Colleen Application
Applications are now open for the 2025 Holyoke Grand Colleen Pageant!
Eligibility Requirements:
Female
Single (never been married or never had a child)
No less than 17 years old by March 17, 2025, and a senior in high school; nor more than 22 years old by March 17, 2025;
Resident of Holyoke or South Hadley, MA
Must claim Irish ancestry
Completion of application
Applications are accepted until December 29, 2024.
All applicants are required to attend an orientation on December 30, 2024, at 6:00 pm at the Wyckoff Country Club.
A pageant rehearsal will be on the evening of January 2, 2025 and the formal pageant will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Holyoke High School where five finalists will be selected.
The five finalists will be honored at The Coronation Ball on Saturday, February 15, 2025, where one will be selected as Grand Colleen. The Grand Colleen will receive numerous gifts from local donors, a scholarship, or a trip for two to Ireland presented by the St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke. All of the Colleens are expected to attend the Coronation Ball and all other Parade Committee events.
Note: Immediate family members of the Grand Colleen Pageant Subcommittee of The St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke are ineligible to apply.