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More Than Green Beer: St. Patrick's Day in Los Angeles
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- March 18, 2009
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But don't worry, there will still be plenty of green beer.
photo via flickr by dierken
Irish Pubs & Restaurants
I’m pretty sure these establishments will frown upon my penchant for beer with food coloring (honestly, why don’t we have multi-colored beer all year round?), but they are guaranteed to have some wild & crazy St. Patrick’s day celebrations, no matter what day of the week it falls on.
Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Music Room
575 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
If you’re headed to this popular Fairfax Pub from the north and you hit Little Ethiopia, you’ve gone too far. But once you find it, you’ll definitely be coming back. Perhaps not the most traditional, but certainly one of the hippest Irish pubs around, they’ll serve up a Guiness as easily as a shot of Patron and it’s sure to be pack on the big day.
If you’re headed to this popular Fairfax Pub from the north and you hit Little Ethiopia, you’ve gone too far. But once you find it, you’ll definitely be coming back. Perhaps not the most traditional, but certainly one of the hippest Irish pubs around, they’ll serve up a Guiness as easily as a shot of Patron and it’s sure to be pack on the big day.
Casey's Bar & Grill
613 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017
This downtown Cedd Moses joint is hidden under an office building, so once inside you’ll be snug as a drunk bug in a bar. How’s that for mixing metaphors?
With a wide selection on whiskey’s and nice if not overly friendly servers, a great place for afterwork drinks if you’re not ready to brave it on March 17th.
This downtown Cedd Moses joint is hidden under an office building, so once inside you’ll be snug as a drunk bug in a bar. How’s that for mixing metaphors?
With a wide selection on whiskey’s and nice if not overly friendly servers, a great place for afterwork drinks if you’re not ready to brave it on March 17th.
The whiskey at Casey's
Yes, please!
Irish Drinking
Sonny McLean's Irish Pub
2615 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
How Irish can a place really be if they don’t even serve whiskey? Well, I don’t know, but Sonny McLean’s is still pretty fun for a Westside pub hangout. Probably better if I lay off the whiskey anyhow…
How Irish can a place really be if they don’t even serve whiskey? Well, I don’t know, but Sonny McLean’s is still pretty fun for a Westside pub hangout. Probably better if I lay off the whiskey anyhow…
St. Patrick’s Day at Sonny McLean’s.
Bergin's
840 S Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Another go to Irish pub on Fairfax — the oldest in L.A., for whatever that’s worth.
Another go to Irish pub on Fairfax — the oldest in L.A., for whatever that’s worth.
Finn McCool's Irish Pub
2702 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
I personally don’t like that “Irish Pub” is in the title of this place, but it’s definitely got that pub-y feel. Not to be confused with that pube-y feel that sometimes you get. Or maybe that’s just me.
I personally don’t like that “Irish Pub” is in the title of this place, but it’s definitely got that pub-y feel. Not to be confused with that pube-y feel that sometimes you get. Or maybe that’s just me.
History
Hey, you! Before you get carried away this St. Patrick’s Day, why not take a moment to reflect on the history of St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland and the U.S.
Simply put, St. Patrick’s Day is the feast day to celebrate Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It’s the national holiday and a bank holiday in Ireland, but as you probably know, is celebrated all over the U.S. by Irish, non-Irish, Catholic, non-Catholic, and pretty much everyone that looks good in green.
Speaking of which…why do we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day? Well, probably because Irish folks use the phrase “wearing of the green” to describe wearing a shamrock (you know, for luck) on their clothes and it took on a meaning of its own. So, yeah.
Ok, onto the beer.
Cultural (Irish!) Celebrations
So maybe being blind drunk on whiskey from 6AM until the next day isn’t your idea of a good time. That’s OK, Los Angeles still offers you fun ways to celebrate the holiday.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
When I tried to get some more info on the City of Los Angeles 2009 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, this is what I found on their site. If you can’t read it, it says "The 2009 City of Los Angeles St. Patrick’s Day Parade and associated festivities are still being planned. This page will have updated information February 2009.
Accessed February 21, 2009.
Good job, L.A.
2009 Los Angeles County Irish Fair
The 2009 Irish Fair, held at the Fairplex in Pomona, bills itself as “2 Acres of Irish Fun.” I don’t know about you, but that sounds terribly hard to resist!
On Saturday & Sunday, March 7th and 8th, you can kick off 10 Days of Irish-style fun. The fair has all kinds of fair-like offerings from a bagpipe band to Irish Elephants that you can ride (yeah, I didn’t know such a thing existed either) and can be fun for the whole family. But don’t worry, the beer is served all day, too.
Admission: $16 Adults
$14 Students
FREE Kids 11 & Under
2009 isn’t the first year Skelpin’ will be featured at the LA Irish Fair, but it’s sure to be the best! I mean, their website says that they are one of America’s most sought after Irish-influenced bands, so that means they are good, right? I personally haven’t sought many Irish-influenced bands, but I can imagine that a lot of people must.
Fairplex Exposition Complex-Home of the Los Angeles County Fair
1101 W Mc Kinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
Saturday March 14th, 2009 will be this year’s Hermosa Beach Community St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I found the application online and seems like pretty much anyone with $50 can be in the parade. As long as your equestrian entries have a disposal plan. Sign me up!
Saturday March 14th, 2009 will be this year’s Hermosa Beach Community St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I found the application online and seems like pretty much anyone with $50 can be in the parade. As long as your equestrian entries have a disposal plan. Sign me up!
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You know, I’ve never gone to an Irish bar in LA on St. Patrick’s Day. I always try, and then I see the line, and then I end up drinking Coronas somewhere. How un-Irish.
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Ive been drunk at Molly Malones several times….yes, several. It’s a must visit for LAers
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