St. Patrick's Day Parades in New Jersey for 2010

Hoboken
Hoboken is starting early this year with their parade being held on Saturday March 6. The parade starts a 1 p.m. and begins at the corner of 14th Street and Washington Street. It will run down Washington Street. Since there are many bars and restaurants along the route plus dozens of house parties, the town is cracking down on rowdy behavior. There will be plenty of police around and tickets for drunk and disorderly will be given out.

This is a popular parade, especially with the twenty and thirtyish population that call Hoboken home. But as the police will be on hand to keep things under control, be sure the house parties stay in the house.

Morristown
The biggest family oriented parade according to the sponsors with 50,000 people expected between viewers and those who participate in the parade. The parade starts at 12 noon on Saturday, March 13. The parade begins at the corner of South Street and James Street and will proceed to There will be a pre-parade Mass at 10:00am at the Church of the Assumption, off Maple Avenue in Morristown for those who want to attend.

There will be about 20 bands along with other marching contingents in the parade. This is the largest family oriented St. Patrick's Day Parade in all of New Jersey. Come celebrate with the Irish and their friends as we recognize their contribution in building a great America.

Held since 1979, this parade honoring Ireland's patron saint is presented by the Irish American Association of Northwest New Jersey, the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, and the Trustees of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade. Originally held in Wharton, the parade and attendance at the parade grew too large for the town by 1890, which saw the largest ensemble of marchers and biggest crowd of spectators in its history. Since 1991 it has been held in Morristown.

Seaside Heights

Seaside Heights is a Mecca for shore-goers and the scene of MTV's hit how, The Jersey Shore. However, there is a resident population at Seaside Heights that is family oriented and a far cry from the juvenile shenanigans seen on the TV show. The St. Patrick's Day parade in Seaside Heights is a family affair and has been going on for 26 years. The parade starts on 12 noon on Saturday March 13 with a rain date scheduled for the noon of the next day. The parade route is only 1- 1/4 miles long and starts at the Seaside Park border, marches down the Boulevard and ends at Sampson Avenue.

Somerville
The date is Sunday, March 14 and the parade time is 1:30 p.m. The Parade will begin at the corner of Main and Grove Streets in Downtown Somerville and will proceed west to West End Avenue near Immaculate Conception Church. A pre-parade show at 1:00 P.M. will feature exhibitions of Irish Dancing by local groups. The show will take place in front of the Review Stand at the corner of Main Street and Doughty Avenue. This town loves a parade and viewers are urged to bring a chair along and watch from the sidelines.

For more information go to: www.stpatricksdayparades.com