RINGWOOD, NJ — Revelers will fill the streets with green, white, and orange as Passaic County's only St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off on Saturday.The 34th Annual Ringwood St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.It will be partly sunny on Saturday with a high of 59 degrees, and forecasters say there is a slight chance of showers past 2 p.m.The day of festivities begins with...
RINGWOOD, NJ — Revelers will fill the streets with green, white, and orange as Passaic County's only St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off on Saturday.
The 34th Annual Ringwood St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.
It will be partly sunny on Saturday with a high of 59 degrees, and forecasters say there is a slight chance of showers past 2 p.m.
The day of festivities begins with a traditional Irish Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, followed by the annual Unity Breakfast in the Ringwood Community Center behind the church, at 9:45.
Rain or shine, the parade starts at 1 p.m. at the corner of Fieldstone Drive and Skyline Drive. Participants are asked to arrive at noon for staging at the TD Bank North access road (145 Skyline Drive). The parade route follows Skyline Drive up to Erskine Road.
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Road closures will be in place from 12:45 p.m. until 3 p.m. along Skyline Drive, from Conklintown Road to Greenwood Lake Turnpike. Police said that northbound local traffic will be permitted past Conklintown Road to get home, up to Countryside Lane.
Temporary no-parking signs will be put in place along both sides of the following roadways: Fieldstone Drive (up to Northgate Park), Alta Vista Drive (up to the Ambulance Corps building), and Erskine Road (up to Erskine School), police said.
This year's Grand Marshal is Ed Brogan, a longtime Ringwood resident who has been a member of the Parade's staging committee since it began in 1990. Brogan has also coached Ringwood Recreation basketball, and has been the director of the Erskine Lakes Property Association for more than 35 years. He and his wife Patty moved from Queens to Erskine Lake in 1978 and raised their children Kelly, Erin, and Christopher in the borough.
And entrepreneur Shil "Sam" Patel, who revived Sam's Bar & Grill, has been named the 2025 Outstanding Citizen for this year's parade. Patel, whose first business venture in Ringwood was Cupsaw Market, has been involved in a number of other initiatives around the borough. He and his wife Rani have a daughter, Sahana.
After the parade, there will be a Family Celebration at the Community Center with food and drinks for purchase, and performances by the McLoughlin Step Dancers, Pipe Bands, and a DJ. Some local bars and restaurants are offering specials and providing entertainment, too.
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