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 (601) 968-8200 Press 2—Wednesday March
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Here’s the link below. If you have any issues or questions or Really Bizarre & Probably Unreasonable Requests, email our Parade Queen Nadia at nadia.radowick@westinjackson.com
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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- The Terrera Queens of Raleigh, NC
- Helles Belles of Franklin Square, NY
- Starlight of Indianapolis, IN
- West Palm Beach of Lake Worth, FL
- Missoula's Sweet Taters of Missoula, MT
- Ponte Vedra Pampas Grass Queens of Ponte Vedra, FL
- Best Yams in town of Sandston, VA
- Sea Taters of Brookings, OR
- Jewelry Girl of Mishawaka, IN
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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.