Sea Isle Sets St. Patrick’s Day Parade

SEA ISLE CITY – Each March, Mayor Leonard Desiderio and his family host Sea Isle City’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade along Landis Avenue followed by a festive “Irish Celebration” at KIX-McNutley’s Night Club on 63rd Street. 2012 will mark the 22nd year for the annual Irish-march, which is scheduled to take place on Saint Patrick’s Day, Sat., March 17, beginning at 3:30 p.m. A variety of participants are expected to once again make this year’s parade and celebration very special.
The parade will include live music, including the members of the Atlantic City Fire Department Sandpiper Pipe Band, who are new-comers to the annual event. Beauty queens, scout troops, antique vehicles, fire engines, ambulances and floats will also be seen in the parade, as will a variety of mascots, including McGruff the Crime Dog and Eddie the Eagle from the Cape May County Sheriff’s Department. Businesses, members of local civic groups, the VFW Post 1963 Color Guard and many other participants will also add to the day’s enjoyment – along with countless spectators lining Landis Avenue, wearing green apparel and eye-catching Irish accessories.
Not to be missed in the parade are the members of Sea Isle’s 2012 Irish Royal Family, who will be led by Irish-American Man of the Year Warren “Renny” Steele (Captain of the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol) and his wife, Barbara Light-Steele, the 2012 Irish-American Woman of the Year. Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce and Revitalization President Christopher Glancey will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshall.
Sea Isle’s 2012 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will begin at 93rd Street in Townsend Inlet and continue along Landis Avenue to 63rd Street, where it will culminate at the 2012 Irish Celebration. The celebration, which will be open to the public immediately after the parade, will feature additional Irish music, Irish food and plenty “wearin’ of the green.” Representatives from Sea Isle’s Beach Tag Office will also be present at the celebration to sell commemorative Saint Patrick’s Day Beach Tags, which will serve as seasonal passes on all of Sea Isle’s beaches during the 2012 summer season.
For additional information about Sea Isle’s 2012 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Celebration, phone (609) 263-4461, ext 230, or (609) 263-6341.