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Saint Patrick's Day in Portland

Everyone's Irish on March 17

By Nancy Levenson, About.com

St. Patrick's Day weekend is fast-approaching. Get ready to raise a glass and kick up your clogs.

Thirsty Lion Pub
3/13 – 3/17
71 SW 2nd Ave
Bagpipers, 16 bands, and Irish food specials for four days.

3/13 – 3/17
Kells’ Irish Pub
St. Patrick’s Day Festival
112 SW 2nd Ave.
Music, food, entertainment, drunkenness. Portland’s popular Irish pub will set up tents in front and back for the festivities.
Daily prices ranges from $10 - $20 and includes a festival T-shirt.

3/14
Bar Fly Bus
$25 per person or $200 for a group of ten
Have the Bar Fly bus be your designated driver! You’ll be escorted around town to all the spots they deem “Irish enough.”

3/14 – 3/17
4-Day St. Pat’s Celebration
McMenamins has parties all over town, including the Seamus MacDuff Golf Tournament at Edgefield and Irish Whiskey tasting at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse.

3/15
Shamrock Run
Waterfront Park
5k, 8k, 15k plus a 3.5-mile fitness walk and a 1k kid’s run
Event prices vary

3/17
68th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Concert
A family event open to the public featuring entertainment, food and beverages.
4 - 9:30 p.m at Rosary Hall
376 NE Clackamas Street, Portland

3/17
Biddy McGraw's
6000 NE Glisan
Live Irish music starting at noon

3/17
Dublin Pub
6821 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Irish music begins at 3pm
$5 - $10

Other Irish Bars to Check Out

Paddy's
65 SW Yamhill

Life of Riley
300 NW 10th Ave.

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