Downtown toms river businesses host irish festival this weekend

Downtown Toms River Businesses Host Irish Festival this Weekend

TOMS RIVER, NJ – You might not find a pot of gold, but you’ll find plenty of pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Downtown Toms River this weekend as the community hosts an Irish festival. The high temperature in Toms River on Saturday is expected to be 52 degrees with an overcast sky.

Washington Street will close and there will be food, fun, vendors and music all day long on Saturday.

Downtown restaurants will be participating in the event and the Ballhaunis band will be performing at the Garden State Distillery.

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Downtown Toms River is celebrating the Irish on Saturday, March 5th from 1pm-8pm.  Join our downtown businesses, restaurants, brewery, and distillery for a fun day of food, music, vendors, and all things Irish!  Washington Street will be closed between Main St. and Robbins St.  Ballyhaunis Band will be playing at Garden State Distillery from 4 pm-7 pm.

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