By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When you hear the words "March Madness" in America, you think of one thing: the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. This is a time starting the middle of the month full of buzzer-beaters, last-minute escapes, incredible upsets (UMBC over Virginia, Loyola-Chicago over just about everyone, George Mason making the Final Four, … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub Reopening For St. Patrick’s Day
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was just after St. Patrick's Day a couple of years ago when Patrick's Gaslamp Pub closed its doors, slammed shut by the pandemic. In fact, it was one of the last Gaslamp bars to close during that time. So it's only natural that it would reopen in time for St. Patrick's Day. Only now it's under the ownership of Good … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Coronavirus Fears Won’t Ruin My St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Irish Bars To Be The Focal Point For 2020 St. Paddy's Day & Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger No St. Patrick's Day parade? No Irish festival with bands and a beer garden? No nighttime block party? Even with all these canceled events, I'm not going to let the coronavirus scare ruin my St. Patrick's Day celebrations. After all, the bars … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Leads The USA’s Top Party Events In March
Spring Break, Spring Training, Bike Week & March Madness Bring In This Month Like A Lion Even with Spring Break in full swing, the biggest party event for the month of March is the green day of parades and packed Irish bars. From a party standpoint, March is roaring in like a lion, led by St. Patrick's Day. Here's a rundown of the top party events for the month of … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp 2022 ShamROCK Block Party Date, Details & Ticket Prices
There's a lot of shenanigans taking place in San Diego's Gaslamp. While that's not unusual for a normal weekend night, this one is different because on Saturday, March 12, its the annual ShamROCK St. Patrick's-themed block party. For 10 hours, the streets are blocked off for a rockin' party that involves bands, Irish step dancing and other entertainment, a pub crawl and lots … [Read more...]
PubClub LIVE Makes Successful Debut At Tower 12 In Hermosa Beach
It Was A Party For Facebook Life & Instagram TV Show During St. Patrick's Day Parade Coming down the hill were bagpipes, people on bikes, marching bands and bands on floats. On the deck of Tower 12 were a bunch of leprechauns and lasses, lapping up the big beers (32 ounces, $6) and bottomless mimosas ($12) while being live on social media. It was the debut … [Read more...]
The Travel Blogger: 5 Reasons I Love St. Patrick’s Day
A Day To Be Irish And Say Erin Go Brah! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It's not because my name is Kevin, tho that helps. Were it O'Brien, then I might be over the top. As it is, I love St. Patrick's Day and here's five reasons why it's one of my favorite times of the year. 1.) The Atmosphere Depending on where your are, there might be … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Insane Scene Of St. Patrick’s Day In Savannah, GA
River Street A Flood Of Partying People By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The battle in the sports room for us writers at the Savannah News-Press was over which day to take off – St. Patrick's Day or the day/night before St. Paddy's Day. It was a spirited discussion, with veterans of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day experience making valid points … [Read more...]
The Travel Blogger: 3 Lesser-Known St. Patrick’s Day Destinations You Need To See To Believe
Pittsburgh, St. Louis & Savannah, GA Great Places To Visit St. Paddy's Day By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The group checked out of their hotel in Savannah, Ga., the day after St. Patrick's Day. They were a bit blurry-eyed and some were still staggering from the day before, but they had enough wits about them to do something really smart: … [Read more...]
Reviewing The St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza Bar Scene
Irish Smiles Shine Like The Sun In The South Bay's Top St. Paddy's Day Celebration By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger Perhaps it was the weather that had everyone in such a good mood. After predictions all week of it possibly raining on our parade, it was instead sunny and even warm, and so, too, was everyone in Hermosa Beach for the Saturday … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parades 2019 Weather Forecasts In Top Party Destinations
Boston, Chicago & New York City Are Sunny But Rain In Savannah, GA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The Irish eyes are smiling on some of the top parades and party location for St. Patrick's Day in the USA, tho some other places are going to get a St. Paddy's Day soaking. Here's the city-by-city weather forecasts for PubClub.com's top St. … [Read more...]
Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Weekend 2019 Top Bars & Events Party Report
Places To Say Erin Go Bragh & Be Irish In L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com Los Angeles Party Report, laddies & lasses, it's St. Patrick's Day! Not only is it St. Paddy's Day but March 17 is on a Sunday. So my first time is don't get too hammered on Friday night and screw up your Saturday! Then again, … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Party Las Vegas LINQ Promenade O’Sheas BLOQ Party
Bagpipes, A St. Paddy's Parade & Celebrity Beer Bong Highlight March 17 Events Las Vegas goes green for the O’Sheas BLOQ Party at The LINQ Promenade. With St. Patrick's Day being on a Saturday in 2018, you KNOW there's a party in Las Vegas. Here's what's happening at the The LINQ Promenade – the annual O’Sheas BLOQ Party, a free celebration in the heart of … [Read more...]
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Review Parade, Garden & Gaslamp Party
Of course there's a St. Patrick's Day celebration in a city as fun, carefree and lively as San Diego. In fact, there are two, a parade on the Saturday prior to St. Paddy's Day (March 12 in 2022) and a block party in the Gaslamp, plus a lot of lively Irish bars on the actual St. Patrick's Day, whenever it's not on a Saturday. In 2022, St. Patrick's Day is on a Thursday. SAN … [Read more...]
A St. Patrick’s Day Parade In Pittsburgh? Yes, And It’s Huge!
One Of Largest Parades In The USA Takes Place On Saturday, March 17, 2018 New York, yes. Chicago, of course. Boston, naturally. Even Savannah. GA. But Pittsburgh!? Yes, Pittsburgh has a St. Patrick's Day parade and it's huge. It has nearly 25,000 participants and – depending on the weather – between 250,000 and 300,000 spectators. Pittsburgh’s St. … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Erin Go Bragh Calendar Date
WHAT: The biggest green-themed party day of the year when everyone is Irish for a day! WHERE: Top USA locations are Boston, Chicago, New York City & Savannah, GA. Naturally, Dubin is a fine place to have a few pints on this day. WHAT TO WEAR: Green! Or risk getting pinched. PARTY SCENE: Wild and awesome, particular in the above cities with parades and tens of … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day In Los Angeles 2017 Weekend Events Party Report
Top Irish Bars, March Madness. LA Marathon Beer Garden & Ms Russia L.A. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Welcome to the PubClub.com South Bay Party Report! The Party Report is brought to you by Kona Brewing Company. Be sure and try its new Hanalei Island IPA, on tap at both The Slip and Shellback Tavern! There is no video YouTube version this week. You can … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2017 Date Add To Calendar
WHAT: A small yet fun parade through this Los Angeles beach community. WHEN: The Saturday before St. Patrick's Day/ PARADE ROUTE: From the staging area on Valley/Ardmore, it goes down Pier Ave., turns left onto Hermosa Ave., and ends at 8th Street. THE CROWD: South Bay singles, fun party couples & families w/kids all line both sides of the streets. The singles and … [Read more...]
