Lucky us! St. Patrick’s Day weekend is here, and so are the first signs of spring! 🍀🌸 From St. Patrick’s Day parades to pie-eating contests, maple sugaring, and even workhorse rides, this weekend is full of ways to celebrate the season ☘️ Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Bagpipers, Irish dancers, and marchers take over the streets for this historic 90th annual parade. 📅 Freehold Borough Art Council St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 16 at 12:30 PM Downtown Freehold kicks off St. Patrick’s Day in New Jersey with its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, best-dressed contests (for Fido, too!), Irish food specialties, and live music. Cost: The parade is free; some events have a cover charge. Main Street, Freehold Organized by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and the Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey, the county St. Patrick’s Day Parade attracts between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators a year to Find tickets & information for St. Patricks Day Make-and-Take. happening at 1 Municipal Plz, Cedar Grove, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07009, Cedar Grove, NJ on Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 03:30 pm EDT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Held by the Freehold Area Running Club, this post-St. Patrick’s Day race honors the late Patrick E. Coyne, who was vice president of the club and a firefighter in town. Celtic Hearth Light Tavern Night The Merchant and Drovers Tavern Museum, Rahway Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the coming of spring at one of New Jersey’s oldest taverns. St. Patrick’s Plunge March 15 Plunge into St. Patrick’s Day with a weekend full of events, including a beef and beer (iykyk) fundraiser, a boozy brunch, a 5K run and a polar plunge in Cape May. The weekend costs $100 per person, and a full schedule is available on the website. North Wildwood St. Patrick’s Day Celebration March 15 St. Patrick’s Day is back on Monday for another year honoring patron saint of Ireland. After partying it up at your town’s parade, you can stop any restaurant chain to keep the celebration NJIB’s Guide 15+ New Jersey Events February 28 – March 2, 2025; Tap into Spring at the Annual Reeves-Reed Arboretum Maple Sugaring Fest on March 2; NJIB’s Guide to 30+ New Jersey March Events and Festivals; NJIB’s Guide to 25+ New Jersey St. Patrick’s Day Parades 2025 Somerville St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 16, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m. Somerville Forbes called this one of the “biggest and best St. Patrick’s Day Parades Across the U.S.” How’s that for wow? Marchers proceed from a staging area near the courthouse down Main Street and wrap it up at Somerville Borough Hall. St. Patrick's Day Celebration happening at 1 Chelsea Ave, Long Branch, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07740 on Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm The 90th Newark St. Patrick’s Day parade is Friday, March 21, at 1 p.m. The parade route starts at the corner of Mulberry Street and Raymond Boulevard, heads past the New Jersey Performing Arts TRENTON, N.J. — From the boardwalks to the suburbs, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are taking over New Jersey in March with parades across the state. Festivities will feature bagpipers, Irish dancers, marching bands, and plenty of green. The season kicked off in Mount Holly on March 1st. The fun Seaside Heights, NJ. Hamilton St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 8, 1 pm The annual St Patrick’s Day Parade begins at the Nottingham Fire House located at 200 Mercer Street in Hamilton, NJ with opening ceremonies at 12:30pm. Parade starts at 1pm. NJIB’s Guide to 30+ New Jersey March Events and Festivals; NJIB’s Guide to 25+ New Jersey St. Patrick’s Day Parades 2025; The Witchery Ball: A Night of Magick, Mystery, and Merriment Takes Place March 15th; NJIB’s Guide 15+ New Jersey Events February 21 – 23, 2025; NJIB’s Guide to 20+ New Jersey Beer, Wine and Food Festivals for Downtown Freehold kicks off St. Patrick’s Day in New Jersey with its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, best-dressed contests (for Fido, too!), Irish food specialties, and live music. Cost: Free for the parade; some events have a cover charge. Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728. Somerville St. Patrick’s Parade March 16 at 1:30 PM This annual St. Patrick's Day celebratory bar crawl around Philadelphia kicks off Saturday and continues for round two on Sunday. General admission tickets for Saturday or Sunday start at $19.95. A sure sign that spring is nearly here is St. Patrick's Day parades around New Jersey. The first parades of the year step off Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2. Another 16 parades are NJIB’s Guide to 30+ New Jersey March Events and Festivals; NJIB’s Guide to 25+ New Jersey St. Patrick’s Day Parades 2025; The Witchery Ball: A Night of Magick, Mystery, and Merriment Takes Place March 15th; NJIB’s Guide 15+ New Jersey Events February 21 – 23, 2025; NJIB’s Guide to 20+ New Jersey Beer, Wine and Food Festivals for Read about New Jersey events for St. Patrick’s Day 2025, featuring parades, Irish music, and classic food. More celebrations continue through March! New Milford: There is a St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance on March 15 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Coogan Hall, 199 River Road. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus St. Joseph /Ascension Council 3814
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