The St. Pat's for All Parade
Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
Call Time: 12:00 pm SHARP!
Call Location: Sunnyside, Queens; 43rd Street between Skillman Avenue and Barnett Avenue
Truck duty: Low Brass
- Call Time: 12:00 pm SHARP!
- Call Location: Sunnyside, Queens; 43rd Street between Skillman Avenue and Barnett Avenue (easily accessible by subway, and street parking is available for drivers).
- Parade Step-off Time: ~12:30 PM – the parade goes up Skillman Avenue from 43rd Street to 58th Street and Woodside Avenue, ending in Woodside, Queens. It is just under a mile long.
- If you need to sit while we wait to step off, please bring something to sit on!
- CLOSEST: 7 train to 40th Street and Lowery Street
- Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!
GPS Address for Drivers: 39-63 43rd St., Sunnyside, Queens, NY
- PARKING: Find street parking
- Black jeans/pants and black or purple jacket/sweater/hoodie of your choice (band jackets welcome)
- White Aussie hat (we’ll have spares for new members)
- Footwear of your choice
- Band-supplied purple scarves, purple plumes, and Irish flags will be supplied at step-off
- Feel free bring gloves if it looks cold!
The 2023 marching set:
- As It Was
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody
- Don’t Stop The Music
- Montero
More About the Music:
- Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget to bring a lyre)
- Make sure you have a new QBAC logo placard in front of each of the 4 pieces in the marching set.
- Music will be available at step off if you do not have any or need copies.
Restrooms
Port-o-sans may be available near step off.
- After the truck is loaded, many of us go to a local restaurant for a bite to eat and some social time–please join us!
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Please make sure you have RSVP’d for the gig in Chorus Connection. Click here to view or update your RSVP.