2026 ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASS & PARADE

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9 AM Solemn Procession to St. Patrick’s Church

9:30 AM Mass at St. Patrick’s Church

11:30 AM Parade Step Off

2026 Co-Chairs

Ron O’Brien

Dennis Moriarty

Schedule of Events

7:30am to 10am- Battelle Grand Ballroom will be available for cooler drop off and table decoration.

8am-8:45am - Bexley Beat Bus shuttles will run from Nationwide Boulevard in front of the Convention Center to Neilston & Naghten. $1 per rider, tips to the driver strongly encouraged.

Note: Street parking at meters requires payment through the Park Columbus app through your phone.

9am - Procession to St. Patrick’s Church-Intersection of Neilston & Naghten. Please arrive by 8:45am

9:30am - Mass at St. Patrick’s Church

St. Patrick’s Day Mass will be live streamed at: ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASS LIVESTREAM

10am - 11am: Parade Check in Point: the parade entries should report to the check in area. There will be Parade Marshals there to let you know where to line up for the parade.

BEAT BUS SHUTTLES TO THE PARADE STAGING AREA

$1 + WEARING A PARADE BADGE


9:15AM - 10:15AM - SHUTTLES RUN FROM THE NATIONWIDE BOULEVARD ENTRANCE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER TO THE PARADE STAGING AREA

CONCLUSION OF MASS - SHUTTLES RUN FROM ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH TO THE PARADE STAGING AREA

TIPS TO THE DRIVER STRONGLY ENCOURAGED

PARADE STAGING AREA

WEST BROAD STREET AT MCDOWELL STREET

10AM - 11AM - STAGING FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

 

2026 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE ROUTE

HEADS WEST ON BROAD STREET AT MCDOWELL STREET

NORTH ON HIGH STREET

ENDS AT THE GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER

IRISH FAMILY REUNION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IN BATTELLE HALL