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10 Things To Do in Cincinnati this Weekend (March 15-17)

By Katie Griffith on Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 12:17 pm

Happy St. Patrick's Day weekend, Cincinnati. Per usual, greater Cincinnati has tons of green beer, Irish fare and celebratory festivities. Not just Sunday, but all the days have something Irish to offer. Scroll through our St. Patrick's Day weekend picks to see what's going on around town.

If you're looking for even more to do every day of the week, visit the CityBeat events calendar, which is free to use if you have something planned that you’d like to advertise to CityBeat readers.

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Cincinnati St. Patrick's Parade

When: March 16, noon
Where: The Banks, Downtown
What: Cincinnati's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade
Who: Cincinnati St. Patrick's Parade
Why: It's a Cincinnati tradition.

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Photo: Molly Malones, Facebook

St. Paddy's Day Fest

When: March 17 at 7 a.m.
Where: Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Restaurant, Covington, Ky.
What: St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Who: Molly Malone's
Why: Molly's is one of the most popular St. Patrick's Day destinations in town.

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Bobby Mackey's Grand Opening

When: March 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Highway 42, Florence
What: Grand opening of Bobby Mackey's new but temporary location
Who: Bobby Mackey's
Why: Since the historic original location is being demolished, this is the closest you can get to the Bobby Mackey experience for now.

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Photo: Facebook.com/nicholsonsgastropub

Nicholson's St. Patrick's Weekend

When: March 15, 16 & 17
Where: Nicholson's Fine Food and Whiskey, Downtown
What: Live music, Irish fare, drink specials and shenanigans
Who: Nicholson's
Why: Three day's worth of music, drinks and Irish fun.

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Grab a glittery, green beer at Fifty West Brewery

When: March 17 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: Fifty West, Mariemont
What: St. Patrick's Day Festivities
Who: Fifty West
Why: Green beer! But holding a beer doesn't count as wearing green.

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Photo: Rhinegeist

Art on Vine

When: March 17 from noon to 6 p.m.
Where: Rhinegeist Brewery, Downtown
What: Art and craft show
Who: Art on Vine featuring local vendors
Why: This market has one of the most eclectic displays of local art.

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Photo: facebook.com/CINCINNATIBARCRAWLS

LepreCON Block Party

When: March 16 from 2-9 p.m.
Where: The Banks, Downtown
What: "The largest gathering of leprechauns in the city."
Who: Participating bars and restaurants on The Banks.
Why: It's like Santacon but Irish. Check out The Banks' website for participating bar's drink specials.

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Photo: Patrick Fore via Unsplash

St. Pint-rick's Day

When: March 15, 16 & 17
Where: Low Spark, Over the Rhine
What: St. Patrick's Day festivities and drink specials.
Who: Low Spark
Why: $5 Guinness pints and $11 Irish Old Fashioneds.

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Photo: Liz Davis

St. Patrick's Weekend

When: March 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Where: Three Spirits Tavern, Bellevue, Ky.
What: Two days of green beer, games and St. Patrick's celebrations.
Who: Three Spirits Tavern
Why: If you're lucky, you'll get to experience St. Patrick's day Celebrations NKY style.

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Lucky's St. Patrick's Bar Crawl

When: March 16 at 4 p.m.
Where: Mecca, Over the Rhine
What: St. Patrick's Day bar crawl
Who: Crawl With Us, mecca OTR and Queen City Exchange
Why: It's the drinking holiday, you have to find a bar crawl somewhere.

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