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The Best St. Patrick’s Day Events in Philly

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and between now and then, there are plenty of fun and festive things to do. In this blog, our heating and cooling experts share the top St. Patrick’s Day events going on in Philadelphia this year:

Parade

Sunday, March 12th, 12:00 p.m.

Philly’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade has been going on since 1771 and draws thousands of people. This year, the parade will march down Broad Street to City Hall and from City Hall to Penn’s Landing via Market Street. Visitors will enjoy a wide array of music, dancing, youth groups, Irish associations, and more. The parade will be held March 12th, rain or shine and an encore will be held Friday, March 17th at 12:00 p.m.

Bar Crawls

Old City

Friday, March 17th, 12:00 p.m.

Crawl through more than 10 bars in Old City including Infusion Lounge, Sto’s Bar, The Gaslight, and more. Tickets are $8-$40 and include free cover charges, free t-shirt (for the first 200 through the door), and green accessories (beads, hats, glasses, etc.)

Shamrock Stroll

Saturday, March 11th, 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 12th, 12:00 p.m.
Friday, March 17th, 3:00 p.m.

Each year, pubcrawls.com puts together a St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl through multiple Philadelphia bars. Tickets are $10 and one ticket grants you access to the bars for all three days. You’ll enjoy free cover charges and a variety of drink specials.

Erin Express

Saturday, March 11th, 9 a.m.

This legendary pub crawl (it’s been going on more than 30 years!) is free to all and features a festive school bus that carts celebrators to bars like Smokey Joe’s, Slainte Pub, The Green Room, Liberty Bar, and more. You’ll be able to hop off, grab a drink, and hop back on.

Card Making

Sunday, March 12th, 4:00 p.m.

Looking for something different to do? Head down to Rittenhouse Town and learn the fundamentals of paper making while creating holiday cards for St. Patrick’s Day. Tickets are $12-$20 and include beer and snacks.

The Leprechaun Run

Saturday, March 11th, 7:30 a.m.

The 31st annual Leprechaun Run supports the Special Olympics Philadelphia Athletes (SOPA). Participants can do a 7-mile race, a 5-mile run, a 2-mile walk and all of the proceeds go to SOPA (their goal is to raise $40,000). The event starts and ends at Martin Luther King Drive by Paine’s Park. To register, click here.

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