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Softball & Baseball Parade

The annual Softball & Baseball Parade is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, 2018..

The parade will march from the New Waterlands Fields off of Third Street in South Orange to Cameron Field near the Baird Center in South Orange.  Players should wear their uniforms and "muster" at New Waterlands beginning at 8:30am - the parade will get underway at 9:00am SHARP.

PARADE ROUTE:  From New Waterlands driveway, the parade will head east on Third Street and then turn left onto Sloan Street and follow it to the end.  From Sloan Street, the parade will then turn left onto South Orange Avenue followed by a right onto the river walkway next to the Village Service Station and finally end at Cameron Field.

There will be NO PARKING at New Waterlands.

JITNEY SERVICE WILL BE AVAILBLE!  A jitney service will be provided from the corner of Meadowbrook and Mead (near the Baird Center) to New Waterlands starting at 8:00am.  Jitney service will also be provided after the parade to take parents back to the Sloan Street and NJ Transit Parking lots.

Parents can also park nearby at the NJ Transit lot or at South Orange Middle School.  You can drop off your child on Third Street at the entrance to Waterlands (adult supervision will be plentiful) but you CANNOT enter the Waterlands driveway.

Coaches are encouraged to arrive by 8:20am to help their players.  Parents, you can march with your child or line up along the parade route.  Either way, be sure to bring your camera!

There is NO RAIN DATE for the parade.  We will not be put off by a little rain!  In the event of inclement weather, there are two ways to find out about changes or cancellation:

Code-a-Phone - Call the South Orange Recreation Department Code-a-Phone at 973-762-0748, ext. 1 anytime after 7:00 a.m. on Saturday.