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As for St. Patrick's Day, it has an "Irish" theme. In a bunch of pop culture ways, folks can express "Irish"-ness for a day. But it really does not make me feel anywhere near as Irish as I happen as a Californian to be. What makes Saint Patricks day so popular is because it is an Irish feast. It was mostly celebrated in Ireland and celebrates a saint with a very Irish origin story. So when lots of Irish fled to America they connected with their identity and their fellow Irish by celebrating Saint Patricks day. There are more families out and about than when I was young - in the 1980s and 1990s it was a very boozy day, but it probably still gets messier later in the day. Like I said, I always enjoy the day and the parade - majority opinions on Reddit are not always the real deal :-) Have fun! The official name for the day (St. Patrick's Day) is a trick in itself to make their kids think it is celebrating a person instead. We celebrate because tricks are fun and we usually get in trouble for them, but not on this day! Here is the place for you to ask tourism questions related to the Island of Ireland. As of June 2019 we have transitioned from a searchable archive to an open sub. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Any advice in general about what I should do on St Patricks day would be great also St Patrick’s Day proper is Sunday. The downtown parade and river dying are Saturday, as is Metro’s The Tossers show. Sunday has the NW Side and South Side parades. Friday-Sunday will have a bunch of drunk suburbanites descending on the city in green. St. Patrick’s day is more a holiday for Irish immigrants to the USA than people from Ireland. It’s not really a religious holiday at all, but more of a celebration of cultural pride. It’s fine to celebrate if you’re an Irish immigrant or an Irish citizen or just someone who likes having occasions on which to drink, but I don’t really WalletHub found that Boston is the best place to be for St. Partick’s Day, with an overall score of 70.71 out of 100. The obvious reason for its high ranking is its gigantic St. Patrick’s Day Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Fartbag! America's #1 Original Fart Noise Maker! St. Patrick’s Day is actually part of St. Patrick’s Week. The parade on the 17th March is the main event but there are things on every day that you should consider attending. These won’t be as busy as the parade but will have some of the same atmosphere. All questions must adhere to Reddit’s content policy. Do not use slurs or bigoted language of any kind in a submission. Please check both the FAQ and the sidebar for commonly asked questions prior to submitting your question; similarly, do not repost a thread that is currently on the front page or the top 100 from the past week. Going to share my first Chicago st Patrick’s day story. So 4 years ago I moved to Chicago and work an irregular schedule, I don’t even know what day of the week it is most day’s, I just care about dates. So I live in East Lakeview and was planning to go get Al’s Beef for lunch, I had only lived in Chicago about two weeks at this point. In years past, my wife & I have attended Tommy McCarthy's St. Patrick's day show in the back room at the Burren in Somerville. Trad music, lots of little kids step dancing, the works: one year a police pipe band marched in to end the show. St Patrick's Day 2025: On March 17 every year, thousands of people come together to drink, dress in green and celebrate Irish heritage. Reddit Email St Patrick's Day 2025: The day is a So forgive my beginners question here, but what really happens on St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland? Is it celebrated differently in the city versus the country, for example? Archived post. Here is the place for you to ask tourism questions related to the Island of Ireland. As of June 2019 we have transitioned from a searchable archive to an open sub. On parade day The Harp and Fiddle does a great party, the best band Whiskey Limerick plays 4 to 8. Spirit lounge has red hand paddy playing noon to 5, they're amazing as well. But keep in mind: On parade day, Southie bars and restaurants will stop allowing new customers by 6 p.m. and will close by 7:30 p.m., and packies will close at 4. If you’re trying to avoid the St. Patrick's Day in Vegas - What's the best for locals that balances "authentic" and "not crazy crowded"?
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