One Bar Crawl Canceled, but Hoboken LepreCon And St. Patrick's Float Still On For Saturday

HOBOKEN, NJ — Had a rough week in Hoboken? This Saturday, you can enjoy the Hoboken Business Alliance's float and entertainment, planned to start Saturday at noon. There will be a special guest: Helena Nolan, the consul general of Ireland. More details and a map are here.

If you're a business owner who had to close, you may be in luck: there may be more revelers in town on Saturday. The private entrepreneurs holding "LepreCon" are still selling tickets for the infamous bar crawl, starting at 10 a.m.

A separate, "responsible" bar crawl incorporating other restaurants and businesses has been called off for that day. However, residents can still shop and eat local in the mile-square city this weekend.

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"Unfortunately, this event WILL NOT be taking place on March 4th," says the site. "The businesses participating in this event will be open regular hours. Please check with venues individually on hours of operation and offerings on this day." Crawls are planned in town on other weekends.

A Hoboken city spokesperson confirmed that Mayor Ravi Bhalla had asked bar owners to cancel the latter crawl.

Public Safety Director Reacts To LepreCon

Regarding LepreCon, Hoboken Public Safety Director Ken Ferrante said Friday, "Besides the float, any additional activities over the weekend are not sanctioned or approved by the city. The city stands ready to protect and serve the Hoboken community this, and every weekend. Those who do not abide by those laws will be held responsible and prosecuted to the fullest extent, as they would be any day of the year."

Read more about LepreCon and why it started here.