Ireland Announces 2026 Shamrock Court, Releases St. Patrick’s Event Schedule

Ireland St. Patrick’s Day Celebration announced the 2026 Shamrock Court on Feb. 23, 2026, naming Cali Jackle as Teen Miss Shamrock Queen, Sophie Schnarr as Teen Miss 1st Runner up and Teen Miss Best Irish Spirit, and listing Sophia Oddo as Teen Miss 2nd Runner up while a photo caption spells the same name “Sophio Oddo.” The organization published the winners alongside event listings on the Ireland St. Patrick’s Celebration website and in coverage by the Dubois County Free Press.

The pageant was held on Sunday in the Ireland Elementary School gym, according to the local coverage; the announcement date and the description that the pageant was “held on Sunday” both appear in the materials but the sources do not explicitly confirm they refer to the same calendar date. The printed photo caption reads “From left: Sophie Schnarr, Cali Jackle, and Sophio Oddo.”

Organizers released a schedule of community activities that begins with a series of late-February events. The schedule lists February 27, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. for the Light Up Ireland Kick-Off Party at Texaco Station and 8:00 p.m. for St. Paddy Whack at The Rock Bar & Grill, Bar Room; the Free Press headline read, “The Light Up Ireland Kick-Off Party is this Friday.” The schedule also marks February 28, 2026, 5:30 p.m. as canceled: “THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED – St. Pat’s Dinner – Cards (Games)/Karaoke– St. Mary Community Center/Cafeteria.”

March events in the posted schedule include a Pickleball Tournament on March 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in the Ireland Elementary School gym with Men at 9:00 a.m. and Women at 1:00 p.m., sponsored by Kerstiens Custom Builders. On March 8, 2026, the schedule lists a TBD Irish Service at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 6483 W 580 N, Otwell, and a 12:30 p.m. Pickleball Tournament with a Co-ed session at 1:00 p.m., also sponsored by Kerstiens Custom Builders. The printed schedule shows March 13, 2026 as a listed date but no event details were included in the provided excerpt.

The Ireland St. Pat’s Celebration website also lists recurring activities and contests including a St. Pat’s Button Contest, Irish Trot 5K, Jeep Run, Leprechaun Bingo Bash, Mayor For a Day, Miss Shamrock Pageant, Kid’s Events, and a St. Pat’s Parade, and provides organizational contact at P.O. Box 64, Ireland, IN 47545. The site’s winners and results sections were the source for the Shamrock Court listings; however, names for Little Miss Shamrock Court do not appear in the supplied excerpt.

Locally posted materials situate the town festivities within the wider national celebrations: the St Patrick’s Festival in Dublin runs March 14–17, 2026, under the theme “ROOTS” with the tagline “4 days and nights – one shared story.” National programming highlights include over 150 artists across music, theatre and dance, and programming described as placing “collaboration and accessibility at its heart.” Ireland’s government messaging notes that “40 representatives of the State will bring Ireland’s message to over 50 countries throughout the week,” and St. Patrick’s Day falls on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

The published materials contain the spelling discrepancy for the Teen Miss 2nd Runner up and omit names for Little Miss Shamrock Court; those items were not resolved in the posted schedule and remain unconfirmed in the available notices. With the Shamrock Court named and events scheduled through March, Ireland’s community calendar now leads into the broader national observances surrounding March 17.