SPQ Parade – March 25-29 2026
***STARS, STRIPES, & SHAMROCKS!!Grand Marshal is our new & Most Honorable Mayor John HorhnHOTEL IS THE WESTIN DOWNTOWN! Call NADIA +1 (219) 713-2941—Wednesday March 25–moving
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SPQ Parade – March 19-23 2025
QUEENS—It’s nearly’bout TIME!! The SWEET POTATO QUEENS’ WEEKEND and HAL’S ST. PADDY’S PARADE – 2025 The THEME for Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival this
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- Bust'n'Buns of Lawrence, KS
- Belles of the Balls-The BB's of McNeil, MS
- Sweet Carolines of Rockwell, NC
- WAWA QUEENS of Abilene, TX
- Peacock Queens of Natchitoches, LA
- Bluebonnet Blues Queens of Midland, TX
- The Rocky Top Queens of Cordova, TN
- Just Desserts Queens of the Emerald City of Greenwood, SC
- Eden's Sweet Potato Queens of Mt. Eden, KY
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Jill Conner Browne
I give a 25 – 45 minute, highly motivating, hopefully hilarious, totally G-rated account of How I Came to Be THE Sweet Potato Queen and My Resulting Contributions to World Peace (in spite of the fact that all I ever wanted in life was to be a 5’2″, red-headed, large-breasted, tiny-footed singer and never got ANY of it). Afterwards, I answer questions – and since I know pretty much everything (except for Algebra) – this is most helpful to the audience.