Your guide to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Lehigh Valley
This weekend and next, Irish eyes will be smiling on the Lehigh Valley once again. So gather your green garb, shamrocks and kilts to get your good times started.
From parades to concerts to parties at clubs, there’s lots of celebrating going on leading up to and on St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s your guide.
PARADES Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade:
11:45 a.m. March 9. Begins at at Mulberry street and Wyoming avenue towards Linden street, left onto Lackwanna Aveune to Jefferson, left onto Biden Street, right onto North Washington, ending at the corner of North Washington and Vine. Parade day Mass, 10 a.m., St. Peter’s Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave. stpatparade.com
Allentown Parade: 1:30 p.m. March 17. The 65th annual event begins at the Allentown Fairgrounds, travels through the West End, west on Liberty, north on 19th, west on Tilghman, south on 25th Street and east on Liberty Street, back to fairgrounds. A bands exhibition will take place at 1 p.m. at 19th and Liberty streets. allentownstpatricksparade.com.
ALLENTOWN PARADE EVENTS:
West End Pub Crawl: 5 p.m. March 9. 19th & Liberty Streets, Cuzins Pub & Grille, Ringer’s Roost, Volpe’s, The Shanty on 19th, Greg’s West End Saloon, Maingate, Liberty Street Tavern, Stooge’s Bar & Grille, Sleepy Cat Urban Winery. allentownstpatricksparade.com.
Coronation Celebration: 7:30-11 p.m. March 15, Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds. Crowning of the 2024 King and Queen, entertainment, bagpipers, step dancers, food for sale, beer
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and soda provided; BYOB. $20, advance; $25, door. allentownstpatricksparade.com.
Allentown Flag-Raising Ceremony:
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. March 15, City Hall Plaza, 435 Hamilton St. Features bagpipe music, Irish step dancers.
Irish Cultural Community Day:
noon-3p.m. March 16, Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds. Free, family-friendly event features bagpipes, highland games, fiddle, hurling, crafts, face painting, Irish dance, refreshments.
Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
The parade begins 10:30 a.m. March 16 at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills, down New Falls Road, and ends at the Levittown American baseball fields on New Falls Road.
Celtic Cultural Alliance Parade of Shamrocks: 1 p.m. March 16.
The parade will kick off on Broad Street in Bethlehem and continue east on Broad to Main Street and makes its way south on Main Street, ending under the Hill-ToHill Bridge. celticfest.org/event/ parade-of-shamrocks
Girardville St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Noon, March 23. Parade begins at East Main and Fourth streets, travels west on Main Street to Julia Street, north on Julia Street to Ogden Street, east on Ogden Street to Second Street, south on Second Street to “A” street, east on “A” Street to finish at Fourth Street. Inclement weather date, April 6.
Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg:
Pocono Irish American Club parade, 1:15 p.m. March
24. Begins at Stroudsburg High School and ends at Municipal Building, Crystal Street, East Stroudsburg. poconoirishamericanclub.com
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Irish Comedy Tour: 8 p.m. March 8, Musikfest Café, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. The party atmosphere of a Dublin pub combined with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans. $32-$35. Steelstacks.org.
St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl: March 9, Easton. Register at Rivals (2-4 p.m.), travel to Mothers, Colonial, Bayou Easton, The Lafayette Bar, Skeggy’s Axe House, Sogo, Sand Bar, Pearly Bakers. Rivals after party with Flyin Blind Band. $20, advance; $25, day of event. eastonpubcrawl. com/tickets?PageId=154158Bally Hotel Irish Wake: The annual event runs March 16-18. Highlights include Irish Fare, music, DJ Johnny Alexandra, nightly procession, more. The hotel is at 669 Main St. Info: 610-845-010.
Bethlum Go Bragh!:
March 9-15,
Main and Broad streets, Bethlehem. Celtic-inspired music, entertainment, food, beer trails, Irish Gnomes, scavenger hunt, contests. Beer Trail, noon March 9 ($45, passports), adults 21 years of age and older follow travel throughout the historic district sampling beers from various restaurants and merchants and vote for your favorite.
Beth-lum Go Bragh Beer Trail:
Noon-5 p.m. March 9. Passport holders follow the trail to sample beers from various restaurants and merchants in Historic Downtown Bethlehem. $45. visithistoricbethlehem.com.
1-6 p.m. March 9, Lehighton. A hop on and off tour of six of Lehighton’s pubs and restaurants. Attendees receive a half pint glass, swag bag with water, snacks, coupons/discounts for businesses. Dress to impress in Irish Garb to enter the best dressed Irish Man and Woman Contest. Proceeds help with community development and revitalization of Lehighton. Inclement weather, March 10. $25-$30. Info: 610-509-6465, eventbrite.com/e/ kilts-on-wheels-2024-tickets-810660085137
Kilts on Wheels Pub Crawl:
7 p.m. March
13, F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Irish step dancers. $10. 570-826-1100, kirbycenter.org.
