St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl 2020 In Haddon Township

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. This year, the holiday — celebrated every year on March 17 — falls on a Tuesday, and Haddon Township's annual Pub Crawl will take place over two days.

It will take place on March 14 and March 17, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be free jitney service from all locations including:

• Keg & Kitchen;
• Pour House;
• Treno Pizza Bar;
• Brewer's Towne Tavern;
• Central Taco & Tequila;
• PJ Whelihan's;
• Tap Room & Grill;
• Tom Fischer's Tavern;
• Haddon Square; and
• The Westmont PATCO train station.

There will be Irish fare, live music, contests and more. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Haddon Township Business Improvement District. For more information, call 856-833-6267 or click here.

The American celebration of St. Patrick’s Day started as a minor religious holiday in 1631, according to National Geographic. The church declared it a feast day, and over time the day became associated with Irish-American tradition.

The annual holiday is celebrated on March 17 as it is the traditional death date of Saint Patrick.
The color green didn’t become connected with the day until the Irish Rebellion of 1798 — when Irish soldiers chose to wear green — since it was the color that most contrasted with the red British uniforms.

To read more about the history of the holiday and who St. Patrick was, visit National Geographic.