51st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration in Crosslake

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Join Us For The 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration!

For 51 years, Crosslake has been celebrating the coming of Spring with a St Patrick’s Day Parade. What started out in the 70’s as a remedy for Cabin Fever, has grown into a destination event for thousands of green-clad, Irish-for-a-day, weekend enthusiasts. Some build a float and travel the 2-mile-long route tossing hundreds of pounds of candy and trinkets, and others set up lawn chairs, days in advance to get ”their perfect spot” for family and friends.

Get your Green on with official St. Patrick's Day caps, slings, tote bags. Parade chairs and tumblers offered at the Crosslake Chamber of Commerce. Get apparel, trinkets, costumes and more at Crosslake merchants city-wide!  

Join in the fun on Saturday, March 15, 2025 and see for yourself why the Crosslake St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Celebration has been declared the Best of the Brainerd Lakes AND the Best in the State! 

Become A Sponsor:

To help secure the continued exposure and success of this celebration, please consider choosing a level of sponsorship which will support the event, defray event costs, and promote your business to thousands!

Crosslake Businesses, Participate In The Festivities!

There are many exciting ways to participate in the St. Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration! Check out these fun opportunities:

• Be In The Parade: Register to showcase your business in the St. Patrick's Day Parade
  
• Host an Event: Draw the crowds to your business by hosting a fun event.
• Offer A Blinky Button Special: Offer a special deal to attendees wearing a Blinky Button.
• Raffle: Donate a prize to the raffle and/or sell raffle tickets for $10 and Blinky Buttons to give complimentary along with each raffle ticket purchased. (Buy a Raffle Ticket, Get a Blinky Button free).
• Lost Pot O' Gold: Contribute an item for the prize basket for the finder of the Lost Pot O' Gold.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE - WATCH FOR THE COMPLETE 2025 SCHEDULE COMING SOON!

THURSDAY

• 9AM // St Paddy's Pot O' Gold - first clue released 
• 6 - 8PM // Loon & Lakes Trivia - (14 Lakes Craft Brewing Co. 36846 CR 66)
• 8PM // Trivia (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

FRIDAY

• 9AM // St Paddy's Pot O' Gold - second clue released
• 5 - 7PM // 11th Clover Dash 5K / Ruck / Kids Run packet pickup (Shoppe 218 35746 Allen Ave)
• 5:30 PM // Meat Raffle ticket sales begin at 5:30,drawing begins at 6:30 (Crosslake American Legion 35112 CR 3)
• 10PM - 2AM // DJ Music at the Bay (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

SATURDAY

• 8:30 - 10:30AM // 11th Clover Dash 5K / Ruck / Kids Run (Crosslake Town Square 35746 Allen Ave)
• 8:30 - 11AM // Pancake Breakfast (Crosslake American Legion 35112 CR 3)
• 9 AM // St Paddy's Pot O' Gold - third and final clue released
• 10AM // Irish Brunch & Bingo (Whitefish Lodge & Suites 14150 Swann Drive)
• 10AM - 1PM // Parade Pre-Parade Party (Crosslake Town Square 35770 Allen Ave)
• 10:30AM - 1PM // Parade Participant Shuttle Service - Complimentary for parade participants only. Park & ride the free shuttle from The Log Church (37218 CR 66) to Crosslake Community School.
• 12PM // Parking Lot Party - Full Bar, Food & Live Music featuring Shane Martin (Whitefish Lodge & Suites 14150 Swann Drive)
• 1PM // 51ST ANNUAL ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE & CELEBRATION 

AFTER THE PARADE - Celebrations throughout Crosslake

Friday, March 21, 2025

• 6PM // St. Patrick's Raffle Ticket Drawing Party (Maucieri's Italian Bistro 34650 CR 3)
  • Enjoy food and beverage specials as we pull all the winning raffle tickets!  
  • Need not be present to win!

START YOUR PARADE DAY AT THE CLOVER DASH 5K 

The 11th Annual Clover Dash is a great way to start your day!  It's a certified 5K course through a quiet residential neighborhood. All ages, including strollers and the family rovers (on a leash of course) are welcome! For the little runners, there's a kids run around the Crosslake Town Square Legacy Garden!  

GET LUCKY AND FIND THE POT O GOLD

Every Crosslake St Patrick's Day Parade & Celebration attendee has a story, and finding this Pot O' Gold will give you a tale to tell for years to come!  Get your family and friends together, or go it alone.  A prize package valued at hundreds compliments of Crosslake Chamber member businesses awaits!  Three days, three clues March 13-15.

WIN BIG IN THE RAFFLE, AND GET DEALS WITH A BLINKY BUTTON

Purchase a Raffle ticket and you could win one of 50+ awesome prizes!  And with each raffle ticket purchased, you get a FREE Blinky Button that will get you deals and discounts at Crosslake merchants on March 14-15!  

2024 BEST IN PARADE FEATURES

Best of Parade - Crosslake Ace Hardware
Honorable Mentions - Moonlite Bay/Boyd Lodge/Baratto Brothers

Favorite Non Profit - Crosslake Ideal Lions
Honorable Mentions - Family Youth Sportsman Club of MN/Crosslake Historical Log Village

Most Enthusiastic - Pine River PickleFest