Become a partner
Put your name on the town's biggest day.
Partners pay for the prize money that every charity in the parade takes home. In return you get seats, signage, tables at the Emerald Hooley, and the right to use the Snake Saturday name and logo. Packages below are 2026's; the board confirms 2027 pricing.
Title partner: NKC Health (North Kansas City Hospital)
Partner packages
Pot of Gold
$5,000+
- Banner at the bandstand
- 6 dignitary seats and 10 VIP reserved seats at the parade
- A parade entry and/or a festival vendor spot
- Logo on the website, the parade partner banner and print marketing
- Social media promotion
- Two tables for 10 at the Emerald Hooley, plus recognition there
- Items in the Lads & Lassies swag bags
- Use of the trademarked Snake Saturday logo on your marketing and signage
Irish Silver
$2,000+
- 2 dignitary seats and 6 VIP reserved seats at the parade
- A parade entry and/or a festival vendor spot
- Logo on the website, the parade partner banner and print marketing
- Social media promotion
- A table for 10 at the Emerald Hooley, plus recognition there
- Items in the Lads & Lassies swag bags
- Use of the trademarked Snake Saturday logo on your marketing and signage
The 2026 page lists this tier as both $2,000 and $2,500; the board confirms the 2027 price.
Irish Rock
$1,250+
- 4 VIP reserved seats at the parade
- Logo on the website and print marketing
- Social media promotion
- A table for 8 at the Emerald Hooley, plus recognition there
- Items in the Lads & Lassies swag bags
- Use of the trademarked Snake Saturday logo on your marketing and signage
Shamrock
$750+
- 4 open-seating tickets to the Emerald Hooley
- Items in the Lads & Lassies swag bags
- Use of the trademarked Snake Saturday logo on your marketing and signage
Hooley partner table
$350
- A partner table at the Emerald Hooley
Lads & Lassies partner
$500
- A table for your business at Lads & Lassies
- A chance to speak to the audience
- Logo on the website and social media
Community partner
In-kind
- Give goods, services, space or time instead of cash
- Items in the Lads & Lassies swag bags
- Use of the trademarked Snake Saturday logo on your marketing and signage
Thank you
Our 2026 partners.
The businesses and neighbors who made last year's parade, festival and prize money possible.
Community partners
It takes a whole town.
Northland Festivals has been blessed with monetary partners, table partners, in-kind partners and working partners. From the Grand Marshal Celebration to Lads & Lassies, the Charity Cook-off, the festival and the parade, we thank every one of them.
The City of North Kansas City
The city and NKC Police attend every committee meeting and bring in other agencies for the parade and festival. The NKC Fire Department inspects food concessions and cleans and repairs the Grand Marshal float. Public Works does amazing work behind the scenes.
North Kansas City Hospital
One of our longest partners. They make the parade and the Charity Cook-off possible.
Stor-Safe
A partner for 30 years. They store the Grand Marshal float so it's safe and ready every year.
Central Auto Racing Boosters
Bringing a car show to the festival area since 1990.
The NKC YMCA
Hosts the after-parade awards and provides the bleachers for the reserved grandstand.
Paul Craig and Dick Cull
Paul has brought the Theatre Tech Show for 23 years. Dick Cull of HOT Fire and Safety provides badges for the event.
Thank you also to Mid America Contractors, Country Club Bank, Donut King, Worlds of Fun, NKC Beverage, NT Realty, Steamatic KC, the NKC Business Council and Paul and Jack's, and to the Grand Marshal Celebration's supporters: Chappell's, Pat's Pub, Smokin' Guns, Jimmy John's, Finnegan's Hall, Cinderblock Brewery, Aunt Mary's Cookies, Above and Beyond Catering, Helen's, Kelso's Pizza and Helzberg Diamonds. If we missed you, please let us know.
J.D. Green, President, Northland Festivals, Inc.
Already a partner?
Partner forms.
Send your Emerald Hooley guest names or your parade entry details here. This replaces the old Partner Grand Marshal Form and Partner Parade Entry Form.