The 48th Annual Woodbridge St. Patrick's Day Parade Is Sunday

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The 48th annual Woodbridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be this Sunday, March 13.

The Woodbridge St. Patrick’s Day parade — the largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in Central New Jersey — steps off at 1:30 p.m. from Woodbridge High School.

From there, the parade will move to Freeman Street, onto Linden Avenue to Amboy Ave. (Rt. 35) to Main Street and will end in front of Town Hall. More than 80 groups will march, including traditional Irish pipe bands and step dancers, Irish-themed parade floats and displays, marching bands representing all three Woodbridge Township high schools, representatives from Woodbridge Police, Fire, First Aid and EMTs, CERT Team and Woodbridge teachers, Woodbridge Boy/Girl Scouts and civic, sports and neighborhood associations and groups.

The parade is organized by the American Irish Association of Woodbridge and is a beloved yearly event, attended by thousands.

The day starts at 9 a.m. with the presentation of proclamations to the St. Patrick’s Day honorees and the raising of the national flag of Ireland in ceremonies at Woodbridge Town Hall.

“The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration allows us the opportunity to come together as a community to honor and recognize the heritage, culture and contributions of our Irish forefathers who participated in the early settlement and later development of Woodbridge Township,” said Mayor John McCormac. “As mayor, I am honored to represent the Township of Woodbridge and the American Irish Association as we salute our Irish-American residents and neighbors with the pomp and circumstance of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and celebration.”

This year, the American Irish Association honors Charles Kenny as Grand Marshal of the 48th St. Patrick’s Day Parade; James Leathem, Irish-Man-Of-The-Year; Karen Devlin as Irish Woman-Of-The-Year; Sarah Olexa, Ms. American Irish and Victoria Gomez as the Irish-Lady-In-Waiting.

Please patronize the advertisers and local merchants whose support is instrumental in providing the funding necessary to make the annual parade and ceremony such a success.

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