megan Turner, Host of Alliant Energy's Power House Dale Todd, Vice President of Development, Hatch Development Group Chad Shipman, Chair, Iowa Irish Festival Family Award Judges: Ed McGinty Memorial Award: Lori Nylund Pat Fitzpatrick Memorial Award: Molly Claypool Jimmy Duggan Memorial Award: Jimmy Bullock Jerry Harrington […]
Family Awards Don Raher Memorial Award for the "Best Overall Costume": #28- Harrington Clan Snakebusters - "Who You Gonna Call? - All Participants Jerry Harrington Memorial Award for the "Most Wholesome/Heartfelt Entry": #7 -Glynn Gang -Willy McWonka and the Irish Oompa Loompas Jimmy Duggan Memorial Award for the "Best Family Representation": #17 […]
Come join us for a great time! https://sapadapaso.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Hooley-Flyer-2017.pdf
Read the 2017 Parade Rules Here https://sapadapaso.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017SaPaDaPaSoRules.pdf
The 2017 SaPaDaPaSo buttons, as shown on the right, are available! The cost is only $1.00 each and the proceeds help support the St. Patrick's Day Parade. To get yours, send an email to [email protected].
The 2018 SaPaDaPaSo parade entry forms will be available February 1, 2018.
Family Awards Don Raher Memorial Award for "Best Overall Costume" #11: 1850 - A Sad Farewell to Ireland- We're Going to Amerikay!! - Flaherty Family Jerry Harrington Memorial Award for "Most Wholesome/Heartfelt Entry" #11: 1850 - A Sad Farewell to Ireland- We're Going to Amerikay!! - Flaherty Family Jimmy Duggan Memorial Award for "Best Family Representation" #11: […]
In 2015, to mark the 40th anniversary of the parade, SaPaDaPaSo collaborated with Quinton McClain, owner of Lion Bridge Brewery in Czech Village, to release a special Irish potato stout called Olde No. 17, named by SaPaDaPaSo members. It was a dry Irish stout with an added 100 pounds of potatoes. Quinton made two 300-gallon batches […]
