2015 Mystic Irish Parade To Draw Over 32,000 Spectators to Small Connecticut Town

For one day only, the New England Patriots Cheerleaders aren’t ‘shipping up to Boston’ as their fight song says, but shipping down to Mystic, Connecticut instead for the one and only Mystic Irish Parade! On March 22nd, kicking off at 1:00 p.m., the Sunday afternoon festivities will begin at the Mystic Seaport and journey downtown until concluding at the Mystic Arts Center! The streets of downtown Mystic are soon to be abundant with over 32,000 guests from near and far in celebration of the 12th year!

In preparation of parade day and in celebration of the 2015 Mystic Irish Parade Grand Marshal, on Friday March 20th, the Harbour House- Inn at Mystic will host a tremendous happy hour from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.! With fantastic happy hour drink and appetizer specials, the community will have the opportunity to casually meet and greet Sandy McGugan, Grand Marshal for the 2015 parade. Guests will also have the opportunity to speak with the Parade Committee Members to see how they can get involved with future events.

The next morning, on Saturday March 21st, the 1st Annual Mystic Irish 5K will commence in downtown Mystic! In collaboration with the Town of Groton Parks & Recreation, the first annual road race will be a family fun event for all. Mystic Irish Parade Foundation committee members will be present to recognize our dignitaries and supporters for 2015.

The big event is the next day, Sunday afternoon, March 22nd at 1:00 p.m., the one and only Mystic Irish Parade! The 2015 Mystic Irish Parade will be host to outstanding pipe bands, more than any other parade in the state, as well as featuring fife & drum units and high school area marching bands! The 2015 Superbowl Champion New England Patriot Cheerleaders and their mascot, Pat Patriot himself, will be marching this year! The Connecticut Ghost Busters and several other specialty floats from local businesses will be there as well! And where else can you go to see live, high flying acrobatics in the middle of a parade? Flippenout, and their extreme entertainment will make this year’s parade the best yet!

After a fantastic parade, the Mystic Irish Parade Foundation committee and supporting community will celebrate at the Awards Party & Raffle Drawing a week later, Sunday March 29th, at 1:00 p.m. at the Harp & Hound in downtown Mystic. This grand celebration will wrap up another parade, recognize the award winning participants, and send one lucky winner to Ireland!

The Mystic Irish Parade continues to grow each year, and would undoubtedly not be possible without the outstanding sponsors who support this celebration each year. These sponsors include Levine Distributing Company (Budweiser) Mohegan Sun, F&F Distributors (Guinness), and Full Power Radio (Jammin 107.7, WBMW 106.5), The Day and Hall Communications (98.7 WNLC, 100.9 ROXY FM)

This festive celebration, as well as many other annual area events, are planned and supported by the Mystic Irish Parade Foundation. The Mystic Irish Parade Foundation is 100% volunteer driven, supported by team members dedicated to promoting Irish heritage and organizing a spectacular parade for the community!

The MIPF is a registered nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible and directly help fund local charities, as well as the annual parade. Over $2,000 was donated to these local nonprofit organizations in 2014. Please mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you at these local events! For more information please see our website www.MysticIrishParade.org or visit us on Facebook.