St. Patrick’s Day Festivities – Where Will You Get Lucky?

Whether you’re Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration for many and a reason to get decked out in your green attire (or you’ll get pinched of course). From parades, music festivals, Irish dancing, and drinking some much-anticipated green beer, Tucson offers an array of locations to celebrate this lucky holiday.

1. Cup Café at Hotel Congress

Cup Cafe will host Green Friday, a night of Irish themed events like river dancing and riding a mechanical bull. They’ll also host their Great Guinness Midnight Toast including Irish Whiskey Tasting and Drink Specials.

2. Maynards Market

From 5-7PM, Maynards will feature Irish beer tasting with Guinness, Harp, O’Hara’s Irish Stout and Irish Red, Snithwick’s, and Kilteraiser. Irish soda bread and Irish desserts will also be available.

3. The Hungry Fox

Open for lunch only, The Hungry Fox will celebrate this day with their corned beef and cabbage.

4. The Auld Dubliner

Auld Dubliner will serve Irish cuisine and drinks, including Guinness, Killian’s, and Bushmills. There will be an outside beer garden and live music starting at 2PM.

5. Loews Ventana Canyon Cascade Lounge

Loews Ventana Canyon will offer their Jameson Happy Hour from 5:30-7:30PM.

6. Jonathon’s Cork

Jonathon’s Cork will serve up corned beef and cabbage beginning at 5PM, reservations are encouraged.

7. Pastiche Modern Eatery

Pastiche will offer an Irish Pub Night including Corned Beef and Cabbage and possibly some traditional Irish Stew.

8. The Shanty

The Shanty offers a full bar, but no food, including Irish Whiskey and more. Good place to play some pool and socialize with the crowd.

9. Tiny’s Saloon and Steakhouse

Tiny’s celebration includes waitresses in leprechaun costumes, chocolate coins for children, green beer for adults, and more pounds of corned beef than you can handle.