2026 Grand Marshal
We are proud to announce that our Grand Marshal for the 18th Annual Milton St. Patrick's Day Parade is Milton's own, Allen Jackson.
On January 1st of this year, Allen began his mission to run 343 miles in full fire gear while carrying the American flag - honoring the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 and Allen's dedication is a powerful tribute to their sacrifice and service.
Thank you for your commitment, your strength and your heart, Allen. Our community is incredibly proud.
We are also honored to announce that Tunnel to Towers will be added as a beneficiary of this year's parade in Allen's name.
Welcome to the 18th Annual Milton St. Patrick's Day Parade
Our story begins in 2008. Irish Eyes had been operating in Milton for almost 2 years and was searching for a way to be more involved with this wonderful town. The Milton St. Patrick's Day Parade was born from this desire to give back to the town that welcomed us with open arms. We had a bit of a slow start....the first year we had only a dozen entries. We raised about $1000 for the Milton Fire Department and Casa San Francisco.
Now here we are 17 years later and boy have we grown! This year we have three benefactors: The Milton Fire Department, The Milton Chamber of Commerce and Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The 17th Annual Milton St. Patrick’s Day Parade included over 75 entries and combined with the 12th Annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K we were able to donate over $25,000 to our benefactors. In 2026, we expect to grow even more. The Inaugural Lucky Leprechaun 5K in 2013, had just over 300 participants and 2025 we set a NEW EVENT RECORD OF 661 participants. The key to our success has always been the wonderful support of the local businesses and residents. This year is no different! We know we can count on our community to participate again, so we hope to see you Sunday, March 8th at 11am for the 13th Annual Lucky Leprechaun 5K and at 2pm for the 18th Annual Milton St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Please contact stpatricksdayparade@irisheyespub.com for more information.
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RACE TIME: 11 am start. Registration opens 9:00 am at Irish Eyes in Milton.
EARLY PICKUP: Pick up your Race Bib & T-Shirt on Saturday, March 7th from 4 pm - 6 pm at Irish Eyes in Milton and head right to the start on race morning
RACE LOCATION: Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant, 105 Union Street, Milton, DE.
RACE ENTRY FEE: $35 pre registration (through March 7th) $40 day of event.
TO BENEFIT: Milton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Fire Department & Tunnel to Towers Foundation
SPONSOR/HOST: Irish Eyes Pub & Restaurant
RACE COURSE: NEW wheel measured route by the late Doug White. Loop course starting and finishing at Irish Eyes Milton.
RACE TIMING: Seashore Strider Event Production will chip time the event using the Chronotrack chip timing system.
RACE AMENITIES: Long sleeve Race shirts and refreshments, plus beer and bloody mary's for those over age 21.
AWARDS: Overall male and female, Masters, plus top 3 in 10 year age groups 13 under to 70 over.
Note - In 2023 this event moved to 1 division, a 5K run, walk, skip, gallop, stroll…whatever you want to do to support a great charity, but we have one event of a 5K distance. Same goes for 2024 & 2025 & this year in 2026…one event - a 5K run/walk there is not a separate division for walkers, and there will not be awards given out to walkers. I am just trying to be very clear, so I do not have any issues as I’ve had in the past.
ENTRY INFO: Make checks payable to “Irish Eyes Foundation.”
RACE DIRECTOR: Tim Bamforth, Seashore Striders/Seashore Strider Event Production, Inc.
The race pre-registration cut off is Monday, March 3rd.
Stay for the St. Patrick’s Day parade which starts at 2pm!
Event Details
The Parade takes place in historic downtown Milton, Delaware - Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 2 p.m.
Parade Route (Click to Enlarge)
Directions
The center of parade occurs at:
105 Union Street
Milton, DE 19968
Sponsor
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Floats - $75 Per Entry ($50 for Milton Chamber Members)
Non-Profits are FREE with Canned Good Donation
Walkers - $5 Per Person
Classic Cars & Animals - Cash Donation!
E-mail company logo to stpatricksdayparade@irisheyespub.com
Please send Checks Payable to Irish Eyes Foundation to 105 Union Street, Milton, DE 19968