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St Patrick's Day Party in Austin 2008

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While we wait for the final list of St Patrick's Day parties happening in Austin, here are a list of Irish pubs in Austin. You can bet each will have a huge St Patrick's Day Party

Things Celtic
1806 W. 35th Street, Austin, TX
It's not a pub. But this is the premiere place to go to pick up all things Irish for St. Patrick's Day. Great Irish music and gifts.

St Patrick's Day Party in Texas

Saint Patrick's Day is just a couple weeks away! Venues are celebrating both on March 15th and St. Patrick's Day proper on March 17th. Here are the schedules for some of the local pubs (times are subject to revision, and more acts are still being confirmed):

Things Celtic, 1806 W. 35th Street, Austin

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 we'll be celebrating St. Patrick's Day here at Things Celtic! The entertainment for the day is as follows:

11AM: Beginning Irish Language Lesson with The Austin Gaelic League
Noon: Abby Green
1PM: Bedlam Bards
2PM: Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums
3PM: S.J. Tucker
4PM: Doc Grauzer, on Irish Harp

Once again, we'll have a Children's Activity Area in our front parking lot, with supervised crafts and games ongoing throughout the day. This is a family-friendly, free event!

Monday, March 17th, 2008 (St. Patrick's Day proper), the
11:30AM: Austin Police Department Pipes and Drums

Central Market Westgate - Saturday, March 15th, 2008
12-4PM: Irish Band Hazard Hollow (in town from Ireland for SXSW Showcase)

B. D. Riley's Pub, 204 E. 6th Street, Austin
All day fun and festivities. Pub opens at 10:30 am with plenty of Irish food, fun & drink. No cover charge. Live music schedule as follows:

3PM: The Tea Merchants
4:45PM: Gilmer & Moore
6PM: Clickety Cloggers
6:30PM: Irish Dance Center
7:15PM: Andy M. Stewart & Gerry O'Beirne 
8:30PM: Tommy Sands & his Irish Band
9:45PM: South Austin Jug Band
11PM: Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums

The Dog & Duck Pub, corner of Guadelupe and 17th Streets, Austin
 11AM: Tea Merchants
Noon: Capitol City Highlanders
1PM: Poor Man's Fortune
3PM: Black Irish
4PM: Johnny Hootrock
5PM: Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums
6PM: Floating Crowbar
7:30-9:00PM: Ed Miller & Rich Brotherton
9PM: Ian McLagan and The Bump Band

Fado's Irish Pub, 214 West 4th Street, Austin
12:15 PM: Tea Merchants
3 PM: The Eggmen
6 PM: Mysterious Ways
8 PM: Traveler
10 PM: Blaggards

Patio schedule:
1 PM: The Black Irish
3 PM: Floating Crowbar
5 PM: Traveler
7 PM: Blaggards
10 PM: Mysterious Ways

Mother Egan's Irish Pub, 175 W. 6th St., Austin
TBA.

Opal Divine's, Penn Field, 3601 S. Congress Avenue, Austin

12PM: Andy White
2PM: Spot
4PM: Silver Thistle Pipers & Drum
5PM: Rich Brotherton & Ed Miller
6:50PM: Black Irish
8:40PM: Green Mountain Grass

Opal Divine's Marina, 12709 Mopac at Parmer Lane, Austin
12PM: Silver Thistle Pipe & Drum Corps
2PM: Rich Brotherton & Ed Miller
4PM: Green Mountain Grass
6PM: Spot
7:40PM: Silver Thistle Pipe & Drum Corps
8:30PM: Andy White

Find individual schedules Austin Celtic musicians right there:

 

We are very fortunate to have so many talented Celtic musicians in the Austin area!

In addition to being Saint Patrick's Day, March 17th is also Saint Gertrude's Day, the patron saint of cats. It's the perfect occasion to pick up a copy of Marc Gunn's CD, "Irish Drinking Songs For Cat Lovers". All your favorite Irish pub songs with lyrics rewritten about cats! Stop by Things Celtic to get your copy.

See the St Patrick's Day Parties in Austin 2006 and also St. Patrick's Day in Austin 2007.

St Patrick's Day Venues

B.D. Riley's Pub
204 East 6th Street, Austin,Texas

Bennigan's
301 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX

Dog & Duck Pub
406 W 17th St, Austin, TX

Fado Irish Pub
214 W 4th St, Austin, TX

Mother Egan's Irish Pub
715 W 6th St, Austin, TX

Opal Divine's Freehouse
700 W Sixth St, Austin, TX