Good news and bad news: St. Patrick's Day is coming up, but it's on a Monday this year. Between bar crawls, Irish music, Irish eats and more, the city has plenty of excuses to get into your finest green garb and get your Celtic celebration on, and maybe, just maybe, you call in from work on Monday. Here are a lucky batch of 13 events hosted this St. Patrick's Day weekend that will have you dancing a jig in the streets (responsibly, of course.)

57th Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday, March 15th from 12 p.m.-2 p.m.
Downtown Milwaukee

St. Patrick's Day weekend kicks off with the Shamrock Club's annual St. Patrick's Day parade, presented by Miller Lite. The parade runs from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Wisconsin Ave., then finishes at the corner of Water and Highland. There's plenty of parties along the way, and Downtown will be buzzing with plenty of after-parade celebrations
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David Howley at Vivarium
Friday, March 14
1818 N. Farwell Ave.

Indie folk artist from Ireland and founding member of Billboard No.1 band We Banjo 3, David Howley has been at the forefront of Irish guitar, banjo and mandolin for over a decade. An award-winning vocalist, he has performed with The Chieftains, Eileen Ivers, Carlos Nunez, Billy Strings, Bela Fleck, Altan, Ajeet and Mumford & Sons, amongst others.
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St. Patrick's Day Block Party at Moran's Pub
912 Milwaukee Ave., (414) 902-0148
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at this Irish gem in South Milwaukee! Moran’s Pub hosts a St. Patrick's Day celebration that spans multiple weeks, but they'll kick things into high gear this weekend. They'll start the weekend with a block party on Saturday that also includes their first ever Beer Run, with laps around the block and four-ounce beers on every lap. Most laps in 30 minutes wins.

Then, on St. Patrick's Day, there's a full slate of entertainment, with bagpipes, traditional Irish dances, pub music and more. Nobody does St. Patrick's Day like Moran's Pub.

The Official Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl
Brothers Bar & Grill
1213 N. Water St., (414) 224-1690
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If you feel bar crawls are the best way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, this one is for you! Brothers Bar & Grill invites you to dress to your St. Patrick’s Day best to attend the official Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl on Saturday, March 15 from 4 p.m. to midnight! Purchase your tickets to enjoy 2-3 drinks or shots while you crawl with a party cup, keychain lanyard with bottle opener, a bar crawl badge and green and gold beads, plus exclusive food and drink specials along the way! Click the link above to view full schedule.

St. Paddy’s Irish Crawl: A City Tours MKE St. Patrick’s Day Party at City Tours
1130 N. 9th St., (414) 209-4808
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Get a taste of history and Milwaukee knowledge as well as a tasty pint this St. Patrick's Day! Book your tour today to experience a pub crawl with City Tours MKE! Get exclusive swag and access to four different Irish pubs in Milwaukee – including Champion’s Pub, Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Paddy’s Pub and Olydia’s! 

Mo’s Irish Pub
142 W. Wisconsin Ave., (414) 272-0721
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You know one of the biggest Irish bars in Milwaukee is gonna go all-out for St. Patrick's Day – and indeed, Mo’s Irish Pub’s is hosting a full St. Patrick’s Day weekend of fun both Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to midnight! Celebrate with all sorts of live Irish music, delicious food and drinks specials, and all sorts of Irish merriment across the festive weekend. 

St. Patrick's Day Weekend in Deer District
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Deer District is always decked out in green for the Bucks – but that'll definitely be the case on Saturday, March 16, as the Downtown hub will host a Irish dance performance in the Beer Garden at 2:30 p.m. as well as specials throughout the day at The MECCA, Drink Wisconsinbly and The New Fashioned – including discounted green beer taps and pitchers, Irish coffees, shots and Johnsonville sausages. For the specific deals at each locale, click here. 

Mystic Knot Release Party at Third Space Brewing
1505 W. St. Paul Ave.
Saturday, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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What better weekend to release an Irish beer? Third Space Brewing will celebrate the return of their Mystic Knot series beer, which is a bourbon-aged Irish coffee stout. The release event will feature Pig Tailz food truck, Irish dancers, music from Paddygrass and much more.

Three Lions Pub Block Party
4515 N. Oakland Ave., (414) 763-6992
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It'll be three days of St. Patrick's Day fun at Three Lions Pub in Shorewood. The festivities begin with drink specials on Saturday, with a block party featuring live music, food and drink specials, and more. The weekend will also feature soccer matches on TV in the bar, an Irish food menu and more. For more info on all the deals this holiday weekend, click here. 

"The Craic" at Stackner Cabaret
108 E. Wells St.
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Step in to one of South Kerry's most welcoming pubs, somewhere along the Dingle peninsula, where stories and songs flow as easy as a whiskey and a pint – with a group of master storyteller-musicians leading the way. From jigs and fairy tales, to drinking songs and war stories, you’ll enjoy good cheer and great company while having some craic along the way.

It's Always Sunny at Lost Whale
2151 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
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For St. Patrick's Day, Lost Whale in Bay View are once again turning themselves into Paddy's Pub from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." The bar features specialty drinks like Wine in a Can (for more range of motion), Caribbean Paradise, and everyone's favorite, Fight Milk. There's also whiskey sampling, Pallino food truck, and plenty of other shenanigans. No word on if a game of CharDee MacDennis will break out.

Lucky Leprechaun 7k and afterparty at Leff's Lucky Town
7208 W. State St., (414) 258-9886
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St. Patrick's Day weekend will start bright and early on Saturday at Leff's at 9 a.m. with the Lucky Leprechaun 7k benefitting the MACC Fund. It's not your average run/walk, though; it's a party run! After the race, head back into Leff's for their post-race party, with live music from Power Take Off from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info, click here.

St. Patrick's Day at County Clare
1234 N. Astor St., (414) 272-5273
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County Clare is almost literally a chunk of Ireland found right here in Milwaukee – so yeah, they're going big for St. Patrick's Day. In addition to a homey traditional setting and a menu filled with delicious Irish dishes, County Clare will have acts upon acts of live music on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, both inside the pub and outside in its tented space. For the full lineup of awesome live performances coming to County Clare this weekend, click here – then drool over their menu while you're there.