St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade winners announced

Posted March 16, 2026 8:39 pm

By Nicholas Lowe, St. Charles Business Alliance

The 2026 St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade, presented by McNally’s Heating & Cooling, took place on Saturday, March 14, in downtown St. Charles.

Along with the parade, there were St. Patrick-themed activities throughout the day including an opening ceremony, photo opportunity stations, and a Shamrock Scavenger Hunt.

The St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade featured more than 85 entries that were scored by a panel of judges who selected winners in three categories: Nonprofit, children/schools, business, with a Best of Show. The 2026 St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade winners are as follows:

Best of Show:

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A float by Valley Sheltered Workshop takes first place in the nonprofit category in the annual St. Charles St. Patrick's Parade on Saturday, March 14. Courtesy of St. Charles Business Alliance

Nonprofit category:

• First place: Valley Sheltered Workshop

• Second place: St. Charles Public Library

• Third place: Fox Valley Model A Restorers Club

Children/schools category:

• First place: Bill Cho’s United Taekwondo Center

• Second place: Elise Flag Academy of Dance

• Third place: Tri-City Chargers Youth Football & Cheer

Business category:

• First place: The Pep Line

• Second place: Chad’s Towing

• Third place: Liftoff Crane Services

The Presenting Sponsor for the 2026 St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade is McNally’s Heating & Cooling. Additional Sponsors include McGrath Honda of St. Charles, Smile Haven Dental Studio, St. Charles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Dr. Bahram Ghaderi, M.D. of St. Charles Plastic Surgery, Fox Haven Square, Garrett Popcorn Shops, The Hairy Ant Screen Printing Embroidery & More, Mendel Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Solutions Networking Corporation, Teqworks, Theriault Booth LLC. Attorneys at Law, and MK Movers.

For more information on the 2025 St. Charles St. Patrick’s Parade, including the list of winners, visit stcstpatricksparade.com. For further inquiries, contact the St. Charles Business Alliance at (630) 443-3967.

About the St. Charles Business Alliance

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 Restaurant Week, St. Patrick’s Parade, Spring Shop Crawl, Fine Art Show, STC Live!, Jazz Weekend, Scarecrow Weekend, and Holiday Homecoming. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.stcalliance.org.