Wilkes barre st patricks day parade 2022

The City of Wilkes-Barre’s 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day ParadeSunday, March 13, 2022

Mayor George C. Brown invites residents and visitors to celebrate the 42nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which will begin at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 13th at the intersection of South and South Main Streets. Participants will line up for the parade at 12:00 PM in their designated areas. This year’s parade will include over 60 groups and over 450 participants, including local leaders, non-profit organizations, businesses, youth groups, pageant title holders, and local emergency response units.

• Begins on South Main Street at South Street
• Travels along South Main Street.
• Around Public Square towards East Market Street
• Ends at the intersection of North Main and Union Streets

For the safety of everyone enjoying the parade, please stay behind all marked lines and barricades along the parade route. Participants in the parade are prohibited from throwing candy and/or promotional material during the parade, for safety reasons. This restriction will be strictly enforced for all participants before the parade steps off.

ROAD CLOSURES

Drivers should be advised that on Sunday, March 13th, the following roads will be closed from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM:

• South Main Street from Dana Street through Public Square
• North Main Street from Public Square to Union Street
• Academy Street from South Franklin to South Main
• Hazle Street from South Main to South Washington
• Ross Streets from South Franklin to South Washington
• South Street from South Franklin to South Washington
• E. Northampton St. from S. Franklin to South Washington
• E. Market St. from S. Washington St. to Public Square 
• W. Market St. from S. Franklin St. to Public Square

Meters will be bagged and there will be “No Parking” notices posted along the parade route, on South Main Street from South Street, around Public Square, and on North Main Street to Union Street,  beginning Saturday, March 12th at 12:00 PM. Ticketing and towing to commence at 12:30 PM on Sunday, March 13th.  

To avoid towing and fines, parade spectators and participants are advised to adhere to both public and private “No Parking” Zones.

LIVE BROADCAST

Service Electric Network (SEN) will present a live broadcast of the parade, beginning at 2 p.m. Coverage will include two SEN co-hosts providing commentary, and will air live exclusively on
Service Electric Cable channel 502 (HD) and 2 (SD) starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 13th.
There will be a replay on Channel 103 (SD) at 6 p.m.

GRAND MARSHAL

The 42nd Annual Parade will be led by Grand Marshal Mayor Thomas M. Leighton. He is a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre City and is the son of Jack and Nancy Leighton, of Wilkes-Barre. He has been married to his wife Patty for 38 years. They have three children, Kelly Lynn, Tom Jr., and Courtney and one grandson Keegan. Since 1982, Mayor Leighton has worked as a Real Estate and Insurance Broker at his family’s century-old business, C.A. Leighton Co. Inc. He served on Wilkes-Barre City Council for 12 years and as the Mayor of Wilkes-Barre for 12 years.

ENTERTAINMENT

Live entertainment for the 2022 parade includes: Wyoming Valley Pipe & Drum Band, Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band, Ceol More Pipe & Drum, Penn York Highlanders Pipe & Drums

Donnybrook, Burn the Jukebox, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolf Pack Marching Band, The Handsome Devils, and David Blight School of Dance, the Conservatory of Dance, Connemara Irish Dancers, and Joyce School of Irish Dance. The Hooley Boys, will play on the reviewing stand from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM.

SPONSORS
Mayor Brown thanks the parade’s sponsors and in-kind donors for their generosity

Pot of Gold Sponsors: BHW Construction Consultation Services, Inc., McCarthy Tire Service, and Mohegan Sun Pocono

Leprechaun Sponsors: Franchelli Enterprises, Petroleum Services Company, Service Electric Cable TV and Communications, and Stell Enterprises

Shamrock Sponsors: Beer Boys, City Centre by Amato Properties, Compassus, Elliott, Greenleaf & Dean, Highmark, L.T. Verrastro, Inc., Luzerne Optical,  PennEastern Engineers, LLC., PNC, Rodano’s/Franklin’s, Trans-Med Ambulance, Visit Luzerne County, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP). Additional donations provided by Benesch and Ladies Ancient Order of the Hibernians.

Thank you to Mountain Productions for the parade fencing and to Mayo Striping for the parade route line. The City thanks Service Electric for their live broadcast of the parade. Thank you to the Times Leader Media Group and the Citizens’ Voice/Times Shamrock for in-kind advertising of the parade.

2022 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Lineup

Updated 3/9/2022

Participants should line up at their designated locations between 12:00 and 1:00 PM.

Street Closures along the parade route will begin at 12:30 PM

Division #1
Line-Up Location: intersection of South Main and South Streets.

