Got green? New Jersey's got 11 different parades for you on March 12.
What is a Sunday in the middle of March without a St. Patrick's Day parade?
The official holiday doesn't arrive till March 17, but New Jersey boasts 11 different St. Patrick's Day processions, from Warren County to Monmouth County, all stepping off Sunday afternoon. So whether you want to hear bagpipes, see a stepdancing routine or dress up your child, pet or self in your finest "greenery," there's probably a parade for you.
- The fourth Asbury Park St. Patrick's Day Parade gets going at 1 p.m. at Fifth and Ocean avenues; visit asburyparkstpatricksparade.com
- Bergen County's 36th St. Patrick's Day Parade begins 2 p.m. at Washington Avenue in Bergenfield; bergencountyirish.org
- The sixth Freehold St. Patrick's Day Parade -- which organizers also claim to be the shortest such parade in the state -- kicks off at noon at the Freehold Borough Municipal Building at 51 W. Main St. and ends at the Freehold Borough Hall of Records, at 1 E. Main St.; visit freeholdborougharts.org
- Hackettstown's ninth St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 3:30 p.m. in front of the post office at 120 Grand Ave., continues onto Main Street towards David's Country Inn then proceeds to Mountain Avenue and Union Cemetery; visit hackettstownbid.com
- The Hunterdon County St. Patrick's Day Parade, organized by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, returns for its fourth year at 3 p.m. on Main Street in Clinton; visit fssphunterdon.com
- The 54th Jersey City St. Patrick's Day Parade starts 12:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park and Kennedy Boulevard and moves north to Journal Square; visit facebook.com/jcparadecommmittee for more.
- The fifth Rumson St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 1 p.m. at Allen Street and River Road; visit rumsonstpatricksdayparade.org
- The 26th Somerville St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 1:30 p.m. and moves along East and West Main streets, visit somervillesaintpatricksparade.com for more.
The Somerville High School Marching Band warming up before the Somerville St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1997. (Star-Ledger file photo) - The 44th West Hudson St. Patrick's Day Parade covers two towns and one borough -- Harrison, Kearny and East Newark -- starting at 2 p.m. at S. Third Street and Harrison Avenue in Harrison. The parade makes a turn on Central Avenue in East Newark and then moves on to Kearny Avenue and Johnston Street in Kearny. Visit the United Irish Associations of West Hudson Facebook page for more.
- The 66th West Orange St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 12:15 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Avenue and Main Street (town hall); visit westorangeparade.com
- The 44th Woodbridge Township St. Patrick's Day Parade steps off at 1:30 p.m. at Woodbridge High School (1 Samuel Lupo Pl.) and ends at the Woodbridge Municipal Building (1 Main St.) visit amerirish.com/id4.html