Community Celebrates Irish Heritage during Second Annual Festival
Braving cold temperatures, the community danced and celebrated Irish heritage by the waterfront on Wednesday night.
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Hoboken's kids wore green on Wednesday night in celebration of the second annual Irish festival in Hoboken.
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Hundreds of Hobokenites celebrated an early St. Patrick's Day by the waterfront during the second annual Irish Festival on Wednesday night.
Anthony David was present with burgers and other food, another stall selled Irish Soda bread and kids of all ages danced to Irish music. Those of age gathered in the biergarten, bracing themselves from cold termperatures.
Take a look at the pictures and see if you spot yourself! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
FAP
9:27 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
I was there early on and saw lost of families enjoying the bagpipes and step dancing.
Outofcontrol
9:27 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Ok, we were there tonight and there were maybe a hundred people there. Nice idea, but poorly executed as is just about everything that comes out of City Hall. When will the public be told how much was raised for Sandy Relief? Since tax dollars were used to organize this faux festival, I think we have the right to know immediately how much was raised and how it will be dispensed.
Redwing forever
9:27 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
sad days in Hoboken waste of money the city spent on this Irish need not apply
PeoplePlease
9:42 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Let's be real here and call a shillelagh a shillelagh. This event can not hold a Guinness to the parade and if it is indeed meant to be a family event..why does it start at 3pm on a Wednesday?
I stopped by for about 20 minutes. Apparently the Irish have yet to invent tables and chairs. Apparently the Irish would rather stand in the cold as opposed to the indoor pavilion that the city is letting go to waste. The food was good and an added improvement vs last year.
I saw no city officials, sans the lone police officer directing traffic along Sinatra - but then again...they have jobs and most likely could not make it. If Kanye saw this event and knew the back story, he would state that Mayor Zimmer Hates Irish Americans.
Some ideas for improvement:
1) Move the event to a Saturday or Sunday and start the event in the morning, so that the poor bands dont have to play in the dark to an audience of 13
2) Move the event to Pier A...so the kids can play on grass as opposed to rocks and concrete
3) Align this event with the parade. The parade comes down Washington...moves to Pier A...where tents, vendors and music stages are set up.
4) Please god, my kingdom for some tables and chairs
PS. Don't worry about the cost to the tax payers. One will hardly notice the $50 budget this event was allotted.
Ojo Rojo
10:33 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
I doubt the festival will ever be aligned w/ the parade. Kids and drunks puking all over the place don't mix well.
Scott M. Siegel
2:51 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
In guess you missed Mayor Zimmer, Leo Pellegrini, Dan Bryan, Juan Melli and Gerri Fallo? You were right about one thing not one member of the Old Guard political structure bothered to attend. Turnout was definitely affected by the poor weather. I know because I spoke to to several people and that was their main complaint. Not the time 3pm to 10 pm which allowed anyone to attend. My guess was 200-250 people attending. Have you ever been to an Arts and Music festival when it rains? Attendance is definitely affected. But I'm sure you, Hoboken 411 and OOC will blame Mayor Zimmer for the weather.You could buy beer in a closed off section but this time there were no bands of obnoxious drunks vomiting and causing extensive damage.
Enough
3:42 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
What poor weather? The temperature yesterday afternoon was 50 degrees! It was a nice day for March. Maybe out in Franklin where Scott Siegel lives for about a year now they had poor weather. In Hoboken, the temperature was slightly above the seasonal average.
I am not holding my breath on the (great) idea of the city partnering with the Parade Committee. Cooperation and partnership with people who are not Zimmer's rabid supporters? Not gonna happen. From what I've seen, the "reform" this administration promised means everything that came before gets rejected or reinvented.
Hoboken High "71"
12:56 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Great Idea!!!
CCL
10:33 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
This is the true meaning of St. Patty's day and Hoboken together, what a great celebration for the Hoboken residents.. Our little town can do without the drunken pub crawls, our community is better then that and so are it's residents. Looking forward to Arts Festival in May, another great day for families here in town..
PeoplePlease
11:22 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
There is more to Hoboken then stay at home moms. If only the "more" would vote.
Ojo Rojo
11:55 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
The people who come for events like the parade or visit on weekends and get plastered at the bars and who pretty much ruined the parade for everyone do not live in town and do not vote here.
PeoplePlease
12:05 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Somebody hosts the house parties...and I would bet those that host the house parties have at least two roommates. I guarantee you that those are two votes in favor of bringing back the parade. My point is that those who are under 35 and live in Hoboken....do not vote.
PeoplePlease
12:05 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
If you want to win the next mayoral election....hold various events and register 1000 residents under the age of 35. I'll bet the campaign that does this...wins the election.
demosthenes
11:55 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Peopleplease writes that "Mayor Zimmer hates Irish Americans." I guess that means the mayor hates one of her grandparents since its been reported that the Mayor is 1/4 Irish.
The stupidity of hate mongers like Peopleplease is breathtaking.
KenOn10
1:16 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
nice events but the scheduling is terrible. Missed most of it because of work. When we got there it was so cold the pipers could hardly play. Wish we could have stayed for the Prodigals second set but, dang, it was freezing.
"... another stall selled Irish Soda bread... " Huh?
CCL
1:16 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Hoboken Board of Ed meeting was conveniently rescheduled for last night, I think this may have been on peoples agenda as well. This new idea is bothering some residents, the move of the 7 graders to the high school.
CCL
1:16 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2013
Does anyone know what happen at this meeting?
Scott M. Siegel
11:49 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
Enough: The afternoon was nice but by 5pm it was very cold, maybe you missed Gerri bundled up with a scarf, my friend wearing gloves or the multitude of babies completely covered up in blankets. Being near the water the wind was blowing intermittently and yes by nightfall people were shivering.
Scott M. Siegel
11:49 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
Oh yeah to Ken on 10: Newark is having their parade this Friday. I thought you said nobody else ever has a parade during the week:
Newark's St. Patrick Day Parade will celebrate its 78th year Friday
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/03/newarks_st_patrick_day_parade.html#incart_river
JCA
11:03 am on Friday, March 15, 2013
I think the little baby boy in green with the cute hat is adorable!!!
Jabberwock
3:42 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Looks like it was a nice enough event, but not for me - too many babies and kiddies - family friendly is fine - just not my cup of tea (or mug o'beer!)