Boston, Massachusetts offers no shortage of Irish events this year, including their world-renowned St Patrick’s Day parade.
Whether you’re in the mood for Irish pubs and grub, Irish parades and festivals, or Irish museums and historical walks, you will find Boston has everything you need. Before you take off, it’s best to plan where you’ll be and at what time well in advance, since St. Patrick’s Day is a bona fide holiday here.
There are many festive activities following Boston’s St Patrick’s Day parade. While many locals will undoubtedly flood the local Irish pubs, you might want to experience more of the local culture by strolling down the twenty locations on the Irish Heritage Trail.
This three-mile self-guided walking tour will take you through downtown Boston, the North End, Beacon Hill and Back Bay. On your walk, you’ll see the Rose Kennedy Garden; statues of Irish heroes like Kevin White, James Michael Curley, Maurice Tobin, David I. Walsh and John S Copley; civic wonders like Boston’s City Hall, the Massachusetts State House; memorials for the Boston Irish Famine, Colonel Shaw, Soldiers and Sailors, Commodore John Barry, the Boston Massacre, Colonel Thomas Cass O’Reilly; and Fenway Park.
If it’s food and spirits you’re after for your St Patrick’s Day parade celebrations, then be sure to visit the Brendan Behan Pub (278 Centre St). According to Ireland native/bartender John Casey, “It’s probably about as similar to something back home as you’d get around Boston.”
Listen to live Irish music four nights a week at The Snug (116 North St). County Galway favorite, The Corrib Pub (369 Market St) is a favorite for native-born Irish folk. The Last Hurrah (60 School St) has been a popular meeting place for over 150 years.
For delicious authentic food, the following are a few Saint Patrick’s Day party ideas. Sweeney’s Retreat (18 Atlantic Ave), The Purple Shamrock (One Union St), Jose McIntyre’s (160 Milk St), Coogan’s (173 Milk St), The Brownstone (111 Dartmouth St) or The Black Rose (160 State St). For more information, visit www.irishmassachusetts.com/pubs_restaurants.php.
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