Retired Police Officers Association, Cops for Kids with Cancer, Ret. Spt. Robert Flaherty
The RBPOA helps maintain the camaraderie developed over the many years of police service in Boston. Their group will include a trolley and 40 marchers.
Paso Fino Del Fuego Farm Inc.
This farm in Middleboro raises and trains gaited horses. Paso Fino horses can also perform a canter and gallop, and are often used by ranches to perform duties such as roping cattle as they are extremely quick and agile.
Iron Workers, Local #7
Nearly every structure you can think of - schools, sports stadiums, shopping malls, hospitals, bridges, office and industrial buildings - all required the skills of trained ironworkers.
Ghostbusters United
Ghostbusters United is a website that focuses on uniting all of the various Ghostbuster “franchises” around the world, and helps newcomers find on in their area.
Men of St. Patrick "The Emmett Kelly Clowns"
"Weary Willy" was a tragic hobo clown figure created by Emmett Kelly in the 1930s. Clowns at the time were cheerful and wore white face makeup. He based his tramp-like character on hobos from the Great Depression.
Clowning for Kidz Foundation
This non-profit from West Warren focuses on providing opportunities for children to learn the art of clowning and encourages them to use it as a basis for self-empowerment, character building, and to help children to realize the importance of giving back to their community.
Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick
This New Bedford non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting an increased awareness of the cultural achievements of the Irish people.
The New England Brethren of Pirates
The new England brethren of pirates is an event group of individuals who take pleasure in reenactment of pirating events.
The Irish United Nations Veterans Assn.
IUNVA is the largest Association of peacekeepers in Ireland, with Posts in every Province.
Pipe fitters Local 537 Boston
The Pipefitters Local 537 union will have marchers and a float in the parade.
Bible Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of Boston was founded in 1665. One trolley from Bible Baptist Church will be in the parade.
Local #17 Sheet Metal Workers
The Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 17 union was formed in 1896 with the intent of collective bargaining for a good day's pay for a good day's work.
Worcester Sound and Lights
Worcester Sound and Lights is a family-owned special events equipment company. It has entertained five United States presidents.
Wheels of Time Car Club
The Wheels of Time car club will feature 10 classic cars in the parade.
Aleppo Mini Haulers
The Mini-haulers unit, the newest unit in Aleppo Shriners, was started in 2000 as a small truck unit of this group that raises money for Shriners Hospitals.
The New Liberty Jazz Band
The New Liberty Jazz Band is a group of musicians who came together in 1980 to play traditional jazz music in concerts, parades, and special functions.
501s New England Garrison
The 501st New England Garrison is part of a Star Wars costuming fan club with a membership of more than 4,000 people. Fifty costumed Star Wards characters will march in the parade.
Kick-Ass K-9 Rescue
KickAss K9 Rescue is a nonprofit that helps animals in need. The group with have a truck and trailer in the parade.
New England Regional Council of Carpenters
The carpenters' union was founding in 1881. This regional group represents carpenters in New England.
Cape Cod Fire Brigade
The Cape Cod Fire Brigade consists of 30 active members who attend parades, conventions, and events to raise money form Shriners Hospitals for Children.
New England Revolution Soccer Team
The New England Revolution are a professional soccer team.
City of Boston Credit Union
The City of Boston Credit Union is among the oldest in the country. It offers complete financial services.
Wachusett Brewing Company
The Wachusett Brewing Company is based in Westminster, offering a selection of local brews.
Hot Tamale Brass Band
The Hot Tamale Brass Band plays traditional New Orleans jazz, dixieland and funky second line music.
Veterans for Our National Honor Guard
The Veterans for Our National Honor Guard will parade in two fire trucks.
Merrimack Valley Concert band
The Merrimack Valley Concert Band is a community concert band from Haverhill.
LMPK Event Super Heroes
This entertainment group provides fun for parties, businesses, or social events. Acts include singing telegrams, disc jockeys, celebrity look-alikes, and caricature artists.
Boston Beer Company
This company calls themself "America's leading brewer of handcrafted, full-flavored beers." They are responsible for Samuel Adams beers.
