Cashmere gears up for St. Patrick's Day Parade with family fun and community spirit

CASHMERE – Milepost 111 Brewing Company and the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce will once again host the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 17, at 7 p.m.

Parade organizer Melissa McClendon, owner of Milepost 111 Brewing Company, said the parade is a family-friendly and fun local event.

"It's a local event, it's a Cashmere event, and it's just a great way to see your neighbors and friends, and maybe you'll see them either on the sidewalk, or you see him in the parade, and just it's really fun," she said. "It's really a kid-friendly thing."

Parade participants will gather at Riverside Park around 6:30.

"So it's a very, very short parade," she said. "It's basically one block in Cashmere. So we start at Riverside Center, go up, and then turn right on to Cottage Ave., and then goes that one particular block, and it's kind of a known thing for Cashmere that's been going on for many years."

The parade will go around the block twice and last about 20-30 minutes.

Parade participants may hand out, but not throw, candy and other items, McClendon said.

Entry forms to walk or drive in the parade are due by Saturday, March 16. 

Participants may register by email at milepost111@icloud.com or at the Cashmere Chamber office.

"We have an entry form that they fill out so you can be walking," she said. "You want to do a walking group? You can be a bicycle group. You could be a dog group. We've had horses before."

Drivers must show proof of insurance and a valid driver's license. 

Quinn Propst: 509-731-3590 or quinn@ward.media.