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SPD Parade 2026

Back for its 30th year!

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The 30th Annual Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade

presented by the Hermosa Chamber Foundation & City of Hermosa Beach

Saturday, March 14 at 11 AM

Downtown Hermosa Beach | Pier Ave + Hermosa Ave

 

Back for its 30th year! Enjoy seeing some of your favorite local nonprofits, unique vehicles, cool brands and more in this eclectic and diverse celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

 

Pier Avenue and Hermosa Avenue will be closed early morning on Saturday so that the parade route can be well established. The community is welcome to line up on the street. Parade participants are not allowed to throw or toss items from the route but can hand out content to parade attendees directly. Enjoy the parade near one of the three announcing stages to enjoy information about each parade entry.

Parade Participant Info
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Sponsor the Parade

Parade Details

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Proudly presented the Hermosa Chamber Foundation & City of Hermosa Beach

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and our generous sponsors!

Hermosa Beach Chamber Foundation Founding Members

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Love Local Sponsor
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Tree Lighting Ceremony & Concert Sponsor
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The Accamando Tull Family

Sandy Anleu

The Art Group of Hermosa Beach

Athens Services

The Auville Family

Baker, Burton & Lundy, P.C.

Jan Brittain

Cal Water

Stephanie Cheak

The Cohn Family

Dr. Michael Collins and Dr. Mary Campbell

The Detoy Family

The Dunbabin Family

The Enstice Family

CB and Bradi Everett

The Friedberg Five

The Garmise Family

Russ & Sarah Gilbert

Sumeet Goel

Scott and Rachel Hayes

Hermosa Beach Rotary Club

Hermosa Cyclery

The Imbagliazzo Family

Indivisible Arts

Team Jackson/VanLandingham

Kathy Knoll and Jeff Bonafede

The Koffler Mackie Family

Amy and Eric Krauter

Lenny & Teodora - LaRocca Real Estate

Tom Moroney

Erika & Greg Newman

The Nichols Family

Ryan Nowicki

Dave Caskey - Caskey Real Estate Group

Eric and Belinda Oakes

Jeannie Penner-More

Piper Preschool

Jeff Raedy

The Reznichek Family

Ellen Robbins

Josh and Rachael Royal

The Sheldon Family

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Skechers

SkyOne Federal Credit Union

The South Bay Boardriders Club

The Valenzuela Family

The Vernon Family

Kathy & Tom Welch

The Zaleski Family

Team Frosty

Post-Parade Fun on Pier Plaza

DETAILS TBD. CHECK BACK LATER!

History of the Parade

Established in 1995, the original 'independent' committee solicited help from Kiwanis, Rotary, and the Woman's Club in order to put the parade on for 15 years before they ran out of energy and turned it over to the City of Hermosa Beach who continued the tradition for 2 years. The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce took over the parade after that and still continues the tradition today.
"St. Pat's is a uniquely American event that only caught on in Ireland as a 'thing' in the 90's.  It was a celebration of the freedom Irish immigrants found in America to speak their language which was prohibited and practice their religion, also prohibited in Ireland by their English Colonial masters. "Step dancing" was also prohibited. 700 years the Brits ruled Ireland, mostly with an iron fist. The Irish in Boston & NYC began St. Pat's parades in the late 1800’s."

South Bay News in 2019:

The Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade began with a group of friends meeting at the old Fat Face Fenner’s Saloon on Hermosa Avenue in Hermosa Beach. Organized by Co-Chairs Jean Cullen and J Travers Devine, the first Annual Parade was presented in 1995 and was an instant success. Since then what began as a group of Irish-Americans celebrating their heritage has morphed into a great ‘hometown’ local event drawing thousands to the streets of Hermosa Beach each year in a great celebration of community while retaining important elements of Irish heritage and culture.
We would like to thank Jody Leventhal and J Travers for providing this information and permission for us.
J Travers Devine pictured in the photo of the original committee, top row, second from left in the green jacket. Jean Cullen, top row, second from the right-side.
J Travers Devine pictured in the photo of the original committee, top row, second from left in the green jacket. Jean Cullen, top row, second from the right-side.
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