How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Denver This Year

For a successful St. Patrick’s Day, hit these parades, barcrawls, parties, and festivals.

seize your green and your Guinness — St. Patrick ’s Day is around the corner , and there ’s play to be had . In addition to being the first with child celebratory holiday after New Year ’s , St. Paddy ’s is also a signal of spring ; more hours of sunshine , T - shirt temporary , and filling Blake , Market , and Larimer with bibulous revel make up a peculiarly Denver eccentric of equinoctial point . However you contrive to observe — with kinfolk favorable activities or for those over the effectual drinking age only — there are parades to be watched , playful drinks to be sipped , and a whole lot of shamrock - ing to do .

Dance a jig or two atMile High Spirits’ Shamrock Shenanigans

March 17If you ’re ready to put your saltation brake shoe to good use , wiggle your means on over to Mile High Spirits — threshold are open at 12 pm and there ’s no covering ‘ til 10 . relish MHS ’ drinks , big dance floor , and even bigger outdoor terrace for all the Irish pridefulness and shenanigans you’re able to handle .

Whip up steak for a St. Paddy’s Date Night

March 17Cook Street ’s extra St. Paddy ’s mean solar day class need making the consummate steak while sipping on Irish whisky . On Friday only , learn about proteins , cookery methods , and choosing side dishes carefully while cooking up traditional Irish cuisine .

Crawl around town. You know, figuratively…

March 17 - 18Is it a drinking holiday in Denver if there are n’t a smattering of bar crawls happen ? belike not . St. Paddy ’s mean solar day is no dissimilar ; you may start crawling from a number of bars , but a few in particular have everything diagram out for you ( for a small fee ) . Start at theGinn Milland get a map of over 10 pub locations you ’ll be crawling to either Friday or Saturday , plus drink peculiar vouchers . There ’s also a creep depart fromNola Jane(Friday only ) with its own food and drink special , plus a scavenger James Henry Leigh Hunt and some St. Paddy ’s merch , too .

Visit one of Denver’s Irish Pubs

March 17 - 18If you ca n’t think of a good place to spend St. Paddy ’s sidereal day then at a local Irish pub , we salute you — just be prepared to throw a few elbows making your style to the bar . Denver ’s get several skilful ol’ pubs from Broadway to Larimer Square that ’ll be in full cut this weekend , pour fresh dry pint as far as the eye can see . assure outScruffy Murphy’s , Nallen’s , The Irish Rover , Finley’s , The Celtic language on Market , or theFainting Goatfor that SPD revel you recognise , love , and trek out for .

Sip and savor St. Paddy’s themed bevvies

Through March 17Everyone pull out the unripe food dyestuff and great deal flavoring for St. Paddy ’s , but there are some other creative drink special to sample , too . The OG’sgot a drunken milk shake for the occasion , aptly named “ Who ’s Your Paddy , ” a mixing of vanilla extract Methedrine emollient , Crème de Menthe , Tullamore Dew , Bailey ’s , and whip cream . BEZEL’sIrish Matcha Man is pretty unique , with Teeling Small Batch whiskey , lime , thyme - infused honey , and matcha pulverisation . And thenSlater ’s 50/50takes it to another point ( unsurprisingly ) with its Lucky Mint Green Shake : mint flavored ice cream in a ice - rimmed glass with Lucky Charm marshmallows , rainbow stripe sour strips , whipped cream and light-green sprinkles . Other notable special can be see at Poka Lola Social Club , Dairy Block ’s Moo Bar , and Seven Grand .

Sing along and cheers to live music

March 17Denver ’s The Monkey Barrel is know for its steady springy performances , and this St. Patrick ’s twenty-four hours you could tune in toElijah Petty & The Part - Timesand other musical guests if you ’re in search of a chiller spot to sip your Guinness . Or , have one of the good hamburger in town while savour the shenanigans and unrecorded music of Cherry Cricket Cherry Creek this St. Paddy ’s Day . nutrient and boozing special will also be available through the holiday weekend , so leave extra way or wear your stretchable ( green ) pant .

Show your St. Paddy’s spirit by… running?

March 18Feeling restless ? Or maybe you ’re itching to get a few lap covering in before hammering down several pint this Saturday ? Either way , Highlands Ranch is hosting its St. Patrick ’s Day 5 one thousand where finishing the race gets you St. Patrick ’s Day merch , an all - you - can - deplete pancake breakfast , and of course , a complimentary pint good manners of Living the Dream Brewing .

Drink and do good at Holidaily Brewing Co.

March 17This St. Paddy ’s twenty-four hour period , Holidaily and the Gluten Intolerance Group are putting on their Raise a Pint , Lend a Hand fundraiser . A extra coruscation and green Firkin tapping is come about at 4 pm at both barroom , with peculiar ( and gluten - gratuitous ) treats available at the Golden placement , thanks to Farmhouse 5280 and Waive the Grain bakehouse . 10 % of all St. Patrick ’s Day sales will be donate to the Gluten Intolerance Group .

Party at a local distillery

March 17 - 18Talnua Distillery is host a St. Patrick ’s Day bash to call up this year , have food trucks , live medicine , special themed cocktails , and more . Limited bottles of Talnua ’s exclusive Olde Saint ’s Keep whiskey will be usable for purchase , which you could hang onto while you dance along to pipe bands or consume a brat or two from El Jefe ’s .

Watch some Irish step dancing

March 17Head on over toStanley Marketplaceto find the talent and skill of the students at the Wick School of Irish Dance at 12 autopsy , and keep an eye on it up with a green cerveza atCheluna Brewing Co. Of course , plenty of tasty lunch and dinner party alternative are usable around the market so you may soak up a moment of that beer .

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