What is a Sunday in the middle of March without a St. Patrick's Day parade?
The official holiday doesn't arrive till March 17, but New Jersey boasts 11 different St. Patrick's Day processions, from Warren County to Monmouth County, all stepping off Sunday afternoon. So whether you want to hear bagpipes, see a stepdancing routine or dress up your child, pet or self in your finest "greenery," there's probably a parade for you.
- The fourth
- Bergen County's 36th St. Patrick's Day Parade
- The sixth
- Hackettstown
- The
- The 54th
- The fifth
- The 26th
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The Somerville High School Marching Band warming up before the Somerville St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1997. (Star-Ledger file photo)
- The 44th
- The 66th
- The 44th
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