2026
2026 Parade Grand Marshal – Chief Giacomo Sacca,
Elizabeth Police Department
2026 Parade Queen– Miss Meghan Elizabeth Battiloro,
Cranford High School
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Morris County Columbus Day Parade
Muster at 1:00pm at Float located near the intersection of Ridgedale and DeForest Avenues in East Hanover.
Attire: IAPSNJ Logo Shirts and tan pants preferred. Any department able to bring vehicles or motorcycles please contact me via e mail at President@iapsnj.org prior to coming.
Monday, October 12, 2026
New York City Columbus Day Parade
Muster at the Port Authority NY/NJ Police Lincoln Tunnel Command, 500 Boulevard East, Weehawken, NJ at 9:00am. Bus will transport marchers to the beginning of the NYC parade and back to Weehawken at the end of the parade.
Family members are more than welcome to march with us dressed in smart attire. No sweats or jeans please as
the parade is shown live on WABC
Channel 7 NYC. Don’t forget to DVR the parade and you might see yourself on TV.
Sunday, October 18th, 2026
Bayonne Italian Heritage Parade Parade
Marchers and police vehicles should assemble at 56 Street & Avenue C in Bayonne at 12:30 pm. The parade begins at 1:00pm and proceeds on Avenue C to Delvin Drive. Marchers should be in IAPSNJ shirts and tan pants, business attire or department uniform. Family members welcome!
Any department able to bring vehicles or motorcycles please contact me via e mail at President@iapsnj.org prior to coming.
What’s closed on Columbus Day in NY & NJ
- Bank of America
- Wells Fargo
- Citibank
- Capital One
- PNC Bank
- Santander Bank
- M&T Bank
- KeyBank
- Local Credit Unions (almost universally closed)
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is closed on Columbus Day
(recognized as a federal holiday) on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Pictures from 2023 parade:
Check out these photos from the NYC Columbus Day Parade
Check out these video clips of the IAPSNJ Marchers, Vehicles & Float in 2023 NYC Columbus Day Parade
Click Here to see IAPSNJ Float in NYC Columbus Day Parade 2023
Click Here to see IAPSNJ Marchers in NYC Columbus Day Parade 2023
Click Here to see IAPSNJ Vehicles in NYC Columbus Day Parade 2023
2022 Columbus Day coverage on WABC 7, NY
This year we had more airtime on WABC 7, than we ever have.
Thank you Ken Rosato, Maria Bartiromo, and our friend Joe Piscopo
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2021
Lazaro “Larry” Cosme – National President, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA)
Miss Jordyn Rumsey
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2019
Photos in our Google Album
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2016
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