The 56th Annual Newport, Rhode Island Saint Patrick's Day Parade will be held, rain, snow, or shine, on Saturday, March 17th 2012. It will begin promptly at 11:00am from Newport City Hall and will proceed to Carroll Avenue at Saint Augustin’s Church in the heart of the Fifth Ward. The parade this year is estimated to last 2 hours and will include 7 Pipe Bands, 9 Marching Bands, 4 Fife & Drum Corps, 3 Clown Units, 8 reenactment units, and a host of local, state, and regional organizations including police and fire units, social/fraternal organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Schools, and non-profits.
The Newport Energy and Environment Commission, the City of Newport, the R. I. Resource and Recovery Corporation, The Newport St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, the Rogers High School Green Team, the Newport Clean Cities and Clean Water Action are joining forces to bring the first-ever can and bottle recycling to the upcoming 56th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade this Saturday. Please make the Parade Greener! Look for us in the Parade!
