42nd Annual Downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celtic Fair

42nd Annual Downtown Billings St. Patrick's Day Parade

• Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
• Parade Begins: 11:00am

All parade entries must be decorated in a St. Patrick's Day theme (ie.Green streamers, balloons (no releasing into the air), banners, Walkers in costume or themed dress, Shamrocks, Leprechaun, rainbows, etc.) All Entries must avoid: Plain vehicles/trucks/trailers with no decoration, Walkers with no theme, props, or dress, Advertising, flyers, and handouts
Set-up/Staging: Parade participants will be emailed a staging map with pre-parade arrival instructions the week prior to the event. Each entry will be assigned a parade staging number and arrival time. All floats and parade entrants must be in place in the staging area by 10:30am.
Important: This application is not a guarantee of event participation. Applications will be reviewed. Once accepted each participant will be assigned a location in the parade by the event organizer. The parade line-up is at the discretion of the event organizers. Parade line-up location requests are welcome but not guaranteed.

Saturday, March 15, 2025 - St. Patrick's Day Celtic Fair & Street Party 
This event runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm. *The annual Parade Begins at 11:00am (runs just under 60 min).  This application is not a guarantee of event participation.  Celtic Fair Vendor applications will be juried. Vendor space is limited in the Celtic Fair due to the parade route making a turn onto N. Broadway under Skypoint. There are only 19 10ft x 10ft vendor spaces available in The Celtic Fair & Street Party for vendors who need time to set-up and tear-down.  After Parade pop-in vendors: There are only 6 to 8 additional vendor spaces available from 12:30pm to 3:00pm after the parade has finished for "pop-in/walk-in" vendors who can be ready within minutes of arriving. There are a separate pop-in vendor requirements and a different application for these vendors.  Vendors confirmed by the jury committee will receive a confirmation as to the status of their application. All applicants will be notified after the application deadline. Vendor Set-up map and instructions will be sent to this email address below the week prior to the event. All applicants will receive an email confirming or declining their application by the application deadline. Vendor Application deadline is 4:00pm, February 20, 2025 This is an electronic agreement and by applying, you are validating and approving this agreement and the vendor festival terms & conditions electronically.

Saturday, March 15, 2025 - St. Patrick's Day Celtic Fair & Street Party 
This event runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm. *The annual Parade Begins at 11:00am (runs just under 60 min). 
 
This application is not a guarantee of event participation.
 
Celtic Fair Vendor applications will be juried. Vendor space is limited in the Celtic Fair due to the parade route making a turn onto N. Broadway under Skypoint. There are only 19 10ft x 10ft vendor spaces available in The Celtic Fair & Street Party for vendors who need time to set-up and tear-down. 
 
After Parade pop-in vendors: There are only 6 to 8 additional vendor spaces available from 12:30pm to 3:00pm after the parade has finished for "pop-in/walk-in" vendors who can be ready within minutes of arriving. There are a separate pop-in vendor requirements and a different application for these vendors. 
 
All vendors confirmed by the jury committee will receive a confirmation as to the status of their application. All applicants will be notified after the application deadline.
 
Vendor Set-up map and instructions will be sent to this email address below the week prior to the event.
All applicants will receive an email confirming or declining their application by the application deadline. Vendor Application deadline is 4:00pm, February 20, 2025.
 
This is an electronic agreement and by applying, you are validating and approving this agreement and the vendor festival terms & conditions electronically.

Saturday, March 15, 2025 - St. Patrick's Day Celtic Fair & Street Party 
This event runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm. *The annual Parade Begins at 11:00am (runs just under 60 min). 
 
This application is not a guarantee of event participation.
 
Celtic Fair Vendor applications will be juried. Vendor space is limited in the Celtic Fair due to the parade route making a turn onto N. Broadway under Skypoint. There are only 19 10ft x 10ft vendor spaces available in The Celtic Fair & Street Party for vendors who need time to set-up and tear-down. 
 
After Parade pop-in vendors: There are only 6 to 8 additional vendor spaces available from 12:30pm to 3:00pm after the parade has finished for "pop-in/walk-in" vendors who can be ready within minutes of arriving. There are a separate pop-in vendor requirements and a different application for these vendors. 
 
All vendors confirmed by the jury committee will receive a confirmation as to the status of their application. All applicants will be notified after the application deadline.
 
Vendor Set-up map and instructions will be sent to this email address below the week prior to the event.
All applicants will receive an email confirming or declining their application by the application deadline. Vendor Application deadline is 4:00pm, February 20, 2025.
 
This is an electronic agreement and by applying, you are validating and approving this agreement and the vendor festival terms & conditions electronically.