The StepCrew:
The Revolution: The Irish War of Independence 1919-1921: Crowded Kitchen Players tells the story of “The Revolution” through a series of dramatizations and stirring personal accounts of the events that led inevitably to the savage guerilla war that lasted from early 1919 until a truce in mid-1921. 7:30 p.m. March 13-17. Charles A. Brown Icehouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem. $20. 610-704-6974, ckplayers.com.
St. Patrick’s Day Double Feature:
Leprechaun (1993) and
Turn to St. Patrick’s,
Leprechaun 2 (1994) on the giant drive-in screen. 7:30 p.m. March 14-17. Shankweiler’s Drive-in Theatre, 4540 Shankweiler Road, Orefield. $12; $8, children; free, ages 3 and under. Shankweilers.com.
St. Paddy’s unWINEd Weekend:
March 15-17, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley. Irish food, locally brewed craft beer, wines and spirited drinks, activities for kids, more. Music by Shades of Green (5-10 p.m. March 15), Righteous Jolly & the Jolly Tinkers
(11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 16), Celtic Pride (5-10 p.m. March 16 and noon-6 p.m. March 17). $12, advance,
$17 at the door March 15-16; $15 advance; $20 at the door March 17. 215-9681670, shadybrookfarm.com.
Celebrate the Green:
March 15-17, Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street
Road, New Hope. Special menus, live entertainment and kid-friendly scavenger hunt. 215-794-4000, peddlersvillage.com.
Skate Patrick’s Skate and Dance Party:
8-10 p.m. March 16, Bushkill Park Roller Rink, Easton. $10, skate rental extra. DJ Teremce lee, skating, dancing, more. facebook.com/ groups/248962018853418
St. Patrick’s Weekend Celebration:
noon-6 p.m. March 16-17, Crossing Vineyards and Winery,
1853 Wrightstown Road, Newtown. Award-winning wines, specialty pairings, music. 215-493-6500 crossingvineyards.com.
3-6 p.m. March 16. Music by The Weekenders and drink specials from Blended. Allentown Artswalk, North Church St., Allentown.
ShamROCK the Walk: Upper Bucks Celtic Festival:
11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 16, Downtown Perkasie. Irish music and performances, food and artisan vendors, kids costume contest, kilt contest, more. ubcc.org/ celticfest.
The Irish Wake of Paddy O’Toole:
Presented by the Gypsy Stage Company. 7:30 p.m. March 16, 23; 2 p.m.
March 17, 24; 8 p.m. March 22. McCoole’s Arts & Events Place, 4 S. Main St. Quakertown. $25. mccoolesredlioninn.com.
St. Patrick’s Day Party for Preemies:
Family-friendly, semi-formal event includes
dinner, dessert, dancing, silent auction, wine pull, games. Benefit’s Lily’s Hope Foundation. 5-10 p.m. March 16, Historic Hotel Bethlehem, 437 Main St., $125; $45, ages 12 and under. Registration required. LilysHopeFoundation.org.
Celtic Stories: A Bit of Blarney for Imaginations of All Ages: Charles Kiernan and Ingrid Bohn spin stories of magic and wonder inspired by the Celtic tradition, as part of the Ice House Saturday Morning Family Storytelling Series, 11 a.m.-noon March 16. $10; $12, family. Charles A. Brown Icehouse, 56 River St., Bethlehem. icehousetonight.org.
“The Quiet Man” Screening:,
1:30 p.m. March 17, The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union. $10; $8, seniors, students, military. thecolonialtheatre. com
Sober St. Patrick’s Day Celebration:
4-8 p.m. March 24, Terraview at the Stroudsmoor Country Inn,
Turn to St. Patrick’s,
257 Stroudsmoor Road, Stroudsburg. A celebration of Irish and Irish American culture featuring a buffet dinner and a concert of Irish music in a fun, safe, sober, and family friendly environment. $60; $45, ages 9 and under. soberstpatricksday.org
CONCERTS Nazareth Center for the Arts:
Traditional Irish music by Piper’s Request, 7 p.m. March 9. $15. 30 Belvidere St., Nazareth.
Sellersville Theater: The Nashville Celts, 7:30 p.m. March 12; $33-$50; Glengarry Bhoys, 8 p.m. March 16; $29.50-$49.50; Barleyjuice’s St. Patrick’s Day Party, 8 p.m. March 17; $25. 24 W. Temple Ave. 215-2575808, st94.com.
