St. Patrick’s Day weekend is upon us and the Queen City is fully prepared to celebrate. With kid-friendly parades, live music, plenty of kegs and eggs served up bright and early, Irish dancing lessons, dog-friendly celebrations, drink specials and more, there is a little something for everyone this holiday weekend.
03/15/2019
Saint Patrick’s at The Pub This weekend-long celebration will feature kegs and eggs on Saturday and Sunday, Irish food and drink specials throughout the weekend, as well as live music and dancing.11 a.m. March 15 through 10 p.m. March 17. The Pub Rookwood, 2692 Madison Road, Norwood. Photo via Facebook.com/PubRookwood
Molly Malone’s Kegs and Eggs and St. Patrick’s Day Party Molly Malone’s is the closest you can get to the full Irish experience without paying for a flight ticket. This corner of Covington turns into Dublin on Sunday when Molly Malone’s goes big for Saint Patrick’s Day. Everything kicks off with kegs and eggs at 7 a.m. If you’re one of the first 100 people through the door, you get a souvenir shirt. Then spend the rest of the day on all three floors of the space, and in an outdoor tent, drinking Irish beers, eating Irish food, watching Irish dancers and listening to Irish bands. And, of course, in Irish fashion, Molly’s will have The Emerald Society Police & Fire, Pipes & Drums playing sounds of Ireland throughout the day and a group of Irish dancers as well. A new law in Covington allows bars to sell alcohol as early as 6 a.m. on Sundays during special events, with permission. Great news for this Sunday Saint Patrick’s Day.7 a.m.-midnight, March 17. Free admission. Molly Malone’s, 112 E. Fourth St., Covington, facebook.com/mollymalonescincinnati. Photo via Facebook.com/MollyMalonesStPatricksDayPartyEventPage
St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Cincinnati St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off for its 53rd year on Saturday March 16. The parade begins at Paul Brown Stadium, crosses Mehring Way to Great American Ball Park, then rounds down Freedom Way to Rosa Parks Street. Starts promptly at noon March 16. Free. Photo: Provided
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend at Fountain Square Fountain Square is hosting a festive St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with live music from Celtic rock bands, Irish cuisine, green beer and the ever-classic Guinness beer. Noon-6 p.m. March 16-17. Free admission. Fifth and Vine streets, Downtown. Photo via Facebook.com/FountainSquareEventPage
St. Patrick’s Day at O’Malleys in the Alley O’Malley’s kicks off their celebration at 5 a.m. on Sunday, with free breakfast. Guests who order Jameson will be able to take the tin cup home. Starts at 5 a.m. March 17. Free admission. 25 Ogden Place, Downtown. Photo via Facebook.com/OMalleysInTheAlley
St. Puppy’s Day Weekend at Oakley Pub and Grill Oakley Pub and Grill has stocked up on Fido’s Freezys for pups to enjoy alongside with their humans St. Patrick’s Day weekend. With food and drink specials all weekend long, ring in the holiday on the patio with some really good brews and very good boys. Starts 6 p.m. March 15 and goes to 7 p.m. March 17. Free admission. 3924 Isabella Ave., Oakley. Photo via Facebook.com/OakleyPubandGrill
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend at Nicholson’s Nicholson’s wants you to celebrate St. Patty’s Day all weekend long. Their celebration includes food and drink specials and live music. 10 a.m. March 15 through 9 p.m. March 17. 625 Walnut St., Downtown. Photo via Facebook.com/NicholsonsGastropub
St. Mac-trick’s Day at Mac’s Pizza Pub Mac’s Pizza Pub is hosting St. Patrick’s day at their two-story, three-bar MainStrasse location. Doors open at 6 a.m. with free T-shirt giveaways and $5 Jameson, Irish car bombs and Guinness. They are also selling green pitchers for $10. 6 a.m.- 2 a.m. March 17. Free admission. 604 Main St., Covington. Photo: Patty Salas
Saint Patrick’s at The Pub Crestview Hills This weekend-long celebration will feature kegs and eggs on Saturday and Sunday, Irish food and drink specials throughout the weekend, as well as live music and dancing. 11 a.m. March 15 through 11 p.m. March 17. The Pub Crestview Hills, 2853 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills. Photo via Facebook.com/PubCrestview
Platform’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration (Locoba by Platform) Head down to the Locoba tap room to get St. Patrick’s Day started off early. They’ll be serving up their Shamrock Shakedown (a milkshake IPA), as well as Irish Coffee and Car Bombs made with their Bent Arrow Dry Irish Stout. 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. March 17. Free admission. 1201 Main St., Downtown. Photo: Izzy Viox
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Watch Party at Moerlein Lager House If you don’t feel like walking in the parade, look at it pass by from the warmth of the Moerlein Lager House. The restaurant is hosting a watch party and celebration full of Irish flair. Head to the Hops Garden for a view of the procession while enjoying Irish stew, bangers and mash and other Irish eats, plus a special Tullamore D.E.W. flight and Moerlein’s Irish Red Lager, Irish Coffee Porter, Guinness on nitro, Platform’s Shamrock Shakedown and more. There will also be boilermakers will Little Kings and the whiskey of your choice. 11 a.m. March 16. Free admission. Moerlein Lager House, 115 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown, facebook.com/moerleinlagerhouse. Photo via Facebook.com/MoerleinLagerHouse
St. Patrick’s Day Free Irish Dance Class at Erickson Academy of Irish Dance This free, ticketed event invites children ages 4-12 to learn Irish dancing and music basics. 3-3:45 p.m. March 17. Free admission but ticket is required to reserve. 673 Wilmer Ave., Linwood. Photo via Facebook.com/EricksonAcademyofIrishDanceEventPage
