Asbury St. Patrick's Day Parade: See Start Time, Locations

ASBURY PARK, NJ - Get your green hats ready, Jersey Shore residents.

The annual Asbury Park St. Patrick's Day will kick off at Convention Hall (7th Avenue and Ocean Avenue on March 13 at 1 p.m.

According to the Asbury Park police department, the parade will proceed south on Ocean Avenue up Cookman, ending at Johnny Mac House of Spirits.

Starting at noon on March 13, Lake Avenue from Main Street east to Wesley Lake Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic. Local traffic may enter and exit Lake Avenue at Main Street.

“This Lake Avenue corridor will be used for emergency vehicles to access and exit the parade route,” police said.

The 800 block of Bangs Avenue (Memorial Drive to Main Street) will be closed to all traffic at noon.

Ocean Avenue from 7th Avenue to 5th Avenue will be closed at 10 a.m. The parade route will be shut down to vehicular traffic no later than 12 noon, police said.

Main Street will be closed between Lake Avenue and Summerfield Avenue at 1 p.m. Bond Street behind Dunkin Donuts will be closed from Main Street to Lake Avenue at noon.

Parking Information

• Press Plaza: No parking 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Cookman Avenue: No parking 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (entire length of Cookman Avenue from Main Street to Kingsley Street)
• Ocean Ave from 7th Ave south to Asbury Avenue: No parking 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Municipal Lot: No parking 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Seventh Ave: No parking 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Kingsley St and Ocean Ave.

“Vehicles parked within the parade route will be towed at the owner's expense,” police said.

The parade after party with Bobby Bandiera & Friends will be held at Wonder Bar.

You can view the full parade route here.