St. Patrick's Parade in St. Charles seeking parade entries, volunteers

The St. Charles Business Alliance is now accepting entries for the St. Patrick's Parade, which is presented by St. Charles Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram

The annual parade will step off at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, on Main Street downtown.

The deadline for parade entries will be Friday, Feb. 11.

The St. Charles Business Alliance is also in need of volunteer help from the community and is accepting volunteer applications up to the date of the parade.

Parade pacers, marshals and banner carriers are needed, and applications for that can be found at www.stcstpatricksparade.com.

Local businesses, community groups, and non-profits are encouraged to participate.

Those that wish to participate must complete an entry form, obtain a certificate of insurance, sign off on the rules and regulations and return the documents along with the appropriate entry fee to the Alliance's office no later than Friday, Feb. 11.

The entry fee is $275 for businesses and $25 for non-profit organizations. Forms can also be emailed to info@stcalliance.org. Please reach out to the St. Charles Business Alliance if you were a parade entry in 2020 and would like to return in 2022.

All parade entry, sponsorship and volunteer information is available on the event webpage at www.stcstpatricksparade.com/eventdetails

The mission of the St. Charles Business Alliance is to drive economic growth to make the St. Charles Community a destination where people, businesses and tourism thrive. The Alliance produces the St. Charles Fine Art Show, Holiday Homecoming, Jazz Weekend, Scarecrow Festival and the St. Patrick's Parade. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.stcalliance.org.