The state's largest city kicked off St. Patrick's Day weekend. Watch video
Even the lines on the street were green.
For the 83rd year, crowds gathered in Newark Friday to celebrate the Irish in all of us. The annual Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade featured students, police officers, bands, and more marching through the city’s streets.
Revellers lined the streets from the parade’s kickoff, Mulberry Street at the Prudential Center, along its entire route, ending at the Newark Museum and Washington Park.
“Though the route has evolved over the years, the Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has been proud to consistently call Newark home..keeping the tradition alive,” the parade committee said in a release.
This year’s parade was led by Grand Marshal Joseph Taylor, Chairman & CEO of the Newark-based Panasonic Corporation of North America. Deputy Grand Marshal, Josie Logue Tully, immigrated to New Jersey from Ireland in 1957. The 2018 parade was dedicated to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.
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