St. Patrick's Day 2022 in New Jersey: Parades and Family-Friendly Activities

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Get your green gear ready for the Bergen County St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 13. Photo courtesy of the All Aboard Meeting Group

If your days of rowdy reveling and guzzling green beer are a distant memory, you might find yourself wondering: Are there any kid-friendly St. Patrick's Day activities in NJ? You bet your lucky charms there are! Grab the kids and march on over to one of these great St. Patrick's Day celebrations in New Jersey. Our picks include a slew of FREE parades and St. Patrick's Day celebrations guaranteed to make you feel a wee bit Irish—at least for this month.

Looking for more fun things to do? Be sure to bookmark our Family Activity Calendar, which is filled with family-friendly picks no matter the date.

St. Patrick's Day 2022 in NYC: Parades and Kid-Friendly Events

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The big St. Patrick's Day Parade is one of the many things to do in NYC to celebrate the holiday. Photo by Marine Corps NYC via Flickr

If your days of celebrating until you're green around the gills on St. Patrick's Day are a distant memory, don't worry: There are plenty of kid-friendly ways to mark St. Patrick's Day in NYC this March. After all, everyone feels a wee bit Irish around the holiday. Best of all? Most of these festivities are FREE.

St. Patrick's Day falls on Thursday, March 17, but it's really a month-long celebration, with the Queens County Rockaway Parade kicking things off Saturday, March 5, and the final procession taking place in Bay Ridge on Saturday, March 27.  In addition to St. Patrick's Day parades in all five boroughs, there are family fests, step-dancing performances (and lessons), plus food workshops and kids' flicks.

Here are some of our favorite ways to celebrate Irish culture and St. Patrick's Day in NYC. Sláinte!

Fun Birthday Party Places in Connecticut for Tweens and Teens

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Grab some friends for some birthday laps around the track. Photo courtesy of RPM Raceway

Past a certain age, Chuck E. Cheese won't cut it anymore for birthday parties. Tweens and teens can be notoriously hard to please, but they still enjoy a good celebration with friends. We've found the best places to have a birthday party for Connecticut tweens and teens that give older kids a bit of freedom while having age-appropriate fun.

For more birthday party inspiration, don't miss our Connecticut Kids' Birthday Party Guide. For more stories like this sent straight to your inbox, sign up for newsletters.

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