UPDATE 3/13/20
The St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke has made the decision to cancel the second annual Marshal Mania concert keeping with the ban set forth by Governor Charlie Baker for any gatherings of over 250 people. The fast and contagious spread of the coronavirus has become a public health and safety concern and though this was not an easy decision to make we want to keep our Committee members and our community healthy and safe.
More information on other events will be released as decisions are made.
In addition, there will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps.Thanks you again for your patience and support while we work through this unprecedented situation.
Statement from the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee, 3/10/20
Following the directive of the City of Holyoke and public safety officials, the 69th annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade and 45th Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race will not be taking place the weekend of March 21-22. The fast and contagious spread of the coronavirus has become a public health and safety concern and though this was not an easy decision to make, the safety and well-being of Road Race and Parade spectators and participants is our priority.
We know that there are thousands of disappointed people, none more so than the 200+ Parade Committee members who have worked tirelessly to put on this tremendous showcase year after year and I thank them for all their hard work.
We are still deciding logistics of upcoming events and will share these updates when and as appropriate.
Thank you for your understanding.
Marc Joyce,
President, St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke, Inc.
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Hopefully we can do them in May.
If the race is cancelled, how do we get a refund of the entry fee?
Hi Noah, We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Still haven’t received the email about the race cancellation, as of March 31st.
Thank you for all your hard work that goes into the planning of all of the wonderful events! My family and I are heartbroken this had to be canceled! See ya next year!
Will refunds be issued?
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Hi Nicole, We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Will there be a refund issued for the road race participants?
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Soo..what happens with our race eregistration?
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this.
Thank you!
I can total understand this. But do I get my money back?
Carsten Redenz
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
I want a refund for the registration for myself and my son.
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
OBVIOUSLY everyone did NOT read the comments before asking the same question 19 times… give these people some time!!!!!!!!! Let these working people who volunteer their time have a chance to make sense of all this. I would just like to know about any links or future plans for a new race day, please and thank you!
Thank you for your support! There will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps. Rest assured our volunteers are doing everything they can to work through this unprecedented time!
Will those who signed up for the race be getting their money back?
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Will we still be receiving a shirt?
Hello: Understand why the race is canceled. Will we be getting a refund for out entry fee? Thank you for keeping us updated. Nancy
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
Hi will the registered runners get a refund and there shirts or anything else that they ordered?
Good afternoon, there will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps.Thank you again for your patience and support while our volunteers work through this unprecedented situation.
I am coming from out of state, and I will not be able to get time to come if the event is rescheduled. Will I be getting a refund for the Road Race?
We will be contacting registered runners before the end of the week with next steps.
Thank you for your patience and understanding with this unfortunate situation.
I didn’t get an email
Where my money?
Good afternoon, there will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps.Thank you again for your patience and support while our volunteers work through this unprecedented situation.
Can I still have my t-shirt?
I am coming from New Jersey for the festivity’s I am still planning on coming up to enjoy your wonderful city and area to see other atractions
Hi! When should we expect a refund for the race?
Good afternoon, there will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps. Thank you again for your patience and support while we work through this unprecedented situation.
Good afternoon, there will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps.Thank you again for your patience and support while our volunteers work through this unprecedented situation.
While realizing how close the cancellation is to the actual race day and how much business is brought into Holyoke by the event, some are hoping that there is an option to donate our race fee this year to help alleviate any areas of monetary loss <3 Thank you for all of the planning that is done each year
Thank you for the kind words. There will be a email communication sent out to each registered Road Race runner on Monday 3/16 regarding next steps.Thank you again for your generosity, patience and support while our volunteers work through this unprecedented situation.
I didn’t get my email yesterday, was it sent by you or by racewire?
We never received the email about a race refund. Please email us again about refunds. Entrant’s name is Noah Hopkins and the email is: Kodokan3@msn.com