Top USA St. Patrick’s Day Best Party Destinations: Parades, Cites & Dates
Boston, Chicago, New York City, Savannah & San Diego Have That Irish Spirit If you like St. Patrick's Day and live in the USA, you don't have to travel to Ireland to get a lot of that good 'ol Irish spirit. In fact, if you travel across the USA you can go to several St. Patrick's Day parties and celebrations. Many cities have parades and they are on different … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day 2022 Top 10 World’s Best Party Singles Destinations
Erin Go Crazy In Boston, New York, Vegas And Savannah GA St. Paddy's Day is one of the best party times of the year. There are plenty of beers, parades, beer, fun crowds and parties and the top places to party for it are Boston, Chicago and Savannah, Ga, Las Vegas, New Orleans and, surprisingly,Honolulu, where 300,000 people pack the streets for a mid-day parade, … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day 2022 Parade Complete Guide
It's small. It's silly. And it's back for 2022 and is an Irish-style blast. The annual Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade – Saturday, March 12 in 2022 – is only about a dozen blocks and lasts but a couple of hours. But it's this lack of hugeness that makes it so appealing. Instead of having to plan things out days (or weeks) in advance as in the case in places like … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 Top Hermosa Beach Pier Bars Party Review
Tips On Drinking Like An Irishman In The South Bay The Hermosa Beach Pier is a lively place any time of the year, but there are certain occasions when it really gets especially spirited. One of those is on St. Patrick's Day (and this is addition to the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, which Saturday. Talk about March Madness! It's not that Hermosa Beach is a big … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day In Savannah, GA Is A Top Party Bucket List Event
Party Zone Wristbands And Good Behavior Required For City''s Biggest Party When you're compiling your ultimate bucket list of events around the world to visit – that is, if you've got the mentality of a PubClubber – then you must include St. Patrick's Day in Savannah, Ga. Now you may be surprised to learn that Savannah has one of the world's largest – and best … [Read more...]
South Bay St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Party Report
Hermosa Beach Parade & Saint Rocke Benefit On #SundayFunday Here's what's happening in the South Beach Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach & Redondo Beach for the weekend of March 11-13. ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE HERMOSA BEACH We don’t live in a “Dirty Old Town,” tho sometimes it’s like we live in a place where it’s easy to have “Seven Drunken … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day London Parade Trafalgar Square Party
The St. Paddy's Day Festival & Pubs Yes, there is a St. Patrick's Day parade in London! It takes place the Sunday closest to St. Patrick's Day, which in 2016 puts it on March 13. The parade takes place on a 1.5-mile route down Piccadilly, past some of London's top landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and turns onto Whitehall. The starting time is … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Los Angeles Top Irish Bars For St. Paddy’s Day
Best Bars To Drink Like An Irishmen In L.A. This article is for those whose Irish eyes want to try and find Alice, who are willing to Walk 500 Miles (for a beer), have some Whiskey in a Jar, have spent time in a Dirty Old Town and like to compact Seven Drunken Nights into one day. But are not willing or able to leave Los Angeles in order to do it. While there are many, … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Queen Mary Party Is Shamrock ‘N Roll
Bands, Beer & More On Board This Cruise Ship In Long Beach Six bands featuring Celtic music – along with rockabilly and even punk – are part of the Queen Mary's 2016 Shamrock N Roll party, taking place Friday, March 18. This ticketed event features continual entertainment from 6 p.m.-midnight, Irish food and beer. There are two stages, three bars and drink … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Los Angeles 2018 Tam O’Shanter Party
Green Beer & Bands At One Of L.A.'s Oldest Restaurants One of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles, Tam O'Shanter, is once again hosting its huge St. Patrick’s Day party, one of the biggest Irish celebrations in Los Angeles. The restaurant opens at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, March 17. A tent area in the parking lot opens at noon. The music starts at … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Hangover Prevention Tips & Remedies
Here's to avoid going from Erin Go Bragh to Erin Go BLAH! When you're drinking beer during a parade at 10 a.m., partying with thousands at post-parade block parties, singing "Seven Drunken Nights," "Dirty Old Town" and other fun Irish drinking songs in bars and doing all the other things one does on St. Paddy's Day, you're not thinking of what you will feel like the next … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Top Drinking Survival Tips
How To Drink Like An Irishmen And Enjoy The All-Day St. Paddy's Celebration The party starts early – it's one of the few times it's acceptable to have a beer with breakfast – and goes until your eyes roll back into the head. Hopefully, there's a pillow to catch your fall. It's St. Patrick's Day and it's one of the biggest party days of the year. It's when hundreds, … [Read more...]
It’s A Full St. Patrick’s Day Party Weekend So Erin Go Bragh!