South Boston Historical Society Marchers
This society collects information about South Boston and promotes education on the area's history.
St. Brendan's Youth Gaelic Football
This Dorchester-based club is a charitable organization that focuses on recreation and athletics.
Mass Bay Credit Union
This institution is a not-for-profit business that manages over $196 million in assets.
Boston Bruins Ice Girls
This group is made up of energetic individuals who promote and motivate Boston Bruins fans at games and events.
Electronic Attack Squadron 209 Star Warriors
This squandron operates electronic warfare under the United States Navy Reserve.
Boston Celtics Basketball
The Boston Celtics are an NBA basketball team that play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Boston Red Dog
This pet center is a resort and spa that features boarding, daycare, grooming, massage, training, and more.
The American Made Heroes
This group honors domestic manufacturers and skilled craftspeople who produce products for domestic consumption or exporting.
Ghosts and Gravestones
This "frightseeing" trolley tour takes guests on a ride that focusing on supernatural happenings around Boston.
Jambalaya Jazz Band
This band features musicians on trumpet, piano, banjo, clarinet, tuba, drums, and trombone
Cycling Murray Family
This unique family group has been performing since 1987 and has traveled throughout the east coast.
Musical Leprechauns
The Musical Leprechauns will have a presence in the parade.
Local 35 Painters and Allied Tradesman
This organization looks out for member welfare and works to ensure benefits to members and employees
Community Rowing Inc.
This nonprofit organization was founded in 1985 to promote the sport of rowing and its benefits like discipline and fitness.
Billy D & The Rocket Doop Show Band
Billy D & The Rocket Do-op Show Band will have a truck and trailer in the parade.
Joseph A. McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund was created to honor the memory and ideals of Joe McCarthy, to educate people about South Boston, and to financially assist someone to hopes to pursue higher education.
Teamsters Local #25
This group works to protect its members from workplace problems. The organization was recently the focus of a reality show pilot from Mark Wahlberg called "Teamsters."
South End Show Stopperz
This all-girls dance team is based in the South End of Boston.
Liberty Tax Service
This service provider assists their customers with their taxes, businesses, and more.
Pogo Dave
This individual hopes to entertain his audience with his pogostick and his sense of humor.
National American Miss Massachusetts
This pagaent aims to strengthen the poise, confidence, and communication skills of its young contestants.
Danny O'Connor Boxing
This individual has world boxing credentials and is known in the Boston area for his fighting ability.
South Boston Arts Association
The South Boston Arts Association was created to promote the arts in South Boston. Members include painters, photographers, writers, poets, musicians, and actors.
South Boston Girl Scouts
The South Boston Girl Scouts are part of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, which serves more than 41,000 girls in 178 communities.
WAAF Radio
A truck will blast the music of WAAF Radio, Boston's Rock Station.
New England Coffee Company
New England Coffee is a 95-year-old coffee company based in Boston.
Evolution 101.7 FM
Want to dance? Look for the Evolution 101.7 FM truck. The radio station is "Boston's source for all things dance."
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Boston's Emergency Medical Services provides pre-hospital care at events around the city.
Jam-min 94.5 FM
The sounds of Jam-min 94.5 FM, a hip-hop and hit music station, can be heard from its truck.
The Box of Records
The band Box of Records will be playing on a float. Their music includes electric and acoustic covers of rock, blues, and folks songs from the 1960s and 1970s.
New England Coed Pageants
New England Coed Pageants, a participant in American Coed Pageants, are beauty competitions for girls encouraging natural beauty.
Last Hope K-9 Rescue
Last Hope K-9 Rescue seeks to save dogs from being euthanized. The rescue shelter works to place the dogs in stable homes.
FM 96.9 Boston Talks Radio WTKK
The music of Hot 96.9 will be featured in the parade. The station plays rhythm music.
Gotham City Police Department
The Gotham City Police Department is a fictional department servicing Gotham City, as seen in Batman comics.
Boston Moped Army
Ten to 12 mopeds will ride in the parade representing the Boston Moped Army.
WEEI Radio
A van from WEEI Radio, Boston's sports talk radio station, will be in the parade.
