30th Annual St Patricks Day Parade In Forest Park

Join us at 1 pm on March 7, 2026 for our 30th Annual Forest Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade a fun-filled day in downtown Forest Park at the 'best in the west' St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

70+ entries include bagpipers, Proviso East Marching Band, Irish dancers, local business entries and unions, Medinah Shriner parade units, police & fire departments & much more!

The parade kicks off at 1 pm from Madison & Van Buren and travels east on Madison to Elgin. There will be a siren-free zone from Van Buren & Madison to Desplaines & Madison where emergency vehicles will travel without sirens or horns until they cross Desplaines.

So strut your Irish stuff and have a blast as a participant...get your name in front of 8K+ attendees as a sponsor...or just enjoy from the sidelines. Either way, this is a not-to-be-missed event