Streetside Shamrocks and Shenanigans This East Side brewery is getting the party started early at 7 a.m. and offering food from Street Chef Brigade at 8 a.m. They will feature 2 special beers throughout the day, the Dry Irish Stout and Black Velvet Band. First 20 guests that purchase a pint of beer will receive a T-shirt commemorating the celebration. Starts at 7 a.m. March 17. Free admission. 4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum. Photo: Scott Dittgen
The Green Beer Murders at Gangsters Dueling Piano Bar Step into the 1920s at the Gangsters Dueling Piano Bar for a special St. Patrick’s Day Murder Mystery Dinner. Admission includes appetizers, entrees, desserts and two drink tickets. 6- 8 p.m. March 16. $49. 18 E. Fifth St., Newport. Photo via Facebook.com/GangstersPianoBar
St. Patrick’s Brunch at Tin Roof Sunday brunch at Tin Roof at The Banks is gearing up to be an excellent Patty’s party. With live music from the Tyler Moore Band & DJ Kombat, you can party it up with brunch pairings sold until 3 p.m. 11 a.m. March 17. Free admission. 160 Freedom Way, Suite 150, The Banks. Photo via Facebook.com/TinRoofCincinnati
Arnold’s Bar and Grill Arnold’s Bar and Grill should be a Cincy landmark. Opening in the late 1830s, this is the oldest operating bar in the city. Family owned and operated for 98 years the Arnold family actually lived upstairs. For St. Patty’s Day, Arnold’s will serve brunch with $5 pints of Guinness and $4 Jameson. While enjoying the amazing food there will also be a performance by Cincinnati musician Mike Oberst. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 17. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown, facebook.com/arnoldsbar. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Kegs and Eggs St. Patrick’s Brunch at Revolution Revolution Rotisserie in OTR and Pleasant Ridge are hosting a themed brunch with green beer, car bombs, corned beef hash, fish and chips, best-dressed prizes and more. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 17. Free admission. Revolution Rotisserie, 6063 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge; 1106 Race St., Over-the-Rhine, revolutionrotisserie.com. Photo via Facebook.com/RevolutionRotisserie
St. Puptrick’s Day at Fifty West Brewing Company Fifty West Brewing Company is hosting a St. Patrick Day pup party. You can kick back with a classic Fifty West brew while your best furry friend has a glass of their Tail Ale doggy beer. Proceeds from the event will benefit the League for Animal Welfare. 2-4 p.m. March 17. Free admission. 7668 Wooster Pike, Columbia Township. Photo via Facebook.com/StPuptricksDayEventPage
St. Patty’s Weekend at The Sapphire Room Covington’s Sapphire Room is pulling out all the stops this St. Patty’s Day Weekend. With a DJ spinning day and night, special giveaways each hour, and all the green beer and Irish car bombs you can handle, The Sapphire Room is sure to be a blowout. Happy Hour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day with $2 Green Bud Light, $3 Irish jig shots, and $4 Irish breakfast shots and Green Hop Nosh IPA’s. 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. March 16-18. Free admission. 611 Madison Ave., Covington. Photo via Facebook.com/SapphireRoomCov
St. Patty’s Day Dinner on the Belle O’Cincinnati Set sail with BB Riverboats for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Dine with a holiday-themed menu and specialty drinks while taking in the sights of the Queen City. 7- 9:30 p.m. March 16. $55 adults; $38 kids. 101 Riverboat Row, Newport. Photo via bbriverboats.com
Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch and FCC Watch Party at Higher Gravity Django Western Taco will be serving an Irish brunch at the bar, while Higher Gravity serves $4 pints of Green Ricky from Jackie O’s with Breckenridge Nitro Irish Stout on tap. They will also have Irish car bomb and breakfast shot specials. Starts at 10 a.m. Free admission. Higher Gravity, 4106 Hamilton Ave., Northside. Photo: Paige Deglow
Kegs and Eggs Brunch at Boswell’s Enjoy a special limited Irish-themed brunch menu with green beer and Saint Patrick’s Day cocktails, plus Irish music. 8 a.m. March 17. Free admission. Boswell’s, 1686 Blue Rock St., Northside, facebook.com/BoswellsCincinnati. Photo: Catie Viox
Kegs and Eggs at The President’s Room An all-you-can-eat “shamrockin’” buffet with live entertainment. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 16. $15. The Presidents Room at The Phoenix, 812 Race St., Downtown, facebook.com/PresidentsRoom. Photo via Facebook.com/PresidentsRoom
Kegs and Eggs at Darkness Brewing A keg of ale and a few fried eggs — what more could a reasonable Irishman want on St. Patty’s day? Darkness Brewing teams up with SEA Cuisine Foodtruck to reward the luck of the Irish with Sunday morning drinks and dining that could drive all the hunger out of Ireland (because there were never snakes there anyway). Be sure to try their Red Ale, the Scarlett P. O’tato, made with Idaho spuds. 9 a.m.-noon March 17. Free admission. Darkness Brewing, 224 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, darknessbrewing.beer. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
St. Patrick’s Day at BrewRiver Creole Kitchen BrewRiver is offering a little bit of everything at their St. Patty’s Day celebration. Kicking off the party with corned beef hash and egg plus $5 beers all throughout the day. In addition to drinks and bites, they will also have live Irish music during brunch from Todd Hepburn and TVs will be playing March Madness throughout the day. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. March 17. Free admission. 4632 Eastern Ave., East End. Photo via Facebook.com/StPatricksDayEventPage
St. Patrick’s Day Beers with Taft’s at Z Place Taft’s Ale House and Z Place for Wine, Cheese and More are teaming up for a special evening of craft beers and wine. The event is being held at Z Place, with selections from Taft’s and a flight of wine. 5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. March 16. $15. 7823 Cooper Road, Montgomery. Photo via Facebook.com/ZPlaceForWine