Parade
21st
Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Parade Application - Click Here!
 Wear your green to the largest St. Patrick's Day Celebration in South Carolina. A grand parade begins a day of fun, led by the North Myrtle Beach NJROTC and the West Ashley NJROTC of Charleston, SC . Then enjoy several marching bands including the Myrtle Beach Regional Pipe Band, PennCrest High School Marching Band from Media, PA, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, Wake & District Public Safety Pipes and Drums from Raleigh, NC (right) and the Seaforth all girls marching band. To conclude the parade, President Marc Jordan and Chairmen Ed Horton of the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce will be dressed as leprechauns to greet our St. Patrick's Day celebrators.
Our 2009 Grand Marshalls for the 21st annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade are two very hard working dedicated citizens of our local community. We would like to honor Ms. Jackie McKuhen of North Myrtle Beach and Mrs. Ginnie Bradley of Little River for their hard work and dedication to the North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade and many other community functions.
Ms. Jackie McKuhen and her family moved from Clayton, NC to North Myrtle Beach when she was five years old and since has been a vital part of our community. Jackie was part of the planning group for earlier St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festivals, when it was held in the old Surfwood Shopping Center. Throughout her experience there was one especially memorable parade where the Budweiser Clydesdales made an appearance. Join us as we now show our appreciation to Jackie for all of her hard work and dedication throughout the years.
Mrs. Ginnie Bradley and her husband Roy Bradley moved to the Little River area 17 years ago from N.Y. and opened the Lakeshore Hotel, where they have lived and operated a successful business. They continue to be very active in the community. Ginnie has been assisting Jackie with the North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival for 10 years. Please join us at the parade as we show our appreciation for Ginnie’s job well done!
The
North Strand Optimist Club is proud to
be co-coordinating the parade again this year.
Parade Application Information :
Parade Application Deadline has been extended until Monday, March 2, 2009.
This year’s parade will line-up in the Lowe's Shopping Center parking lot located at the intersection of Highway 17 North and 2nd Avenue North in North Myrtle Beach. Please enter the parade line-up area by turning onto 2nd Avenue North from Highway 17 and then following the signs into the Lowe's parking lot. Many of the businesses in the shopping center will be open for business during the parade line-up. Please be respectful of their customers and do not block access to their business.
Line-up will begin at 7:00 AM. All units must be in the line-up area and ready to go by 8:45 AM. All non-parade vehicles must be out of the parade line-up area by 8:45 AM. The parade begins at 9AM sharp.Any unit that is not ready to proceed will be held until the end of the parade.
The North Myrtle Beach NJROTC and the West Ashley NJROTC will lead off the parade at 9:00 AM sharp (right).
Please maintain your spacing and avoid large gaps in the parade. Performing units are asked to assist us in preventing these gaps by keeping your performances to a reasonable time frame. Motorized units are asked to maintain a "walking" pace and when closing a gap, to do so at a gradual pace. ALL units are asked not to stop and socialize along the parade route as this causes gaps in the parade. Parade Marshals will monitor all units and may ask that your unit move to maintain the parade spacing.
The parade will end at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and 1st Avenue North. Marching units are responsible for their own transportation from the end of the parade route back to the parade line-up area. Public parking is available along many of the city streets and at the Beach Access Ramps. Marching units may want to arrange for their transportation to meet them in this area.
SHOULD YOU OR YOUR UNIT REQUIRE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE DURING THE PARADE LINE-UP OR DURING THE PARADE, PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST NMB PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL OR PARADE MARSHALL!
For additional parade information contact the North Myrtle Beach Parks and Recreation Department at stpatnmb@nmb.us or call 843-280-5570. Or contact parade coordinator, Maria Strickland, at Marias@abbank.com or 843-249-3493. Please leave your name, address and an evening phone number for a reply.
Order of Line-up will be posted at a later Date
Click Here for the Parade Application!
Opportunities to participate in the festival as a sponsor, crafter, food vendor, entertainment for adults and/or children, or participate in the parade are available! Check out the 2009 Application section for more information.
Need a place to stay? Want to know what else to do during your stay?
Check out two of our Grand Strand Chamber of
Commerce web sites at
http://www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/
and
http://www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com/
For additional festival
information,
email us
stpatnmb@nmb.us
or call (843)249-3493 FOR
PARADE INFORMATION.
Please leave
your name, address, and an evening phone number
for a reply.
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