Musikfest Café: Dervish, 7:30 p.m. March 13. Irish folk music. 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. $29-$35. Steelstakcs.org.
Mauch Chunk Opera House:
Tartan Terrors, 8 p.m. March 16; $32. 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 570-325-0249, mcohjt. com.
The Maybabies, 8 p.m. March 16, $15, advance, $18, at the door. 524 Main St., Stroudsburg. 570-4202808, shermantheater.com.
Sherman Theater:
Godfrey Daniels: Blackwater, 8 p.m. March 16. Lehigh Valley area band blends Celtic, folk, classical and contemporary music. 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem. Tickets: $25.50 advance; $30.50, door. 610-867-2390, godfreydaniels.org.
Keswick Theatre: Gaelic Storm and the High Kings, 8 p.m. March 29; $39.50$75, advance; $44.50-$80, day of show. 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. Keswicktheatre.com
CLUBS
Artisan Wine & Cheese
Cellar: Music by Ginger & Joe 1-4 p.m. and A Joe and a Jane, 6-9 p.m. March 16. 55 W. Lehigh St., Bethlehem. 610-393-5988.
ShamWALK the Walk with
The Weekenders, 3-6 p.m. March 16, Blended on the ArtsWalk, 27 N. 7th St., Allentown.
Blended Allentown: Bru Daddy’s Brewing Co.:
Bloom & Decay Band, 8 p.m. March 16. 732 Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-351-7600, brudaddysbrewingcompany.com.
Catty Corner Neighborhood
Pub & Pie: March 16: Music and Karaoke with Brett; March 17: Prugal, 3-6 p.m. 301 Mulberry St., Catasauqua.
Creekside Sports Bar & Grille:
8 p.m.-midnight March 15, Jumper; 8 p.m. midnight March 16, Former Stranger; 5-9 p.m. March 17, First Highland Watch. 765 N. Lewis Road, Royersford. 610-495-6945.
St. Patty’s with Cetronia Soul Shakers, 6-9 p.m. March
16. 1160 S. Krocks Road, Wescosville. 610-391-0648, shepheradhillsgolf.com
Foundation Tavern:
Gin Mill: Wear your green and celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with Stereotype, drink specials, 9 p.m. March
16; $10. 1750 Main St. Northampton.
Hammerheads Tavern:
9 p.m.-2 a.m. March 15. Entertainment by DJ Qix and Dave Reiger. 799 S. Main St., Phillipsburg. 908-213-0013.
Music by Middle Class, 6-9 p.m. March 16. 905 Harrison St., Allentown. 484-714-0080, hijinxbrewing.com.
HiJinx Taproom:
St. Patrick’s Eve Party with Kinda Sorta Maybe, 7-9:15 p.m. March 16. 1449 Chestnut St., Emmaus.
House and Barn: Mahoney’s St. Patrick’s Day Bash:
March 17. Music by Shep & Jim, traditional Irish food including
Corned Beef & Cabbage, Shepherds Pie, Irish Beef Stew. Table reservations at 610-433-6170. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1609 Hanover Ave., Allentown.
MiXx Nightclub at the Haja Rose Bowl: 6:30-11 p.m. March 10, Mike Mittman’s St. Patrick’s Dance Party. March 15, St. Patrick’s Line Dance Party, free Celtic line dance lessons 7:30 -8:30 p.m. March 13, All request line dancing with DJ StiXx from 8:30 until 11 p.m.
Molten Lounge at Wind Creek Casino:
Pre-Saint Patrick’s Day Party with M80, 9:30 p.m. March 16. Dress your best “green” 80’s. 77 Wind Creek Boulevard, Bethlehem.
Rising River Brewing:
March 15: The Audio Files, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; March 16: Irish Wake, 3 p.m., Smith Compound Band, 6:30 p.m.; March 17: traditional Irish music with LAD, 4:30-6:30 p.m. 1955 Willow Lane, Macungie.
Rivals Sports Bar & Restaurant St. Patrick’s Bash:
March 16: Maddie Pearl Band (1 p.m.), Lucky 7 (6 p.m.), The Degans (10 p.m.); March 17: SLAMB (1 p.m.), Project 9 (6 p.m.). Doors open at noon both days. 5 Lehns Court, Easton. rivalseaston.com.
Steel Pub: 7-11 p.m. March 16. St. Patty’s Day Bash with Audio Files, food and drink specials. 320 E. First St., Bethlehem. 610-625-5005, thesteelpub.com.
Irish music by Jimmy Brown, 1-4 p.m. March 17. 280 Mt. Pleasant Road, Bangor. 610-588-9463.
Tolino Vinyards:
Wooden Match: March 15-17: food trucks, beer trucks, outdoor bars, games, music. 61 W. Lehigh St., Bethlehem. 610-8651777.