The luck of the Irish returns to the area as the 36th annual Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade prepares to march down New Falls Road.
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The local tradition, which first began in 1989, is scheduled to step off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14.
The procession will begin at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School on Wistar Road in Bristol Township before turning onto New Falls Road and concluding at the Pennsbury High School sports field in Falls Township.
Leading the festivities this year is Grand Marshal Jeff Sproehnie, a retired detective from the Middletown Township Police Department.
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Prior to the parade, a mass will be held at the Conwell-Egan Catholic Chapel at 8 a.m.
After the parade, the annual hoolie, an Irish party, will take place at the Ancient Order of Hibernians lodge at 614 Corson Street in Bristol Borough starting at 1 p.m.
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Hoping for good weather, the Falls Township Board of Supervisors wished the parade good luck at its recent meeting.
For more information on the parade, visit the official Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade website.
