Rumson St. Patrick's Day Parade 2016: Everything You Need to Know

Rumson, NJ - The 4th annual Rumson St. Patrick’s Day parade is on Sunday, March 13 this year.

The parade route starts on Allen Street and River Road at exactly 1 p.m. and ends at the intersection of Carton Street and Forrest Avenue (approximately one mile long). The parade will last about 1½ hours. The parade will feature floats, marching bands, classic cars, fire trucks and people in costume.

Rumson only started hosting a St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2013, and the annual event has gotten bigger and better every year since. Rumson's newly-hatched parade is already included in roundups of the best St. Patrick's Day parades in New Jersey, and people come from all over northern Monmouth County to experience it.

Asbury Park will also hold their big St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 13 as well, also at 1 p.m.

This year, the parade Grand Marshal is Jack C. Howley, president of the Howley Financial Group and a founding board member of the parade. Jack is passionate about his Irish heritage. He is an avid runner and long-time fan of Notre Dame Football.

Rumson already had its traditional Irish Seisiún & Soda Bread Competition on Feb. 11 (1st place winner: Michael O’Connor; 2nd: Mairead Clifford; 3rd: LuAnn Hughes) and its Lighting of the Green Tree on Feb. 27.