36th Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade by the numbers

One official St. Patrick’s Day Parade Queen

Two miles of marching down Main Street

Green-bedecked spectators lined up six deep along the parade route

55 degrees and bright springtime sunshine

200 exuberant participating groups and organizations

364 days until the next parade Sunday

1,500 members of The Order of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh

Thousands of happy revelers on the streets of Belmar

Check back soon for pictures of Sunday’s festivities, or post your own in the Community Photos section.  Until then, relive 2009’s gray parade day by clicking through the gallery below, and gloat because you actually got a tan at this year’s exhibition.

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