Parade Applications

Parade Applications open December 1st, 2024. The Parade Captain will review your Registration and respond as soon as possible. Thanks for expressing interest in continuing support of the Alexandria Saint Patrick’s Day Parade!

About the Ballyshaners

The Ballyshaners is a non-profit, non-sectarian, and non-partisan corporation organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. All members of the organization are volunteers and do not receive compensation for their participation. Our goal is to promote and preserve Irish Heritage. One way we do this is by organizing and running the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Alexandria.

The Ballyshaners is an all-volunteer organization. Our meetings are monthly from mid-March through December, and weekly January up until Parade Day. There s no fee to join. Members can be as involved as much or as little as their time allows. In addition to its leadership team, members tend to help manage our two fundraisers, or at the Irish Festival. Opportunities include gathering a few items for silent auctions, overseeing auctions, selling raffle tickets at fundraisers, or helping to make the Festival run smoothly. Others help sell ads for the Parade Program or serve as the key contact for dignitaries on Parade Day.

Our Leadership

Officers:

  • Chairman – Margaret (Maggie) Hayes
  • Vice Chairman – Frank McCraw
  • Secretary – Patrick Garrity
  • Treasurer – Harold V. Sinnett

Additional Leaders:

  • Parade Captain – Tasha Pablo
  • Lead Parade Marshal – Joe Kensil

Interested in Joining?

Join us at a meeting! View Events on our homepage with our next meeting listed, or fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page to learn more about being a Ballyshaner!