About us
Neighbors who throw a parade.
Northland Festivals, Inc. is the nonprofit behind every Snake Saturday since 1983: the Emerald Hooley, Lads & Lassies, the Charity Cook-off, and the parade and festival. It's run by an unpaid board and more than 150 volunteers.

What we do
Family fun with Irish spirit, and money for local charities.
Snake Saturday is built so the whole town wins: a free parade and festival for families, and cash prizes for the charities that march and cook. See where the money goes.
Northland Festivals, Inc. is a Missouri nonprofit corporation and a 501(c)(4) social-welfare organization (EIN 43-1483097). Gifts to it are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Board of directors
The people behind the parade.
- ☘J.D. Green (President)
- ☘Bob Hiatt (Vice President)
- ☘Zach Clevenger (Secretary)
- ☘Jan Lewis (Treasurer)
- ☘Josh Baker
- ☘Mark Bertrand
- ☘Jody Brockman
- ☘Paula Brooks
- ☘Paul Craig
- ☘Rodney Hawkins
- ☘Candy Johnson
- ☘Devin Mirfasihi
- ☘Myron Powell
- ☘Mike Ramsey
- ☘Victoria Ressler
- ☘Jim Samuelson
- ☘Brandi Smithmeir
- ☘Nathan Spencer
- ☘Tracy Vitamvas
- ☘Dan Williams
Board of Northland Festivals, Inc., October 2026.
Get in touch
Contact.
info@snakesaturday.com
Publicist Mindy Hart Davis, media@snakesaturday.com
Northland Festivals, 1321 Burlington St, Ste B7, North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-445-1000
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