A Website of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
Cead Mile Failte! 100,000 welcomes to the Official Website of Milwaukee's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Our city celebrated the nation's 7th earliest St. Pat's Parade in 1843. The Shamrock Club of Wisconsin has produced the Parade continuously since 1967.
Our 42nd Annual St Patrick's Day Parade was a success, even with cold temperatures and three inches of snow falling that morning. Almost 20,000 people braved the elements to view one of the best St Patrick's Day Parades in the country. With 160 units marching, it was still the largest parade we have produced. The entire event took one hour and fifteen minutes, with brisk marching the course of the day.
The Shamrock Club celebrated St Patrick's Day 2008 on March 8, nine days prior to the feast day itself. It was a wonderful St. Patrick's Season.
Our honorees include Joseph Hughes, the 2008 Irishman of the Year, and Linda Tuescher, our 2008 Irish Rose. Leading the parade will be our 2008 Parade Marshal, Del Canon.
One of our special invited guests for the 2008 parade was Archbishop Timothy Dolan.
Mark your calendars, and stay tuned to see what the hotel packages will include for next March 14. If you wish to participate in the parade, go to the Unit Information page and download an application, or contact our parade directors, Mike O'Leary at mikeoleary-at-shamrockclubwis.com, or call him at 414-305-1961, email Mike Boyle at or mikeboyle-at-shamrockclubwis.com. They will send you an application.
March 8, ICHC - 1 to 6 PM
The annual Post Parade Party took place at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.Thank you for all who attened or volunteered.
Our annual Post Parade Party was held at the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue, from 1 until 6 pm. Four Stages of continuous entertainment, including Glencastle Irish Dancers, Trinity Academy of Dance, and Kinsella Irish Dance School, Ceol Cairde, Blarney, the Caledonian Dancers, The Gleasons,, Jeff Ward; U 2 Zoo, and Eileen O'Rourke: Leprechaun Stories, and more kept the day an Irish entertainment success.
We want to thank all those who helped to run the parade and post parade party. Both events came off without a hitch.
During February, March and early April we sold tickets for the Shamrock Club Scholarship Raffle. The prizes in 2008 include: The grand prize of 2 Round Trip tickets on Air Tran Airlines; Waterford Crystal from Waterford Wedge Store in Pleasant Prairie, WI; Belleek China Vase; $400 Golf package to Brown Deer Golf Course; a stay at the County Clare Irish Inn in Milwaukee; a $250 bracelet from Reflective Images of Santa Fe, NM; a $250 framed photo of Ireland by Ken Tehan of Tehan Photo; and more prizes.
The drawing took place April 3, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Irish Cultural and Heritage and Center 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, during the Shamrock Club general meeting.
Raffle ticket printing underwritten by Sid Grinker's, Milwaukee, WI
State of Wisconsin License # R0000744A-03517
Tickets available at the ICHC, County Clare Inn, 1234 North Astor Street, or by calling 414-571-0722
We will award a number of $500 scholarships for college level students who qualify. In 2007, we gave scholarships to 3 women, totalling $1500. In 2006 we gave $1000 to 2 winners. In 2005, we gave away 4 scholarships.
Download a copy of the Raffle Poster here at Raffle Poster
The Shamrock Club and Westown will sponsor a number of events in March. For more information, go to our Events Page at Milwaukee's Green Season Events. There are lists of information about the March events in downtown Milwaukee and more.
For the most complete listings of Irish events in Milwaukee and Wisconsin go to our Milwaukee and Wisconsin Events Calendars. We have listings throughout the year. Join all your friends in this celebration of Irish American Life.
See you March 14, 2009
Unit lineup has been set. We have both alphabetical and numerical listings of where you are in the parade. Check for your unit assignment here:
Contact Us Information Line 414.77.IRISH
Photos by Willie Mitchell Photo -Official Photographer of the St Patrick's Day Parade - 414-461-3618
