About us
Neighbors who throw a parade.
Northland Festivals, Inc. is the nonprofit behind every Snake Saturday since 1983: the Emerald Hooley, Lads & Lassies, the Charity Cook-off, and the parade and festival. It's run by an unpaid board and more than 150 volunteers.
What we do
Family fun with Irish spirit, and money for local charities.
Snake Saturday is built so the whole town wins: a free parade and festival for families, and cash prizes for the charities that march and cook. See where the money goes.
Northland Festivals, Inc. is a Missouri nonprofit corporation and a 501(c)(4) social-welfare organization (EIN 43-1483097). Gifts to it are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Board of directors
The people behind the parade.
- ☘J.D. Green (President)
- ☘Tracy Vitamvas
- ☘Mike Ramsey
- ☘Bob Hiatt
- ☘Nathan Spencer
- ☘Jan Lewis
- ☘Jim Samuelson
- ☘Brandi Smithmeir
- ☘Myron Powell
- ☘Victoria Ressler
- ☘Michelle Lane
- ☘Dan Williams
- ☘Paul Craig
- ☘Devin Mirfasihi
- ☘Zach Clevenger
- ☘Rodney Hawkins
- ☘Mark Bertrand
- ☘Candy Johnson
From the organizers' board page, October 2025.
Get in touch
Contact.
info@snakesaturday.com
Publicist Mindy Hart Davis, media@snakesaturday.com
North Kansas City, Missouri. Mailing address and phone to be confirmed by the board.