PHOTOS: St. Patrick's Day Parade marches through downtown Kalispell
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
Fire trucks make their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young paradegoer looks down Main Street for the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A leprechaun greets children lined up along Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ladies on horseback ride down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young parade participant tosses candy to youngsters at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A Flathead Shrine Club member hands out candy during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Father Stanislaw Rog, from St. Matthew's Catholic Church, rides in a vehicle during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell
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A vehicle with an inflatable leprechaun in back heads down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A group linedances their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Fire trucks make their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bagpipers lead the procession down Main Street at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Fire trucks make their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A Flathead Shrine Club member hands out candy during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | March 17, 2026 5:00 PM
Clover-clad revelers lined Main Street as The Kalispell Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Flathead Celtic Festival hosted the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17.
A young paradegoer looks down Main Street for the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A leprechaun greets children lined up along Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ladies on horseback ride down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young parade participant tosses candy to youngsters at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Father Stanislaw Rog, from St. Matthew's Catholic Church, rides in a vehicle during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in KalispellCasey Kreider
A Flathead Shrine Club member hands out candy during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A vehicle with an inflatable leprechaun in back heads down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A group linedances their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Fire trucks make their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bagpipers lead the procession down Main Street at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Fire trucks make their way down Main Street during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A Flathead Shrine Club member hands out candy during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Kalispell on Tuesday, March 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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