Nobody Rains (Or Snows) on St. Patrick's Day Parade
The parade is on Saturday, rain or shine.
Mother Nature will have to throw a lot more than rain or snow to stop the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade.
An announcement on the St. Patrick's Day Facebook page confirmed that the parade will go on Saturday, rain or shine, barring only extreme weather causing unsafe conditions.
The parade has only been moved twice before in 34 years: once in 1993 when it was postponed by one week due to a snow state of emergency, and once in 2010 when severe weather made it unsafe for participants and spectators. The parade was held on April 10 that year.
This year's parade begins at noon Saturday, March 9 in front of Kings on South Street. From there it will proceed down South Street and around the green, ending on Atno Avenue.
This year's parade includes 20 bands, representatives from the Police Unity Tour and local, county and state officials. There will be floats from The Seeing Eye, the Morristown and Morris Township Library, St. Patick School, Market Street Mission and local volunteer fire departments from throughout Morris County.
Morris Sheriff Edward V. Rochford will be the 34th parade grand marshal.
About 70,000 spectators are expected to attend.
Chris
3:38 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
I heard that none of the bars were allowed to have any outdoor tents this year. Be prepared for even LONGER lines and steep cover charges at every bar this year. The bars just won't have enough room for all the people like they had in previous years.
The outdoor drinking area's have been awesome. Very disappointed they won't have them this year.
Note: Again, I heard (from a bartender at a popular bar) that there won't be any outdoor drinking anywhere. We will see tomorrow if its really true or not...
The Woman's Club of Morristown
6:45 am on Saturday, March 9, 2013
ESS will be selling light refreshments at the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 9, beginning at 9 a.m. Club members will be set up in front of the clubhouse at 51 South Street in Morristown.
Available will be coffee, hot chocolate, iced tea, bottled water, bagels, chocolate chip cookies, pretzels, chips, soda bread and homemade dog biscuits. We will also be selling necklaces, bracelets, pins, and temporary tattoos. Proceeds from the sale go towards Project Gratitude.
Tryclyde
7:01 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
That's great, Joseph. Have fun debating with yourself then in that case.