10 top ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Tucson this Friday
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Want to celebrate the right way? Try some of these options.
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Tucson will hold its annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival, now in its 30th year, at Armory Park, 220 S. Fifth Ave., and through points downtown.
This is a family-friendly event. Leave the Guinness at home. But feel free to wear green lest ye be mercilessly pinched by your fellow revelers.
The parade starts at 10 a.m. More information on the Facebook event page.
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St. Patrick's Day wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a performance from Nancy McCallion of The Mollys.
This year McCallion will be teaming up with violinist Heather Hardy, Gary Mackender and Steve Grams at Monterey Court.
The outdoor venue will be serving corned beef and cabbage. Guinness and Harp will be on tap, according to the Facebook event page.
The evening begins at 7 p.m.
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Catalina Brewing Company, 6918 N. Camino Martin off of Ina, will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day while testing your knowledge of the long-time holiday.
Play four rounds for a chance to win $1 beers. A $20 gift card to the brewery will go to the winning team.
Big Bad Wolf will provide the corned beef. The game runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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If you like drinking green beer with the chance of watching two dudes knock the crap out of each other, you can probably find that at any bar in town on St. Patrick's Day.
If you want to see them scuffle on ice, then head to the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., for the Tucson Roadrunners' St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Green beer will be on tap as the Roadrunners face off against the Bakersfield Condors at 7 p.m.
Here are the details from the Facebook event page:
Join us for a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Tucson Convention Center on Friday, March 17th when we host the Bakersfield Condors at 7:05 PM!
Be ready to cheer on the Tucson Roadrunners' in their return home when they start a crucial two-game series against the team they're battling against for AHL playoff positioning in the Pacific Division.
As it should be, Green Beer will be on tap!
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2n7seZK
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The Shanty is over the hill and back again this week and will celebrate its 80th birthday on St. Patrick's Day.
Here are the details from the Facebook page:
The Shanty, Arizona's oldest continuously-licensed bar, turns EIGHTY years old the same week as St. Patrick's Day! 80! Come out and celebrate the memories, legacy and Irish spirit of a Tucson Original on March 17.
Enjoy all of your favorite drinks and brews: Guinness, Jameson, Smithwick's, Magner's, Baileys and more. We'll be serving up Irish Car Bombs, Baby Guinnesses, Irish Cuddles and many other holiday favorites. See a live performance by the Tucson Highlanders and listen to traditional Irish tunes all day long.
It'd be a Seamus if you missed this great occasion!
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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Casa Film Bar, 2905 E. Speedway, will be screening "Leprechaun," a cinematic classic starring a young Jennifer Aniston, and Warwick Davis as a demonic leprechaun looking for his pot of gold.
The Curry Pot (of gold?) will be providing the eats.
The evening begins at 7 p.m.
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Tucson's Arizona Beer House is going all out this year with an event that will help support the Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games.
Performances from Scatter the Dust, the Tucson & District Pipe Band and the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance will entertain the masses.
Food will be provided by the American Flying Buffalo and Gigi's Fusion food trucks.
The celebration will be held both inside and outside of the venue from noon to midnight.
Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
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1912 employees, from the beertenders to the brewers, will be participating in a corned beef and cabbage-making competition where patrons on St. Partrick's Day will be the judges.
These details come straight from the Facebook event page:
Join us on St. Patrick's Day for an employee corned beef & cabbage cook-off! We will pass out about 2 oz of corned beef & cabbage from each participating employee, and all we ask is you vote for your favorite! Limited quantities will be available.
We will also playing Irish tunes and serving craft beer!
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Want something completely different? Swing through St. Mark Catholic Church, 2727 W. Tangerine Road, in Oro Valley this Friday to see the University of Notre Dame Glee Club perform.
The club is on a nationwide tour. Will a stop in Tucson mean an a cappella version of the Notre Dame fight song? Only time will tell.
The event starts at 7 p.m.
More information on the Facebook event page.
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If you don't like any of the options we've offered, Tucson is jam packed with bars and restaurants guaranteed to be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this Friday.
Here are some of your options:
Music Box — 6951 E. 22nd St. — $2 green Jello shots, $4 Jameson's, Irish Cream; Irish Car Bombs $ Guinness, Green beer; free corned beef sandwiches from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Coronet — 402 E. Ninth St. — Corned beef and cabbage, whiskey in a teacup; music from The Argyle & Dublin Highlanders; Jamie O'Brien.
Crooked Tooth Brewing — 228 E. Sixth St. — Music from the Out of Kilters Celtic Can; green beer; proceeds benefit Refugee Focus
Pueblo Vida Brewing Company — 115 E. Broadway — An offering of four stouts: a breakfast stout on its own, with coconut, with chocolate and mint and with Jameson soaked oak spirals. Luke's Pizza will provide the food.
Jeff's Pub — 112 S. Camino Seco — $9.95 all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage; $8 Irish red beer pint with Irish whiskey stout; $5 car bombs; $5 Jameson; $4 Guinness pints; bagpipes; karaoke at 9 p.m. Jeff's opens at 8 a.m.
Hotel Congress — 311 E. Congress St. — Food and drink specials from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; special menu at The Cup Cafe; music from Michael P and the Gully Washers; an annual Great Guinness toast.
