Irish-born actor Kerry Condon as soon as instructed The Seattle Occasions that she likes Pacific Northwest climate as a result of “it jogs my memory of Eire.” (That’s one motive the 2023 Oscar nominee owns a farm only a half-hour exterior of Seattle.)
Preserve that perspective in thoughts as St. Patrick’s Day approaches and grey, drizzling skies come and go. Rain or shine, listed below are some native methods to rejoice the vacation on March 17. (Ensure that to examine the hyperlinks offered, as some occasions might promote out or regulate their costs.)
Irish Week: A parade, competition and extra
Maybe the grandest of the native St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, Irish Week is already properly underway. The Irish Heritage Membership occasion collection kicked off March 9, however don’t fret — many of the free festivities are arising this weekend.
March 15 brings a trio of annual Emerald Metropolis traditions: an Irish Week proclamation luncheon (which has bought out), the Pirates Touchdown (a historic reenactment of St. Patrick’s arrival in Eire) at 5 p.m. at Lake Union Park and the Laying of the Inexperienced Stripe (a customized paying tribute to late Seattle enterprise proprietor John Doyle Bishop) at Jefferson Road and Fourth Avenue at 7 p.m. — the identical spot the place the St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Catch the Irish Pageant, the massive finale of Irish Week, at Seattle Heart on Saturday and Sunday. Working noon-6 p.m. March 16 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 17, the occasion will fill the Armory with every kind of motion, together with conventional Irish music, step-dancing, and workshops and displays on all the pieces from making tin whistles to family tree and Irish literature.
For extra particulars on Irish Week occasions, together with a vacation mass and particular dinner this weekend, go to irishclub.org/irish-week-2024.
Head to an Irish bar (some go all out)
Lovers of the comfortable Ballard Avenue bar and open-mic vacation spot Conor Byrne Pub have one final likelihood to rejoice St. Patrick’s Day there: The Irish pub is slated to shut on the finish of March. What’s deliberate for the event? Simply “12 hours of St. Pats shenanigans,” its web site reads, with performances by Evergreen Irish Dancers, The Kings, Cascadia Pipe Band and extra operating from 12:30 p.m. to midnight March 17. Seize an “early social gathering” ticket to attend noon-5 p.m. or a “late shift” ticket for five p.m.-closing, $30 every and out there at conorbyrnepub.com.
There are many different Irish pubs and eating places throughout the Seattle space, too. Listed below are only a handful with particular St. Patty’s festivities deliberate.
- Pike Place Market’s Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub has been celebrating with its St. Patrick’s Irish Pageant since March 7, and the Irish music, dancing, conventional menu objects and extra proceed by the vacation, spilling out from the bar and restaurant and right into a tented out of doors space. Discover extra particulars at st.information/kells-st-patricks. 1916 Submit Alley, Seattle; 206-728-1916
- Paddy Coyne’s Irish Pub affords “an genuine Irish menu, in addition to American favorites,” plus an in depth assortment of whiskey and beers, naturally together with a “correct pint of Guinness,” in response to its web site. On March 16 and 17, cease by for a slate of Irish leisure, together with the Seattle Irish Dance Firm and bagpiper Neil Hubbard. Study extra at paddycoynes.internet/occasions. 700 Bellevue Manner N.E., #100, Bellevue; 425-453-8080
- Billed as “Everett’s genuine Irish pub,” The Irishmen serves up shepherd’s pie, braised beef stew, fish and chips, burgers, sandwiches and different tasty dishes, in addition to a whiskey menu and different drinks. On St. Patrick’s Day, there’ll be stay music beginning at 4 p.m. 2923 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-374-5783, theirishmen.com
Faucet your ft to some Celtic music
If crowded bars aren’t your scene, there’s loads of Irish leisure round city elsewhere.
On the Eastside, Geoffrey Fort, a longtime Kirkland resident who performs the distinctive six-string electrical violin, is placing on his annual St. Patrick’s Celebration on the Kirkland Efficiency Heart. Tickets for the 7 p.m. March 16 present are $40 and out there at st.information/geoffrey.
On St. Patrick’s Day, catch Lúnasa, the group that People Roots journal as soon as hailed as an “Irish music dream crew.” The band, which has carried out in all places from Carnegie Corridor to the Hollywood Bowl, will make a cease on the Neptune Theater on March 17 in Seattle’s College District. (Ticket costs begin at $35, doorways open at 6:30 p.m. and the present begins at 7:30 p.m. Discover extra data at stgpresents.org.)
Farther north, catch some Celtic music on the Edmonds Heart for the Arts the place people group The Gothard Sisters will current a high-energy, family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day night of fiddle tunes, Irish ballads and step dancing. (Snag $20-$35 tickets from edmondscenterforthearts.org/occasions.)
Lace up your operating sneakers
Do you like an energetic weekend outside?
Up and down the Puget Sound space, runners and walkers shall be suiting up in inexperienced for races of varied distances. Listed below are a few of your choices:
- In Woodinville: The Woodinville Leprechaun Leap on March 16 contains 5K and 10K choices, each following a principally flat course alongside the Sammamish River. Individuals can collect at Wilmot Gateway Park beginning at 7:30 a.m., then catch a Bag Pipe Costume Parade at 8:45 a.m. and take off operating at 9:20 a.m. (for the 10K) or 9:25 a.m. (for the 5K). Win an award by being among the many quickest finishers or sporting among the best costumes. Register on-line; $38 for the 5K, $48 for the 10K. st.information/woodinville-dash
- In Gig Harbor: Whether or not you choose the 5K or 12K on the third annual Shamrock’n the Harbor, you’ll be operating an out-and-back course alongside the Cushman Path on March 16. The 12K begins at 8:30 a.m. (examine in at 8 a.m.) and the 5K begins at 9 a.m. (examine in at 8:30 a.m.), with each taking off proper throughout the road from Olympic Village Purchasing Heart (5500 Olympic Drive, Gig Harbor). Register on-line; $55 prematurely or $65 on the day of. st.information/gigharbor-dash
- In Tacoma: Select amongst a 5K, 10K or half-marathon, all kicking off from 815 Pacific Ave. in downtown Tacoma between 8 and 9 a.m. on March 16. Register on-line; $65-$110, relying on whenever you register and the size of the race you do. st.information/tacoma-dash
- In Seattle: The Emerald Metropolis’s St. Patrick’s Day Sprint turns 40 this yr. The March 17 run is a 5K and begins and ends at Seattle Heart, with a down-and-back jaunt alongside Aurora Avenue North. After the sprint, take pleasure in stay music, Irish dance, meals and Guinness inside Fisher Pavilion. Register on-line; $45 for adults, $20 for youths. st.information/seattle-dash
- In Kirkland: The family-oriented, costumes-encouraged Kirkland Shamrock Run will begin and finish at Juanita Seaside Park, protecting 5K. The run kicks off at 9 a.m. March 17, and winners shall be introduced at 10 a.m. There’s additionally a 1K “Little Leprechaun Run” at 10 a.m. Register on-line; $55 for adults, $40 for college kids and $15 for the Little Leprechaun race. st.information/kirkland-dash
