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The date and time is set for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrating Irish culture in Levittown scheduled to take place Saturday March 14 beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The parade kicks on from Conwell Egan Catholic High School and ends at New Falls Road in Levittown.

The 2026 Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has selected Jeff Sproehnle as Grand Marshal for this years parade. Sproehnle is a  39-year veteran of the Middletown Township Police Department. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he rose to the rank of Detective and managed many notable cases serving residents of Middletown Township and Bucks County.

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A long-time member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), Sproehnle served as Division 1 President for eight years, stepping down in 2025. He has been instrumental in supporting fundraising efforts such as the Hibernian Hunger Project and initiatives benefiting veterans in need.

Which Bucks County high school student will have the honor of their artwork being displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for a year?

Bucks County Community College (BCCC)  invites the public to the 31^st Annual High School Art Exhibition March 18 – April 5 in the Hicks Art Center Gallery, including an awards ceremony and reception on Sunday, March 29.

High school art teachers have selected their students’ best work for the exhibition, and for submission to the Congressional Art Competition, held in every congressional district each spring. The first-place winning artwork will be sent to Washington, D.C., to be displayed in the corridors of the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for a year, representing Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.

Clifford Eberly, the College’s senior manager of galleries and exhibitions, says the show is an opportunity to see youthful ingenuity flourish.

“Now in my fifth year of working with high school instructors and their students for this annual exhibition, I have seen the breadth of astounding creativity from the county’s young artists, and it is truly inspiring,” said Eberly. “It is important for us to foster art and culture in our region while promoting the legacy of Bucks as a vital source of creative education.”

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Isabel Steiner from Council Rock High School North won the 2025 1^st Congressional District High School Art Competition for “The Attic” (graphite on paper, 2024), which has been displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for the past year.

This year, the 31^st Annual High School Art Exhibition and Congressional Art Competition takes place from March 18 – April 5 at BCCC’s Hicks Art Center Gallery. A reception and ceremony will be held on March 29 from 12:30-3p p.m. in room 100, featuring an awards ceremony at 1 p.m. presented by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-01), who will announce the winning entry. The reception features free refreshments and an opportunity to meet the young artists and their instructors.

The Hicks Art Center Gallery is located on the campus at 275 Swamp Road in Newtown. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon – 4 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is also open Sunday, March 29, from 12:30 – 3 p.m. for the reception and awards ceremony.

All events are free and open to the public. To learn more, email gallery@bucks.edu, call 215-968-8432 or click here to view online.

A visitor snaps a picture of a painting at last year’s High School Art Exhibition in the Hicks Art Center Gallery at BCCC.  PHOTO CREDIT: Mel Evans