St. Patrick’s Day 2020 (Archives)

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St. Patrick’s Day is so huge in New York City that it takes a whole month to celebrate it, so March is St. Patrick’s month in New York. As our friend Brendan Dunphey says, “St. Patrick’s Day is not just a day, it is a season.”

We spend 11 months of the year trying to refute the stereotype that MurphGuide is just an Irish bars website, and one month providing the best St. Patrick’s Day NYC listings anywhere. So in our continuous efforts to “connect the fun to the fun people”, we present our annual list of how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Month in NYC:

Sunday, March 1, 2020

St. Patrick’s Day Parades:
Woodside-Sunnyside, Staten Island, Mineola, Bethpage, East Islip, NY. Belmar-Lake Como, Rutherford, NJ. [see our special parade section]

• NY Irish Food & Beverage Meetup “Near” Spring Brunch 1pm at Hudson Hound: 575 Hudson St. (between 11th & Bank St.) New York, NY. (212) 796-6213
• Sean McNally every Sunday at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY. (212) 968-1776.
• Tony DeMarco trad session every Sunday 10pm at 11th Street Bar: 510 E. 11th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY. (212) 982-3929
• Irish Trad Session feat. John Redmond, Sean Tierney & Sean McPhail 4pm at An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W. 238th St. Bronx, NY. (718) 884-7127

• JD & the Invisible Band 3pm at Jack’s Fire Dept.: 39-46 Skillman Ave. (40th St.) (718) 784-9090
• John Malone 5pm at Bar 43: 43-06 43rd St. (between 43rd Ave. & Queens Blvd.) (718) 361-3000
• Kevin McCormack 7pm at McGuinness’s: 44-23 Queens Blvd. (45th St.) (718) 729-9617
• Trad session with Dave Fahy & friends 3pm at Courtyard Ale House: 40-18 Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, NY. (718) 729-4601
• entertainment t.b.a. at The Gaslight Bar: 43-17 Queens Blvd. (between 43rd & 44th St.) (718) 729-9900
• entertainment t.b.a. at Maggie Mae’s: 41-15 Queens Blvd. (between 41st & 42nd St.) (718) 433-3067
• Food & drink specials at Ida’s Nearabout: 43-13 Queens Blvd. (between 43rd & 44th St.) (718) 433-1916
• Food & drink specials at Arriba Arriba: 40-15 Queens Blvd. (41st St.) (718) 349 5911

Monday, March 2, 2020

• Blarney Star session with Don Meade & special guest Caitlin Warbelow (fiddling star of Broadway’s Come From Away) 8-11pm at Landmark Tavern: 626 Eleventh Ave. (46th St.) New York, NY. (212) 247-2562
• Siamsa – Irish Night at William Barnacle Tavern at Theatre 80: 80 St. Marks Place (near 1st Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 388-0388
• Derek Dempsey 8pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

• Irish Whiskey Day IrishWhiskeyDay.com
• The Slainte Session long-running open trad session 8pm at Slainte: 304 Bowery (between Bleecker & Houston St.) New York, NY. (212) 253-7030
• The Diddley Idols 8:30pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950
• Derek Dempsey 9:30pm at O’Brien’s: 134 W. 46th St. (between Sixth & Seventh Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 391-1516
• Trad Session every Tuesday at Swift Hibernian Lounge: 34 E. 4th St. (bet. Bowery & Lafayette), New York, NY. (212) 227-9438

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

• Irish Business Organization of New York monthly meeting 6:30pm at Scandinavia House: 58 Park Ave., New York, NY [RSVP]
• Intercultural Connections Series with Mick Moloney 7pm at The Irish Arts Center: 553 W. 51st St. (between 10th & 11th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 757-3318
• Lankum 9:30pm at Mercury Lounge: 217 E. Houston St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.) New York, NY. (212) 260-4700
• The Diddley Idols 8:30pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950
• IIBN Future Leaders Program Launch Event 6:30pm at 230 Fifth 230 Fifth Ave. (between 26th & 27th St.) New York, NY. (212) 725-4300 [tickets]
• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfetones 7:30pm at Flanagan’s Pub: 451 Hawkins Ave, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. (631) 588-9843

Thursday, March 5, 2020

• Niall O’Leary Irish Culture Night at Paddy Reilly’s: 519 Second Ave. (29th St.) New York, NY. (212) 686-1210.
• Big Country with Richard Lloyd (of Television) 8pm at Sony Hall: 235 W. 46th St. (between Broadway & 8th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 997-5123 [tickets]
• Dermot Kennedy 8pm at Radio City Music Hall: 1260 Avenue of the Americas (50th St.), New York, NY (866) 858-0008 [tickets via StubHub]*
• Basket House Band 8pm at Ulysses’: 95 Pearl St. / 58 Stone St. New York, NY. (212) 482-0400
• Guinness Pint Glass Engraving 5-8pm at Lily Flanagan’s: 345 Deer Park Ave. (631) 539-0816

Friday, March 6, 2020

• Slainte 8pm at Jameson’s: 975 Second Ave. (between 51st & 52nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 588-0146
• The Wolfetones at Shandon Court: 115 E. Main St., Islip, NY. (631) 581-5678

Saturday, March 7, 2020

• The Craic Music Fest:  Kneecap + Ireland’s Call w/ John Connors +  Rebel Phoenix 7pm at Mercury Lounge: 217 E. Houston St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.) New York, NY. (212) 260-4700
• Six Nations Rugby: Ireland vs. Italy – 9:15am [viewing locations]
• Annual Bay Ridge St Patrick’s Day parade Dinner Dance w/The Canny Brothers at El Caribe: 5945 Strickland Ave., Brooklyn, NY
• Saturday Evening Seisiun with Brian McCarthy 6pm at Downey’s: 5790 Mosholu Ave. Bronx, NY. (718) 548-4939
• The Druids 9pm at Downey’s: 5790 Mosholu Ave. Bronx, NY. (718) 548-4939
• Cherish the Ladies 8pm at Patchogue Theatre: 71 East Main St, Patchogue, NY  [tickets]

Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Rockaway, Queens, NY – 1pm
Starts at Beach 130th & Newport Ave. Parade route is down Newport Ave., across Beach 116th St., down Rockaway Beach Blvd. ending by the St. Camillus parking lot on Beach 100th St.
Grand Marshal: Gerard Fitzgerald
QueensCountyParade.org

• Rockaway Rugby Club‘s annual post parade party with Two Degrees, The Narrowbacks & Shilelagh Law at Sands Point: 230 Beach 102nd St. Rockaway, NY. Doors open at 2pm. $20 admission. RSVP via facebook
• Wine With Sue 3pm & The Knobs 7pm at Belle Harbor Yacht Club: 533 Beach 126th St. Rockaway Park, NY. (718) 945-BHYC
  RSVP via facebook
• The Irish Mutts 5-9pm at Bungalow Bar: 377 Beach 92nd St. (Beach Channel Drive) Rockaway, Queens, NY. (718) 945-2100

Sunday, March 8, 2020

• Irish Concert starring Celtic Cross & Shilelagh Law 3pm at Empire Casino: 810 Yonkers Ave. Yonkers, NY
• Hofstra Irish Festival featuring music by Tommy Mulvihill, Black Velvet Band Donny Golden School of Irish Dancing 11am – 5pm at Hofstra University – North Campus: 1000 Hempstead Turnpike
  Hempstead, NY
• CÓISIR NA nGAEL at Rocky Sullivan’s: 46 Beard St. (Dwight St.) Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 246-8050
• Sean McNally every Sunday at The Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern: 54 Pearl St. (Broad St.) New York, NY. (212) 968-1776.
• Tony DeMarco trad session every Sunday 10pm at 11th Street Bar: 510 E. 11th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY. (212) 982-3929
• Irish Trad Session feat. John Redmond, Sean Tierney & Sean McPhail 4pm at An Beal Bocht Cafe: 445 W. 238th St. Bronx, NY. (718) 884-7127
• The Wolfetones at Carney’s: 136 Broadway Ave. Amityville, NY. (631) 464-4445

Monday, March 9, 2020

• Blarney Star session with Don Meade & special guest Liz Hanley 8-11pm at Landmark Tavern: 626 Eleventh Ave. (46th St.) New York, NY. (212) 247-2562
• Siamsa – Irish Night at William Barnacle Tavern at Theatre 80: 80 St. Marks Place (near 1st Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 388-0388
• Derek Dempsey 8pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950
• The Wolfetones at Monaghan’s: 48 N. Village Ave. Rockville Centre, NY. (516) 764-6372

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

• Riverdance: 7:30pm at Radio City Music Hall: 1260 Avenue of the Americas (50th St.), New York, NY (866) 858-0008
  [tickets via StubHub]*
• The Slainte Session featuring Liz Hanley 8pm at Slainte: 304 Bowery (between Bleecker & Houston St.) New York, NY. (212) 253-7030
• The Diddley Idols 8:30pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950
• Derek Dempsey 9:30pm at O’Brien’s: 134 W. 46th St. (between Sixth & Seventh Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 391-1516
• Trad Session every Tuesday at Swift Hibernian Lounge: 34 E. 4th St. (bet. Bowery & Lafayette), New York, NY. (212) 227-9438

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

• Riverdance: 7:30pm at Radio City Music Hall: 1260 Avenue of the Americas (50th St.), New York, NY (866) 858-0008 [tickets via StubHub]*

• The Diddley Idols 8:30pm at The Mean Fiddler: 266 W. 47th St. (bet. Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 354-2950

Thursday, March 12, 2020

• The Craic Film Fest 7pm at Cinépolis Chelsea: 260 W. 23rd St., New York, NY
• Niall O’Leary Irish Culture Night at Paddy Reilly’s: 519 Second Ave. (29th St.) New York, NY. (212) 686-1210.
• Riverdance: 7:30pm at Radio City Music Hall: 1260 Avenue of the Americas (50th St.), New York, NY (866) 858-0008
  [tickets via StubHub]*
• Digital Irish presents Mary McKenna: Funding the Future: What’s Next & How to Pitch It 6:30pm at Bank of Ireland Innovation Lab: 140 E. 45th St., New York, NY
• Slainte 8pm at Jameson’s: 975 Second Ave. (between 51st & 52nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 588-0146
• The Irish Mutts 7:30pm at 11th Street Bar: 510 E. 11th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY. (212) 982-3929
• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfetones 7pm at Lily Flanagan’s: 345 Deer Park Ave. (631) 539-0816

Friday, March 13, 2020

• The Craic Film Fest 7pm at Cinépolis Chelsea: 260 W. 23rd St., New York, NY
• Canceled:Riverdance: 2pm & 8pm at Radio City Music Hall: 1260 Avenue of the Americas (50th St.), New York, NY (866) 858-0008
• The Wolfetones at Connolly’s: 121 W. 45th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY. 212-597-5126
• Slainte 10pm at Yer Man’s Irish Pub: 70-26 88th St. (Aubrey Ave.) Forest Hills, NY (718) 894-3533
• Canceled:McCarthy, McArtin & McCarthy 9pm at Moriarty’s: 986 McLean Ave. Yonkers, NY
• Andy Cooney 7:30pm at St Barnabas: 425 E. 240th St. Bronx, NY. (718) 324-1478