WROL Irish Hit Parade Van
The AM station WROL will be blasting Irish hits from its parade van.
Halo Float
Three vehicles will comprise the Halo Float.
MIX 104.1 CBS Radio, WBMX
A van from MIX 104.1 will be playing "Boston's best variety" music.
Beam Inc. & Kilbeggan Distilleries
Beam Inc. is a Kentucky-based whiskey distillery. It also has a distillery in Kilbeggan, Ireland.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, which offers disaster relief, CPR certification, first aid courses, blood donation, and emergency preparedness, will have a truck in the parade.
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
Twenty-five marchers from the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer will walk in the parade.
Urban Advent Tours
Urban AdvenTours offers eco-friendly, bike tours out of Boston's North End.
105.7 FM WROR Radio
Classic hits will be playing form 105.7 FM's van.
Peter Haslam Group Red Castle Ireland
Peter Haslam Group of Red Castle, Ireland will have 10 marchers.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, a local mentorship program, will feature a truck and marchers.
South End Dynamite Baton Twirlers
The South End Dynamite are baton twirlers and cheerleaders, ages five through 21, in the South End.
Bee's Knee's Supply Co.,
Bee's Knees Supply Company is a gourmet grocery store in Fort Point, offering fresh produce, meats, and seafood.
Allied Integrated Marketing
Allied Integrated Marketing is a national marketing firm.
South Boston Citizens Association
Described as "America's oldest civic association," the group has a long-standing interest in the development and welfare of South Boston.
Chief Marshal Ed Flynn 1
Ed Flynn is a lifelong resident of South Boston. He's a teacher, veteran, and community activist.
U.S.S. Constitution "Old Ironsides"
Sailors from the USS Laboon, USNS Comfort, and USS Constitution.
U.S. Army Recruiting
The United States Army Recruiting Command's Boston Station.
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force. The Band of Liberty is stationed at Hanscom AFB near Boston with a group of about 60 musicians.
101st Combat Engineers WWII Veterans
The 101st Engineer Battalion was originally established as the East Regiment in 1636. The first muster was held on the green in Salem, Massachusetts. Federalized into the US Army as a part of the 26th Infantry Division at Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 16, 1941, the 2nd Battalion of the 101st Engineer Combat Regiment was redesignated the 114th Engineer Combat Battalion at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, April 4, 1942.
United States Marine Corps Boston Recruiting
The Boston recruiting arm of the U.S. Marine Corps will march in the parade.
U.S. Coast Guard Color Guard
Keep an eye out for “Coastie,” the panda mascot.
United States Coast Guard
The Coast Guard will bring a jet boat and 30 marchers.
85th Regiment De Saintonge
In 1781, the 85ème Régiment de Saintonge and four other regiments of the French army marched south from Newport, Rhode Island to Virginia where they would join the American forces under General Washington and make the critical contribution to the final defeat of the British Crown forces at Yorktown.
Boston Recruiting Company
Soldiers and future soldiers of Boston Recruiting Company will participate together in the parade. Army trucks wil be part of their display.
Lexington Minutemen
The members of the Lexington Minute Men are required to research and portray one of the original members of the brave unit which faced the King’s soldiers. Each has pored over documents, letters, books, and manuscripts, searching for more on the identity of these revolutionary heroes.
505th Regiment Combat Engineers
The 505th Infantry Regiments are parachuters. The regiment's engineers will participate in the parade.
South Boston Educational Complex Jr. ROTC
Members of the South Boston Educational Complex Junior ROTC program will march in the parade.
Daniel K. Poling, Chapter 922 Vietnam Vets
This chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America comes from Baytown, Texas.
505th RCT WW 2 Reenactment
The World War II reenacters of the 82nd Airborne Division's 505th Regimental Combat Team accurately portray war combat and lifestyle.
Mass. 22nd Volunteers Infantry
The 22nd Massachusetts is one of the largest Civil War reenactor groups in New England, portraying the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the attached 2nd Andrews Sharpshooters.
Robert Treat Paine Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
The Robert Treat Paine Chapter is a Massachusetts-based chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Boston Young Marines ROTC
This group promotes "mental, moral, and physical developement" among its members who range from age 8 to high school seniors.
