West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade Is Returning For 2024

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A popular St. Patrick’s Day parade will return to West Orange for 2024.

The annual West Orange St. Patrick's Day Parade will take place on Main Street in downtown West Orange on Sunday, March 10. Learn more about this local event here.

The parade will step off at 12:15 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Main Street. The parade route will then make its way north on Main Street and end at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

See a list of the honorees for 2024 here.

Here are a few things to know about this year’s celebration, organizers said:

SHUTTLE BUSES - Complimentary shuttle buses are provided to transport marchers and spectators to the starting location of the Parade at Town Hall. The buses begin boarding at 10:30 a.m. on Mississippi Avenue adjacent to Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Buses will stop promptly at 11:45 a.m. Parking is available but limited at Quigley's Parking Lot next to Mississippi Avenue and the surrounding streets.

ROAD CLOSURES - Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic at Northfield Avenue (south end) and Harrison Avenue (north end) from approximately 11:15 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Eagle Rock Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic at approximately 11 a.m. eastbound at Crest Drive (Eagle Rock Reservation) and to all traffic at Mountain Avenue. Mt. Pleasant Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic at Gregory Avenue, eastbound and to all vehicular traffic at Laird Drive. Ancillary Streets along the Main Street corridor may also be closed as needed. “Emergency No Parking” signs will be placed along the parade routes and ancillary streets along the parade route. Vehicles in violation of parking restrictions will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense. For questions, contact the West Orange Police Department at 973-325-4000.”

MORNING MASS – The 2024 Morning Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, West Orange at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. Honorees and organizations are requested to assemble at 8:30 a.m. in the front of the church.

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