
42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Celtic Fair
March 15 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

This annual FREE community event has been a tradition in the Billings community for 42 years. It features a parade of over 40 festive floats along with the Celtic Fair & Street Party that fill the streets below Skypoint with the scent of street food and the festive sound of music, cloggers, bag-pipers.
Break out of your winter hibernation and enjoy a festive atmosphere at the year’s first large outdoor event with family-friendly activities, food trucks, a FREE concert on Broadway, and more.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Celtic Fair coordinated annually by Downtown Billings Inc. & presented by Hooligans Sports Bar.
- Parade Kicks off at 11:00 am
- Celtic Fair 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Street Party w/ concert Noon to 3:00pm
click for parade entry application
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025 4pm MST
!!! Downtown Billings Parade Safety Message: Parade Handouts/Candy Prohibited !!!
All entries are required to decorate in a Spring/St. Patrick’s Day theme. Avoid any plain vehicles or trailers from being part of your parade entry.
Sponsorships for this event will be finalized by end of January 2025. This event is presented by Downtown Billings Inc. and Hooligan’s Sports Bar and supported by Signature Sponsor Heenan and Cook Trial Lawyers, and Event Sponsors Valley Credit Union, MariMint, TDS Fiber, Classic Hits, My 105.9, 96.3 The Zone, Planet 106.7 , and KSKY 94.1.
Event resources
The float staging are takes place on streets just west of the parade starting point (between Division and N. 32nd St.). View a detailed map of the staging area in the Participation Packet info below.
- Parade Instructions
- Float Guidelines
- Parade Waiver & Code of Conduct
- Parade Safety Message: No Handout Policy
- Route Map
Line-up & Staging details provided the week prior to this event!
View the 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
If you are interested in sponsoring this or other downtown events email our Communications Director, Lindsay at LRichardson@downtownbillings.com and she can share current sponsorship opportunities.
2024 Parade
- Best Overall Entry – Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter
- Best Musical Entry – Ming for Congress
- Best St. Patrick’s Day Theme – Montana Special Olympics
- Float Construction – Montana Women’s Run
- Best Costumes – Rocky Mountain College
- Best performers – Billings Outlaws
- Most Original Entry – Yellowstone Country Democrats
2023 Parade
- Best Overall Entry – Tiny’s Tavern
- Best Musical Entry – Billings Caledonian Pipes & Drums
- Best Interpretation of the Theme – MasterLube
- Best Costumes – Billings Public Library
- Best performers – Skystone- Billings Amtgard
- Most Original Entry – Habitat for Humanity Mid-Yellowstone Valley
- DBA Staff Favorite – Billings Chapter of The Tenacious Dames RC
2022 Parade
- Best Overall Entry – Optimists Clubs of Lockwood & Billings Heights
- Best Float – St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral
- Best Musical Entry – Billings Caledonian Pipes & Drums
- Best Interpretation of the Theme – Sign Pro
- Best performers – Skystone- Billings Amtgard
- Most Original Entry – Big Sky International Balloon Rendezvous
- DBA Staff Favorite – Republic Services
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