Saturday's Parades Followed With Partying Die-Hards Out On Sunday Green beer, parades, Irish bars and Erin Go Bragh. It's St. Patrick's Day and the Irish luck is smiling on all of us this year because we get not one, but two days to celebrate. St. Patrick's Day in on a Sunday, and that's actually a bonus day. The parades in major places – Boston, Chicago, New York and my … [Read more...]
Experience New York City St. Patrick’s Day Bars From Hop On Hop Off Bus
Enjoy Pints At McSorley’s Old Ale House Irish Bar Using CitySights NY Tour Here's a unique way to experience St. Patrick's Day in New York City: Do it from a hop on-hop off sightseeing bus. The Downtown Tour of CitySights NY goes right by key St. Paddy's locations, including the parade and several Irish bars. Or, landmarks, if consider Irish bars in NYC landmarks, and … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Bars Should Not Charge Cover On St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
After The Parade It's A Parade To Bars On The Pier, But Not If They Charge Customers Here's a way to turn your face green before you have your first green beer for St. Patrick's Day: Be hit with a cover charge to enter a bar. Yet that's what has happened the past couple of years in Hermosa Beach, as a few of the bars put out cash registers and had customers pay to enter. … [Read more...]
March Madness Starts The Weekend After St. Patrick’s Day in 2013
Erin Go Brah Without Worrying About Bracket Busters Normally, on St. Patrick's Day Weekend in the States, we've got one eye on our beer and the other on the TVs in the bars. That's because, in addition to all the great fun that is St. Paddy's Day and the super-fun spirit everyone has in the bars, it's also the opening weekend of March Madness. That's the absolutely … [Read more...]
After Fat Tuesday Here Are The Upcoming Biggest Party Events
Spring Break, St. Patrick's Day And March Madness Next On The Fun Calendar Now that Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are in the rear-view mirror doesn't mean we have to pull the mosquito net over the bed and go into party hiding. There's too much fun to be had on the horizon. And it will be here before you find the last of those Mardi Gras beads somewhere on the floor of the … [Read more...]
Bucket List Top 10 Party & Best Nightlife Destinations For 2019
From The America's Cup to St. Moritz To Hottie Toddie, Here's The Year's Prime Party Destinations Here's where I want to go and what I want to do in 2019. If the world were wide open to me, these are the places and events where I would party, for they are part of my all-time Bucket List. Some places I have already been to and want to go to again, while some … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Hermosa Beach Photos 2012
Images From the Party On the Pier, Plus Video of the Famous Budweiser Hand Truck Team The week's delay, as it turns out, was worth the wait. Hermosa Beach wisely put off its annual St. Patrick's Day parade until the week after St. Patrick's Day due to a rare occurrence in this Los Angeles seaside city: Rain on the 17th. While that was a bummer – after all, the parade is … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah Ga. Party Stories Spanky’s
A Parade, River Street And Dying The River and Fountains Green Only Hints at The Fun Here on March 17 The first bar opens at 6 a.m. The last one closes (the same one, actually) at 3 a.m. In between, there is wildness and revelry (all harmless fun; it's important to point that out these days), green beer, green fountains, a green river and 300,000+ people dressed in … [Read more...]
The St. Patrick’s Day Best Party City This Year Was Honolulu
Boston, Chicago, Savannah and Dublin Are Fun But A Jimmy Buffett Show Makes It a Wild Weekend in Waikiki Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The biggest party for St. Patrick's Day t might well be the parades, pub crawls and crowds in Boston; Chicago; New York; Savannah, Ga; and of course Dublin. But the biggest party of the entire weekend this … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Nightlife Is Not As Party Wild As City Council Claims
There Are Not Too Many Bars On The Pier And Placing Restrictions on Nightlife Is Foolish If you're someone who likes to party, who gets wide-eyed at the prospect of a Spring Break-type atmosphere, and listen to the Hermosa Beach City Council, then you would dream of bolting to the bars on and around the Pier. If you're the parent of, say, someone who's just out of … [Read more...]