Sons of the American Revolution
This society is an educational non-profit organization that promotes the ideals of the Revolutionary War.
Chelsea Soldiers Home
This health care facility works to provide assistance to the veterans of Massachusetts.
Leathernecks Motorcycle Club
The Leathernecks Motorcycle Club is made up of Marine Corps and FMF Corpsman veterans and active duty members.
Silver Dolphin Honor Guard & Drill Team
The Silver Dolphins Honor Guard and Drill Team is made up of above average students at the Naval Submarine School.
Mass Wing Civil Air Patrol
Fifty marchers from the Mass. Wing Civil Air Patrol, a civilian arm of the U.S. Air Force, will march in the parade.
New Bedford High School Jr. ROTC
Members of the New Bedford High School Jr. ROTC will participate in the parade.
USCG Division 12 Color Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 12 Color Guard was formed in 2009 to meet Greater Boston's color guard needs. It has seven members.
Boston Police Gaelic Column
The Gaelic Column was first formed in 1992 by a small group of police officers from the Boston Police Department. It is an independent organization consisting of Boston Police officers and sworn law enforcement officers from the greater Boston area. The Gaelic Column is affiliated with the Boston Police Department, but is funded entirely through the efforts of members and supporters.
Waltham American Legion Post #156
Post 156 of Waltham, Massachusetts was chartered on August 10,1920. The group consists of four organizations: The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American Revolution, and The Legion Riders.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
In the shadow of Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel stands IHM School. Nestled in the scenic village of Still River in the town of Harvard, Massachusetts, the school is surrounded by small farms and apple orchards.
Catamount Pipe Band
Catamount Pipe Band is a Non-Profit Organization dedicated to the promotion of, and education in Scottish Music and Culture.
103rd Electricians Fife and Drum Band
This group seeks to educate its participants in various forms of Irish & Scottish music and marching in an environment of healthy discipline and corporation to perform on a competitive basis.
Quaboag Highlanders Pipe Band
Founded in 2003 to promote Celtic music and fun, the Quaboag Highlanders is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of Celtic music. Members range in age from 8 to 80.
Sanford High School Marching Band
The Sanford High School marching band has played at prestigious parades across the country, including the Presidential Inauguration.
Kevin Barry Irish American Pipe Band
The Kevin Barry Pipes and Drums is based out of the Malden Irish American Club and can trace its roots back to 1921.
Bishop Guertin High Marching Band
Bishop Guertin High School is a Catholic educational community from Nashua, New Hampshire.
Water Witch Hose Company
From plane crashes to propane explosions. From structural fires to flood duty performing rescues on the Housatonic. Water Witch Hose Company No. 2 has faithfully served Milford, Connecticut since 1863.
Barber Shop Harmony Society
This organization was founded in 1938 to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form.
Mass Maritime Marching Band
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is part of a seagoing tradition dating back to colonial times.
Douglas High School Marching Band
A marching band from the high school in Douglas, MA.
Thomas J. Kenny School Marching Band
The Thomas J. Kenny School Marching Band won a VH1 Instrumental Band grant for free band instruction and free use of instruments.
Northeast Italian Band
The Northeast Italian Band and the Saint Alfio's Band of Lawrence perform at religious festivals, parades and concerts around New England.
Hudson Highlanders Pipe Band
The Hudson Highlands Pipe Band, of Cold Spring, N.Y., plays traditional pipe music at parades, private parties, and community events.
Tony Barrie Band
The Tony Barrie Band is a marching band from Saugus.
Sutherland Pipe Band
This Grade IV competition pipe and drum band is based in Newton, Mass.
Thomas Doherty Cronagort, Doolin, County Clair, Ireland
This group came to Boston from Ireland for the parade.
Middlesex County 4H Fife & Drum
This Middlesex County corps is a junior level fife and drum group that was formed in 1972.
Newport Ancient Order of Hibernian's Pipe Band
This Rhode Island band was formed in 2006 and aims to promote friendship, unity, and Christian clarity as well as Irish Catholic history.
Tony Roma Marching Band
The Roma Marching Band is a popular marching band in the Boston-area.