Tucson will hold its annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival, now in its 30th year, at Armory Park, 220 S. Fifth Ave., and through points downtown.
This is a family-friendly event. Leave the Guinness at home. But feel free to wear green lest ye be mercilessly pinched by your fellow revelers.
The parade starts at 10 a.m. More information on the Facebook event page.
St. Patrick's Day wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a performance from Nancy McCallion of The Mollys.
This year McCallion will be teaming up with violinist Heather Hardy, Gary Mackender and Steve Grams at Monterey Court.
The outdoor venue will be serving corned beef and cabbage. Guinness and Harp will be on tap, according to the Facebook event page.
The evening begins at 7 p.m.
Catalina Brewing Company, 6918 N. Camino Martin off of Ina, will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day while testing your knowledge of the long-time holiday.
Play four rounds for a chance to win $1 beers. A $20 gift card to the brewery will go to the winning team.
Big Bad Wolf will provide the corned beef. The game runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
If you like drinking green beer with the chance of watching two dudes knock the crap out of each other, you can probably find that at any bar in town on St. Patrick's Day.
If you want to see them scuffle on ice, then head to the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., for the Tucson Roadrunners' St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Green beer will be on tap as the Roadrunners face off against the Bakersfield Condors at 7 p.m.
Here are the details from the Facebook event page:
Join us for a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Tucson Convention Center on Friday, March 17th when we host the Bakersfield Condors at 7:05 PM!
Be ready to cheer on the Tucson Roadrunners' in their return home when they start a crucial two-game series against the team they're battling against for AHL playoff positioning in the Pacific Division.
As it should be, Green Beer will be on tap!
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2n7seZK
The Shanty is over the hill and back again this week and will celebrate its 80th birthday on St. Patrick's Day.
Here are the details from the Facebook page:
The Shanty, Arizona's oldest continuously-licensed bar, turns EIGHTY years old the same week as St. Patrick's Day! 80! Come out and celebrate the memories, legacy and Irish spirit of a Tucson Original on March 17.
Enjoy all of your favorite drinks and brews: Guinness, Jameson, Smithwick's, Magner's, Baileys and more. We'll be serving up Irish Car Bombs, Baby Guinnesses, Irish Cuddles and many other holiday favorites. See a live performance by the Tucson Highlanders and listen to traditional Irish tunes all day long.
It'd be a Seamus if you missed this great occasion!
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Casa Film Bar, 2905 E. Speedway, will be screening "Leprechaun," a cinematic classic starring a young Jennifer Aniston, and Warwick Davis as a demonic leprechaun looking for his pot of gold.
The Curry Pot (of gold?) will be providing the eats.
The evening begins at 7 p.m.
Tucson's Arizona Beer House is going all out this year with an event that will help support the Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games.
Performances from Scatter the Dust, the Tucson & District Pipe Band and the Maguire Academy of Irish Dance will entertain the masses.
Food will be provided by the American Flying Buffalo and Gigi's Fusion food trucks.
The celebration will be held both inside and outside of the venue from noon to midnight.
Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
1912 employees, from the beertenders to the brewers, will be participating in a corned beef and cabbage-making competition where patrons on St. Partrick's Day will be the judges.
These details come straight from the Facebook event page:
Join us on St. Patrick's Day for an employee corned beef & cabbage cook-off! We will pass out about 2 oz of corned beef & cabbage from each participating employee, and all we ask is you vote for your favorite! Limited quantities will be available.
We will also playing Irish tunes and serving craft beer!
Want something completely different? Swing through St. Mark Catholic Church, 2727 W. Tangerine Road, in Oro Valley this Friday to see the University of Notre Dame Glee Club perform.
The club is on a nationwide tour. Will a stop in Tucson mean an a cappella version of the Notre Dame fight song? Only time will tell.
The event starts at 7 p.m.
More information on the Facebook event page.
If you don't like any of the options we've offered, Tucson is jam packed with bars and restaurants guaranteed to be celebrating St. Patrick's Day this Friday.
Here are some of your options:
Music Box — 6951 E. 22nd St. — $2 green Jello shots, $4 Jameson's, Irish Cream; Irish Car Bombs $ Guinness, Green beer; free corned beef sandwiches from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Coronet — 402 E. Ninth St. — Corned beef and cabbage, whiskey in a teacup; music from The Argyle & Dublin Highlanders; Jamie O'Brien.
Crooked Tooth Brewing — 228 E. Sixth St. — Music from the Out of Kilters Celtic Can; green beer; proceeds benefit Refugee Focus
Pueblo Vida Brewing Company — 115 E. Broadway — An offering of four stouts: a breakfast stout on its own, with coconut, with chocolate and mint and with Jameson soaked oak spirals. Luke's Pizza will provide the food.
Jeff's Pub — 112 S. Camino Seco — $9.95 all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage; $8 Irish red beer pint with Irish whiskey stout; $5 car bombs; $5 Jameson; $4 Guinness pints; bagpipes; karaoke at 9 p.m. Jeff's opens at 8 a.m.
Hotel Congress — 311 E. Congress St. — Food and drink specials from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; special menu at The Cup Cafe; music from Michael P and the Gully Washers; an annual Great Guinness toast.
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