1. Wilkes-Barre Police Department Lead Car
2. The Gerard Dessoye Wilkes-Barre City Police Department Honor Guard under the direction of Chief Joe Coffay
3. Grand Marshal Mayor Thomas Leighton and Family
4. Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Band
5. Mayor George C. Brown and family
6. Wilkes-Barre Elected Officials & Administration
   • Wilkes-Barre City Council Members: Beth Gilbert-McBride, Mike Belusko, Bill Barrett, John Marconi, Tony Brooks
   • Wilkes-Barre City Controller Darren Snyder
7. Local Elected Officials
   • Senator Marty Flynn
   • Representative Eddie Day Pashinski
   • Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti & Family
   • Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat
   • Williamsport Mayor Slaughter & Family & Police Chief Justin Snyder
   • Luzerne County Council Vice-Chair John Lombardo
   •  Luzerne County Councilperson Greg Wolovich
   • Acting Luzerne County Manager Romilda P. Crocamo
   • District Attorney Samuel M. Sanguedolce
   • Magistrate Ferris P. Webby, Sr.
8. Wilkes-Barre City Special Needs Playground Project Committee
9. Wilkes-Barre Township Mayor Carl Kuren and Mayor for the Day Ray Kennedy
10. Past Grand Marshals
    • Chief Joseph Coyne, Joe Moran & Magistrate Tom Malloy driving a ’68 Buick
    • Patrick Leighton, driven by brother Brian
11. Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians—Saint John Neumann Division I
    • Past Grand Marshals: Mrs. Maureen Lavelle & Ms. Mary Anne Amesbury
12. Ancient Order of Hibernians—Saint John Neumann Division II, Wilkes-Barre
13. Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick
    • Past Grand Marshals: Mr. Joe O’Hara and Mr. John Finn
14. Notre Dame Club of Hanover Township
15. Wilkes-Barre Fire Department Marching Unit & Honor Guard & Ladder Truck

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    Division #2
    Line-Up Location:  South Street between South Main and South Franklin

16. Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band
17. Luzerne County Head Start
18. Wilkes-Barre Lions Club
19. Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA Childcare Center
20. Kingston Huskies Football and Cheer
21. Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency
22. The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
23. The Salvation Army
24. Wilkes Barre Area Elementary Student Council
25. The Conservatory of Dance
26. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders
27. WBS Penguins, Tux, Toyota Sportsplex, and Diamond City Figure Skating Club
28. Connemara Irish Dancers

Division #3
Line-Up Location:  South St. between S. Main & South Washington St.

1. Penn York Highlanders Pipe & Drum
2. Crisnics
3. Henry Citizens Club
4. Luzerne County Community College
5. David Blight School of Dance
6. NEPA Scholarship Competition Association, Inc.
   • Miss Wilkes-Barre Scranton 2022 Victoria Lin Vespico
   • Miss Wilkes-Barre Scranton’s Outstanding Teen Hannah Fox
   • Miss Luzerne County’s Outstanding Teen Lizzie Shacklett
7. 2021-2022 Luzerne County Fair Queen Miss Miceala Herman and 1st Runner Up Miss Taylor Bartle
8. Burn the Jukebox
9. Wilkes-Barre International Airport (AVP)
10. United States Air Force
11. Joyce School of Irish Dance
12. Wilkes-Barre Breakers Rugby Club
13. SPCA of Luzerne County
14. Team Beezy of Leadership Northeast
15. Wilkes University Cheerleaders
16. Wilkes Barre City Health Department

Division #4
Line-Up Location:  Along the right side (facing Public Square) of South Main Street, next to Post Office

1. Ceol More Pipe & Drum
2. IBEW Local Union 163
3. Service Electric Cable TV and Communications
4. Compassus Hospice
5. Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack Marching Band
6. That NePa Newfie
7. The Times Leader Media Group
8. DWBAA featuring The Handsome Devils
9. Discover NEPA
10. Fortis Institute
11. Cumulus Radio Group
12. Wilkes Cheerleaders
13. Crabby Ron’s Seafood Saloon Steakhouse

Division #5
Line-Up Location:  Hazle Street facing South Main Street

1. New Roots, Inc.
2. The Citizens Voice-Times Shamrock Communications; Rock 107, & Q92.1
3. Let’s Party & More Florist
4. Northeast Premier Floors
5. Rob & Mel’s Everyday Sweets
6. Donnybrook Band
7. NEPA Bird Gang
8. Your Favorite Ninja Turtle
9. Dan & Barbara Pisarcik’s 1961 Ford Thunder Convertible
10. Givens-Medvec family DeLorean (made in Ireland)
11. BlackTop Warriors Jeep Club
12. Local Fire Department

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