Mansfield St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade & Palooza

The World’s Only St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade and Palooza returns to historic downtown Mansfield, featuring family-fun events celebrating the town's heritage. This year's theme is “How Sweet It Is To Live in Mansfield.” Highlights include the Baby Parade, Pickle Run and Pickle Parade.

Pickle Parade:
The party started with a parade in 2012, and the Pickle Parade is still the central event of The World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza. Featuring dozens of floats and marching groups, the parade is a great kickoff to an afternoon of entertainment, laughs and fun.

Watch for the stars of the show. They ride the final floats in the parade, but they're first to the party, and first in our hearts. The Mansfield Pickle Queens shine in their bright red wigs, green thrift-store prom gowns and their blingy tiaras. These ladies and their Pickle Posse spend the year making plans to bring The World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza to the community.

Pickle Run:
Join a morning of fun and exercise World's Only St. Paddy's Pickle Run in Mansfield, Texas, March 22, 2025. You'll find fun and a race for the entire family. Choose from the 5K or 1-mile run. Runners have to register by Sunday, March 14,  in order to be assured of a run T-shirt. Register at runsignup.com.

Baby Parade:
If you think your kiddo has the cuteness needed to win this prestigious pickle prize, this is the place to enter them! Location, time and applications will be available soon. Registration details here. The application fee is $20 per child. The ages of the ‘Baby Dills’ are between ages 6 months and 48 months. The deadline to enter is March 15th or when the number of entries reach 30 entries.

About the Mansfield Pickle Queens:
The Pickle Queens are hand-picked, well-seasoned women who love their families, their friends and their community. They have presented the Pickle Parade annually since 2012 and have participated in events around the state, including the State Fair of Texas parade, the Fort Worth Parade of Lights, Westfest and Ennis Polkafest parades, State Fair of Texas Parade, Luling Watermelon Thump parade and the Rose Parade in Tyler, among others.

About the Pickled Mansfield Society:
The all-volunteer nonprofit group organizes and stages the World’s Only St. Paddy’s Pickle Parade and Palooza. The organization provides college scholarships through the Mansfield ISD Scholarship Program. The group also donates to and volunteers with the Feed the Kids program. The Pickle Queens and Pickle Posse help raise funds every year by ringing bells for the Salvation Army, have helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity and donated to the Lucky Fund at the Mansfield Animal Shelter.

Find more family fun events every day of the week at dfwchild.com/calendar.