ROXBURY, NJ — Sunny skies and pleasant late-summer temperatures helped make the 2026 Olde Suckasunny Day a success on Saturday, drawing hundreds of people to Main Street in Succasunna for the annual community gathering.
A gentle breeze and 69 degrees greeted those who attended the street fair, conditions welcomed by veterans of some Olde Suckasunny Days of the past who got drenched or sweltered.
“We've been blessed with a beautiful day here on the 38th Olde Suckasunny Day,” said Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo as he mingled with constituents. “Lots of vendors. Lots of non-profits, lots of small businesses. It's so great to see so many people come out for a fantastic day here in Roxbury Township.”
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The event began at 10 a.m. with opening ceremonies at the Roxbury Public Library gazebo. Scout Troop 54 led the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance, Potillo welcomed the crowd and the Roxbury High School Marching Gaels performed the “Star Spangled Banner.”
From there, activities spread along Main Street and around the library, First Presbyterian Church of Succasunna and Succasunna United Methodist Church. The entertainment lineup included the Roxbury High School Marching Band, Randolph Gymnastics Elite Team, Slattery’s School of Irish Dance, singer Mia Salazar, Master Lim’s Tae Kwon Do, Mini Movers Dance and Generations of Dance.
The library offered children’s crafts, nonprofit groups, food stands and bake sales, and a Library of Things showcase. Historical interpreter Peyton Dixon also led walking tours of Main Street. The tours, offered in partnership with Marge Cushing and the Roxbury Township Historical Society, were funded by a New Jersey State Library REV 250 grant, “Examining the Semiquincentennial through a Jersey Lens.”
There was plenty aimed at children and families elsewhere as well. The First Presbyterian Church offered games, crafters, local business vendors, opportunities for children to ring the church steeple bell and a chance to write or draw cards for Merry Heart Senior Care neighbors. At the United Methodist Church, attractions included a bounce house, children’s games and crafts, face painting, tinsel hair, ice cream, funnel cakes and fried Oreos.
The Friends of the Roxbury Public Library also held a huge book sale inside the library, while miniature golf was set up in the library’s back parking lot. Other activities during the five-hour event included Zumba, a blessing of pets, food stands, bake sales and music.
Members of the Roxbury Rotary Club were hard at work cooking and selling 140 sausage and pepper sandwiches. “It's been one of the best-attended Suckasunny Days I can remember,” said club president Steve Alford. “The weather is actually perfect for what we're trying to accomplish.”
He was joined by members of the Roxbury High School Interact Club, the Rotary's arm in the high school. Interact Club Vice President Muskann Madahar said the club was selling a lot of lemonade on behalf of Alex's Lemonade Stand, an effort that raises money to fight childhood cancer. “We have had so many sales, and we had so many little kids helping us selling and volunteering,” she said. “We've had such great turnout, and we've been telling people about how great Rotary is. It's been a really successful day.”
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