Here's Where You Can Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day In Dearborn

DEARBORN, MI — St. Patrick’s Day is on a Friday this year. Entertainment districts in Dearborn will be swimming in Kelly green, and perhaps flashing red and blue lights if people don’t behave themselves.

And devout Catholics may have to consult their parish priest before they dig into a plate of corned beef and cabbage.

Some of the places in Rochester Hills to celebrate the March 17 holiday are:

• St. Patrick's Day Patio Weekend Party, Dearborn Brewing
• St. Paddy's with the Symphony, Downey Brewing Company
• St . Patrick's Day Tribute Show, American Legion Post, 11800 Michael Street, Taylor

Devout Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent, a sacrifice that recognizes Jesus’ death on the cross on a Friday. Catholics in several suburban Chicago towns can eat the traditional fare without guilt, but the Diocese of Chicago is holding firm.

Whether revelers in cities like heavily Catholic Chicago, one of the most St. Patrick-y cities in the country, go all in with the holiday staple corned beef and cabbage could come down to whether they get special dispensation from the diocese.

There are several Lenten fish fries going on for Catholics who want to play it by the rules. See some of the best fish fries in the metro Detroit area here.