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St. Patrick’s Day Parade participants walk down Massachusetts Street with horses and donkeys on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade made its way down Massachusetts Street on Tuesday. First place winner of commercial floats this year was Top Tumble, while the Tim Reazin Family won first place for family floats. The Grand Prize Traveling Trophy went to GoodLife’s Midnight Farm and Young Miss Kansas Agriculture Braylee Aguilar won Best Dressed Wee Little Irish Folk. Lawrence Farmers Market “Authentic Male Leprechaun” took home the adult-sized award. Irish dancers from the Lawrence Arts Center won first place for a nonprofit.

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The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade makes its way downtown on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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A Lawrence Police Department electric vehicle leads the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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Cars and parade participants line up on Massachusetts Street on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 for the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Miss Kansas 2025 Emily Rugg waves to parade watchers on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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The Lawrence Arts Center’s float of Irish dancers makes its way down Massachusetts Street on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, for the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Irish Dancers perform in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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Parade announcers sit in front of Liberty Hall during the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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A group of children with St. John hand out candy at Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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A parade official watches the St. Patrick’s Day Parade pass on Massachusetts Street on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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A band performs on the Greenhouse Church float on Massachusetts Street on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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Parade participants on the Lawrence Pride float wave to Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade watchers on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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Parade participants wave while walking down Massachusetts Street on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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A parade participant greets a parade official from the Lawrence Youth Football float on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Parade announcers wave goodbye to the crowd as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade comes to an end in Lawrence Kansas on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.