The 2026 Parade was a big success!

CIBCA Committee
19 hours ago
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Updated: 53 minutes ago

View from the Main Stage as the After Party got underway with Foggy Dude

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What a day it was for the biggest ever CIBCA St. Patrick’s Parade - on Sunday March 15, 2026. Already this year we knew it was going to be bigger and better, largely due to the generousity of our sponsors - The Irish Times Bar and Guinness - and as Parade Director Darragh Price outlined in a recent Expats.cz interview. The weather was not quite as sunny as in the past two years, but that did not deter the participants, who started off at Duplex with the Kid's Céilí and Craft Workshop. Children and their parents took part in decorative arts and prepared themselves to participate in the Parade. There was also a performance from the Tip of the Tongue Troubadours choir led by the multi-talented Daniel Zappi. And then of course lessons in Irish dancing followed by an actual céilí led by Parade co-director Tereza Macoszek-Jindrová. The event was hosted by Becki Miller, and the Parade Grand Marshalls Rebecca and Brendan from 98fm were in attendance. As were St. Patrick, Molly Malone, Queen Maeve and St. Brigid.

At 2pm, it was time for all Parade participants to line up on Václavské náměstí, with Darragh Price on hand calling all to order with the Official Parade megaphone.

The Parade lineup was as follows –

1. Lead Piper (Chip)

2. Lead Irish Flag Bearer

3. St. Patrick

4. Grand Marshalls (Rebecca & Brendan)

5. Irish Embassy Team

6. Prague Kids Gaa

7. Wild Geese Society

8. Large Irish Flag

9. TJ Academy Of Irish Dance

10. The Rebel Pipers

11. Rinceoirí

12. Isara

13. The Dubliner Bar

14. Irish Wolfhounds

15. Duhovka Škola

16. inSpiral Dance Company

17. Prague Irish Set Dancing

18. The Celtic Flag

19. Tip Of The Tongue Troubadours

20. Gall-Tír

21. Molly Malone

22. St. Brigid & Her Cross

23. Queen Maeve

24. The Irish Times Bar

25. Simply Dance

26. Prague Hibernians

27. Large Czech Flag

28. Cultúr Slovensko

29. Coiscéim

30. Rí Ra

31. The Cheeky Sheep

32. Foggy Dude

33. Divokej Ir

34. Sally O’Briens

35. General Public

As the departure time of 2:30 drew near, Larry the Leprechaun and other figures began to inflate, and soon were looming large over the street, much to the amusement of passers-by and the assembled Police escort. Many people were drawn to St. Patrick, the poor man was inundated with selfie requests, to which naturally he obliged - you could say that he had the patience of a saint.

And then with a roar from the Megaphone, we were off, people, dogs, sheep and inflatables proceeding majestically down towards Na Příkopě, where we took an abrupt right turn to head to Náměstí Republiky, crowds smiling and waving all the way.

By the way, you can check out the Irish Wolfhounds who participated here.

The Main Stage at the Parade end point - Becki Miller introducing St. Patrick and Rebecca and Brendan from 98fm

When we got to Náměstí Republiky we found the Festival main stage set up and ready for us - lead piper Chip Doehring led the procession onto the stage, the Flag Bearer placed the flag in its holder, and the Grand Marshalls were brought to the stage by our host for the afternoon Becki Miller. In fact the Grand Marshalls later reported on live radio from Duplex [on Monday morning] what a great time they had leading the Parade. Then St. Patrick treated us to a hearty rendition of some traditional songs and we had a warm welcome speech from Minister of State Colm Brophy representing the Government of Ireland. Molly Malone also appeared briefly on stage and then it was time for the first act – Strahov rockers Foggy Dude, although when called they failed to appear – it seems we were a little ahead of schedule, so somebody was still snacking (!). Said snack having been dispatched, they came quickly to the stage and belted out a few of their lively numbers to the delight of the audience.

After that first set it was time for the Céilí Mór, which saw 60 dancers dancing together under the expert supervision of Tereza Macoszek-Jindrová. Thereafter there were dance performances from TJ Academy of Irish Dance, Coiscéim and Rinceoirí, and a beautiful choir performance from the Tip of the Tongue Troubadours, whose rendition of “Zombie” was truly moving. With the skies darkening it was already time for the main act – Celtic band Isara, who treated the crowd to an energetic but also thoughtful performance of Celtic songs.

It was a great day - and a huge thank you goes to our sponsors - The Irish Times Bar and Guinness.