Saint Patrick’s Parade – Sunday March 15th, 2026

The Saint Patrick’s Parade by the Irish American Club of Maine will be held on Commercial Street in Portland. The parade starts at Noon on Sunday March 15th 2026 beginning at the Portland Fish Pier Parking Lot on the corner of Center Street and Commercial Street and proceeds east along Commercial Street ending at the reviewing stand at Bell Buoy Park between RiRa Irish Restaurant and the Casco Bay Parking Garage by Franklin Street.
The parade features the Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band, the Dunlap Highland Band, and the
Stillson School of Irish Dance (who will be doing a short performance in front of RiRa at
the end of the parade). Other participants include the Maine Irish Heritage Center and
Portland Gaelic Athletic Association. They will be joined by, among others, mascots
from local teams and companies, Superheroes, local dignitaries, public safety
representatives, and the Irish American Club Parade of Flags.
Special guest marchers will be the Grand Marshal – Portland Fire Chief Chad Johnston,
Maine Maritime Academy from Castine, Maine, along with Saint Patrick himself.