Woodbridge St. Patrick's Day Parade Is This Sunday

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — 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. this Sunday, March 8 from Woodbridge High School.

It moves to Freeman Street, onto Linden Avenue, to Amboy Ave. (Rt. 35) to Main Street, concluding in front of Town Hall. More than 80 marching units, 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 Township Police Department, Fire Departments, First Aid and Emergency Response Squads, CERT Team and members of the Woodbridge Township education community, scouting organizations and civic, sports and neighborhood associations and groups will participate in the 47th annual parade.

The festivities officially begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, when there will be a 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 Woodbridge 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 Claire Miloscia as Grand Marshal of the 47th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade; Terry Sharkey as Irish-Man-Of-The-Year; Barbara Lasek as Irish-Woman-Of-The-Year; Grace Fischer as Ms. American Irish; and Erin Sinatra as the Irish-Lady-In-Waiting.