St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans: Parades, parties and pubs
It's time to break out your shamrocks and green tutus because it's St. Patrick's weekend in New Orleans.
The big picture: Parade schedules have changed because of Saturday's severe weather threat.
The Irish Channel parade won't roll Saturday and organizers say they're hoping to reschedule. North Shore parades will be Sunday instead.
See the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
Here are some ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in New Orleans:
🤩 Parades
Metairie Road St. Patrick's parade rolls at noon Sunday.
The Krewe of Argus parade, which was canceled for bad weather on Mardi Gras Day, will roll at 10am Sunday ahead of the Old Metairie parade.
Covington's St. Patrick's Day parade and Krewe du Pooch in Mandeville also roll Sunday.
The Downtown Irish Club Parade rolls at 6:30pm Monday. (Route)
🎉 Block parties
Old Metairie Irish Festival: Gennaro's Bar hosts a block party Friday with music and food. Argus royalty and the St. Patrick's parade marshal will toast at 5pm. (Details)
Fulco's Bar: From noon Friday through Sunday night in Metairie. Will have live music, green beer and food specials. (Details)
Tracey's: All day Saturday at 3226 Magazine St. in the Irish Channel. Will have crawfish, Jell-O shots and corned beef and cabbage. The bar will have another block party Monday. (Details)
Parasol's: All weekend at 2533 Constance St. in the Irish Channel.
Cornet: Ticketed balcony party Saturday night on Bourbon Street. (Details)
Annunciation Square: The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club hosts its annual fundraiser Monday for St. Michael Special School from 10am to 5pm.
🥬 Meals
Gris-Gris has braised corned beef poboys, green mimosas and other Irish-inspired specials. (Details)
Clyde's Corner in the Quarter has corned beef and cabbage. (Details)
Hyatt Centric French Quarter has corned beef and cabbage pizza, Irish grilled cheese and other specials. (Details)
Finn McCool's has fish & chips and corned beef sandwiches. (Menu)
Brennan's has Irish-inspired breakfast specials and whiskey flights. (Details)
🎶 Dancing
The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
It will have an Irish dance lesson, Muggivan school performance and Irish food. (Details)
🪈 Music
Chickie Wah Wah has Peter Rowan's St. Paddy's Day acoustic party Friday night. (Details)
Kerry Irish Pub has Crescent & Clover and Patrick Cooper on Friday. (Details)
Flogging NOLA, a tribute to Irish punk rock, is at NOLA Brewing at 5pm Saturday. (Details)
The Irish Cultural Museum hosts an Irish music session Sunday from 7pm until close. (Details)
Go deeper: WWOZ's Livewire with full music schedule
🍻 Pubs
Ryan's Irish Pub: 241 Decatur St.
Markey's Bar, 640 Louisa St.
Erin Rose: 811 Conti St.
Finn McCool's: 3701 Banks St.
Irish Cultural Museum, 933 Conti St.
Molly's at the Market, 1107 Decatur St.
Go deeper: Eater's list of essential Irish pubs in New Orleans.
🧐 Something else
Clovers not doing it for you? These events are also this weekend.
Uptown Super Sunday
2025 NOLA Holi Festival
Los Islenos Fiesta in St. Bernard
St. Francis Xavier's Crawfish and Seafood Fest at 5:30pm Friday
Chelsea Brasted contributed to this story.
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