St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is a celebration like no other. With a substantial Irish population — and one of the biggest city-wide St. Patrick’s Day celebrations anywhere — Chicago is the perfect place to spend this holiday. Waterfront restaurants to watch Chicago River Dyeing; St. Patrick’s Day bar and restaurant specials in Chicago With the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and Chicago River dyeing happening at 10 a.m. Saturday and the actual holiday falling Monday, the Windy City is going to be spending a long weekend The Best St. Patrick's Day Pubs in Chicago Check out GAYOT's St. Patrick's Day dining guide to find the best local restaurants, bars and Irish pubs where revelers can chow down on traditional Irish fare like corned beef hash, fish and chips, and cabbage stew — and maybe have a pint or two! Rise and shine with a St. Patrick’s Day party on the second floor of Bandit. Guests will enjoy an open bar, Irish-inspired breakfast bites and festive green swag and decor from 9am-noon. The Best Restaurants for St. Patrick's Day in Illinois. Among the 20 restaurants shared by Toast, four of them are in Chicago, and they are: The Dawson at 730 West Grand Avenue; The Gage at 24 South Michigan Avenue; The Kerryman at 661 North Clark Street; Chief O'Neills Pub & Restaurant at 3471 North Elston Avenue The pub opens at 8 am on March 15, 2025, and will feature live music starting at 9 am for the Avondale St. Patrick’s Day Parade which starts at 10 am. For St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025, doors open at 9 am and a $10 cover starts at 10 am for a big line-up of entertainment that runs through 9:30 pm. Top 10 Best St Patricks Day Brunch in Chicago, IL - March 2025 - Yelp - The Hampton Social - River North, Cindy's Rooftop, Emerald Loop, The VIG Chicago, The Green Door Tavern, Lizzie McNeill's Irish Pub, Fado Irish Pub, Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant, The Irish Nobleman Top 10 Best St Patricks Day in Chicago, IL - September 2024 - Yelp - The Green Door Tavern, Fado Irish Pub, Murphy's Bleachers, Charm’d, The Arrogant Frog Bar, O'Shaughnessy's Public House, Timothy O'Toole's Pub - Chicago, Park & Field, Galway Arms, Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant Zoom in: Here's a list of St. Paddy's celebrations for foodies, families, teetotalers and more. For the diehards (and us!) My colleague Moyo will brave the throngs of green Saturday (so you don't have to) and board the St. Patrick's Day Clover Cruise on the First Lady. The two-hour cruise starts at 10am and includes two drinks, corned beef General Admission tickets and ticketed table reservations are available, ranging from $10 to $30 for St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Chief O’Neill’s 📍 3471 N. Elston Ave. Clark St. Dog is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day all month long with specials like the St. Paddy Burger with corned beef ($7.69), corned beef sandwich ($5.19) and Irish breakfast ($8). I’ve rounded up the best ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, including my own top pick. (Special thanks to my brother who lives in Chicago and knows how to drink.) If you want to keep digging into St. Patty’s Day fare, stick with Choose Chicago. Top 9 activities in Chicago for St. Patty’s Day #1: Watch the river run green We're pleased to provide our guests with world-class boat docking on the Chicago River through Downtown Docks. Docking is available daily. For more information, including dock reservations and pricing, please visit downtowndocks.com . Chicago’s Irish community has a storied history which shows its pride during St. Patrick’s Day. On Saturday, March 15, Chicago will dye the river green, and bars all over town will get into And the fun's not over yet! For St. Patrick's Day, a slew of Chicago’s best bars and restaurants, both Irish-based and otherwise, will be offering specials, entertainment and more in honor of the big day—and we've rounded up the 10 most awesome of the bunch. Below, the best places to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Chicago. The history of St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago goes back more than 175 years. Now a longstanding tradition, Chicago’s Irish parade was first held in 1843. Chicago has been named the best city in which to celebrate St. Patrick’s day for good reason. From parades and family-friendly brunches with traditional music and food to all-day bar crawls Irish coffee tiramisu 16 ladyfingers sponge, coffee ice cream, Baileys & mascarpone cream, Teeling Irish whiskey There’s no Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in Chicago without the most recognized Irish dance program in the world.The Trinity Irish Dancers are celebrating their favorite season of the year Join in on the shenanigans at the 13th annual Durty Nellie’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Saturday, March 15, in Palatine. It begins with a traditional Irish breakfast from 8:30-10:30 a.m
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