Thousands gather for York's 35th St. Patrick's Day Parade

Thousands of people lined Market Street in York Saturday afternoon to watch the 35th annual York St. Patrick's Day Parade.

About 100 groups and organizations, including Irish dancers, marching bands and pipes and drums corps, participated. The parade stepped off at 1 p.m. Saturday and took about two hours to wind its way through York.

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The parade is run by volunteers and funded with donations. For more information and to make a donation, visit www.yorksaintpatricksdayparade.org.

The 36th annual York St. Patrick's Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, 2019.

Winners of the 35th Annual York St. Patrick's Day Parade are:

Decorated Vehicle – Commercial

• First Place: Shiloh Paving & Excavating Inc.
• Honorable Mention: Greater York Dance

Decorated Vehicle – Non Commercial

• First Place: Goodwill Fire Co. of York Township
• Honorable Mention: Penn-Mar Irish Festival

Antique Vehicle

• First Place: Perry County Old Iron Collectors, Inc.
• Honorable Mention: Animal Advocates of South Central PA

Individual / Family Group

• First Place: Ned Rentzel
• Honorable Mention: Kristin Phillips-Hill for State Senate

Float

• First Place: York Fish & Oyster Co.
• Honorable Mention: Youth Development Center
• Honorable Mention: Clan Walsh

Non-Profit Organization

• First place: May Day Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm
• Honorable Mention: York Fresh Food Farms
• Honorable Mention: Southern PA Incident Network (SPIN)
• Honorable Mention: Loving Eyes 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Club
• Honorable Mention: KPETS—Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services

Honor Guard

• First place: Sea Scouts Ship 25
• Honorable Mention: York County Sheriffs Honor Guard

Media

• First Place: CBS 21 News
• Honorable Mention: WARM 103.3

Irish Dance Group

• First Place: McGinley School of Irish Dance
• Honorable Mention: Ni Riain School of Irish Dance

Best of Parade:

St. Patrick’s School