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2025 DETROIT ST. PATRICK’S PARADE AWARD WINNERS

Parade Theme
Detroit Irish: A Charitable Legacy of Friendship, Loyalty and Love

Floats:  Parade Theme

  • 1st Place:      Sons of the Auld Sod
  • 2nd Place:     Hometown Heroes
  • 3rd Place:      Grobbel’s Gourmet

Marching Bands:  Playing Irish Music

  • 1st Place:      Ecorse High School TIE for 1st PLACE
  • 1st Place:      Oak Park High School TIE for 1st PLACE
  • 3rd Place:     George Crockett Academy

Marching Units:

  • 1st Place:      AOH M. Thomas Dunleavy Division
  • 2nd Place:    Off Leash K9 Training
  • 3rd Place:     St. Brigid Hibernian Scholarship Program

Novelty Groups:

  • 1st Place:       The Great Lakes Ghostbuster Coalition
  • 2nd Place:     Shannon Irish Dance Academy
  • 3rd Place:      Detroit Fire Department Clown Team

Pipe Bands:

  • 1st Place:       Celtic Pipes and Drums
  • 2nd Place:     Metro Detroit Police & Fire Pipes & Drums

 

St. Patrick’s Parade Judges
March 16, 2025

Mary Linehan Foley
Deputy Mayor, Cork County Ireland

Suzanne Bolton
Attorney & Retired Referee, Oakland County Friend of the Court

Jennifer Cupples
Attorney & President, Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers

John Gallagher
Journalist, Author & Member, Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame