5 Fantastic St. Patrick's Day Parties In Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA - Sure, Pittsburgh is known for having one of the best St. Patrick’s Day parades in America. But the city that’s home to the black-and-gold sports teams knows how to get its green on by throwing some awesome St. Patrick’s Day parties that, coincidentally, begin either just prior to or immediately after the parade.

These bashes serve alcohol, so if you’re going to drink do it responsibly and arrange for an Uber ride to get you to your destination(s) and back home safely. Patch wouldn’t want you to get into any trouble.

• Irish Stroll St. Patrick’s Bar Crawl, noon-2 a.m., various North Side and Downtown locations (it’s a bar crawl after all).

The all day affair will take you to four North Side establishments (Beerhead, Steel Cactus, Local and Mullen’s, all on Federal Street) and a Downtown one, Howl at the Moon on Seventh Street). You can register online or register at one of the above locales to start the fun with your wristband and your map. Drink specials, time and prices vary per venue.
Irish Stroll St. Patrick’s Bar Crawl tickets start at $20.

• Revel + Roost Keg & Eggs/ St. Patrick’s Day Party, 242 Forbes Ave., Market Square

You’re going to be Downtown for the Parade anyway. Why not stop here first for a parade pregame party with a full Irish breakfast. There will be a two-hour open bar with well spirits and green beer, Guinness, Irish Whiskey, Bloody Marys, Miller Lite and Founders, a breakfast buffet that includes bottomless mimosas, a DJ playing Irish tunes and modern hits, and a T-shirt granting in-and out privileges for the day.
Keg + Eggs tickets are $40 that include admission into the post-breakfast party. If you just want to go the the party, the cover is $10.

• Get Sham-Rocked, Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square

This over-21 event will take place in the Bessemer Court Sham-Rock Cafe tent and features the music of the Wild Geese at noon, Corned Beef and Curry at 1:45 p.m. and the Adorabulls at 4:30 p.m. Admisssion to the outdoor area is a $10 cash donation to local scouting charities. Tent closes at 7 p.m. but the fun resumes at 9 p.m. with the Clintones Ultimate 90s Rock and DJ Party. Admission to the evening show is $10 and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the select charity.

• Get The Luck of the Irish, 8 a.m. Tequila Cowboy, North Shore

There’s no cover or dress code for this party, but there will be plenty of giveaways, a Star 100.7 live broadcast, a free T-shirt to the first 100 patrons, food and drink specials and many giveaways and prizes. And you can partake in an activity that isn’t particularly Irish but is pretty fun: mechanical bull riding.

• Keg & Eggs, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. City Works, Market Square

Quench your thirst and fill up your belly before (or during) the parade. For $25, you can get green Miller Lite, Tito’s Bloody Marys and LaMarca Prosecco Mimosas. The breakfast buffet includes scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, applewood smoked bacon, breakfast sausage links, pancakes, fruit salad, potatoes and that obviously Irish dish - chilaquiles.

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