St. Patty's Day Out
Join us on Saturday March 16th for food and drink specials, live music, street performers, and the Troy trolley giving free rides around Downtown!
Things to See and Do around Downtown
Emerald Dawn :: Monument Square, 11:00am-1:30pm
Missing Link :: Monument Square, 1:30pm-4:00pm
Rensselaer County Historical Society (57 2nd Street) :: A gallery talk at 3pm that day about our Maureen Stapleton exhibit. $5 per person, Free for RCHS members.
Counties of Ireland (77 3rd Street) :: Promos coming soon!
Restaurant and Bar Specials!
Saturday March 16th
The Illium Café (9 Broadway) :: Corned beef hash all day....Irish corn chowder with Guinness beer infused cheddar!
B-Rads Bistro & Catering (1809 5th Ave) :: Irish Brunch Buffet, Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm! $12 per person! Check out the specials throughout the week including corn beef, cabbage, and Irish soda bread!
Kokopellis (124 4th Street) :: ONE of a KIND Smoked Wings and Mac & Cheese, Corn Beef & Cabbage. $4 Guiness, $4 Jameson Whiskey cocktails, Live entertainment all day includiung Du.Nat.l entertainment, DJ Joey G, & Dave Izzo.
The Brown Bag (156 4th Street) :: The Brown Bag is open for lunch starting at noon! Stop on through for a delicious burger for lunch!
The Daily Grind (46 3rd Street) :: Homemade Corned Beef Hash served with or without a glass of Guinness, Guinness Brownies
Daisy Bakers (33 2nd Street) :: Opening at 1PM. Stop by for good food with live music starting at 9pm!
Finnbar’s Pub (452 Broadway) :: St. Patrick's Day Menu-Fish & Chips, Mac & Cheese, Corned beef & Cabbage, Sheppard’s Pie and Green Beer! We will be open on SUNDAY! We will have Mike Donegan and friends performing on Sunday at 1. Our doors open at 11 on Sunday!
The Ruck (104 3rd Street) ::
- 10:30am-12:00pm: 6 Nations Rugby: Italy v. Ireland
- 1:00pm-2:30pm: 6 Nations Rugby: Wales v. England
- 2:00pm-5pm: Plum Muffinz - Celtic, folk
- 4:00pm-5:30pm: 6 Nations Rugby: France v. Scotland
- 10:30pm-12am: DJ Jared Kingsley - 80's & 90's
Breakfast specials for the early Rugby Matches, Traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage served up starting in the afternoon
Broadway Café (357 Broadway) ::
Breakfast: Dr. Seuss Garbage Plate: Scrambled green eggs & ham topped w/ cheddar cheese, tomato & scallion on a mound of corned beef hash, served w/ rye toast & a side of maple syrup
Lunch: Irish Quesadilla: White tortilla quesadilla stuffed full w/ home cooked corned beef, cheddar cheese, mashed potato & kraut served w/ a side of Guinness sour cream for dipping
Stack High Reuben: In house cooked corned beef w/ melted Swiss cheese, homemade kraut and Russian dressing on grilled deli rye bread
Soups: Chris' Award Winning Reuben Chowder & Guinness Beef Stew
Ryan’s Wake (403 River Street) :: Opening at 12! Serving delicious corn beef sandwiches & cabbage and featuring live bagpipers from 5:00pm - 8:00pm.
Sweet Sues (203 River Street) :: Come in and treat yourself to some delicious Irish inspired sweets open from 10:30-5pm! Treats include an Irish Bailey Truffle, Guinness Cupcakes, and Bailey’s Mousse!
X’s to O’s Vegan Bakery (97 4th Street) :: Irish themed brunch day from 12-3....Vegan corned beef and cabbage as well as other delicious items!
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (377 River Street) :: Corned beef and cabbage special with green beer all day! Matt Mirable featuring Alison Jacobs playing at 10PM.
Jose Malone's (405 River Street) :: Join us for lively music and Irish fare with a bit o'Tex-Mex all weekend. The fun begins Friday, 3/15, with The Chilly Nickels 9pm-midnight. Irish Music and Food are "on the menu" Saturday from 2pm til close and again Sunday from 12pm til close. Irish Stew, Corned Beef and Cabbage Quesadillas, Corned Beef Dinners, Bangers n' Mash & more! Several Irish bands including local legends ..(ahem!)..Broken String will play throughout the weekend! Come have a pint, hear some tunes and enjoy tasty Irish pub fare... Or some Tex-Mex. Slainte! For more info please call 273-2196
Friday March 15th Chilly Nickels, roots/americana $5 cover starting at 9
Saturday March 16th Live Irish music from 2 pm with Broken String Band at 5 pm
Sunday March 17th Live Irish music from 12 noon with Ray Wall, George Ward, Broken String Band and special guests
Dublins (121 4th Street) :: Corned beef and cabbage dinner all day, green beer and Dublin's St. Patty's Day T-shirts available. Drink specials include: $4 Guinness Drafts, $3 Heinekens, $2 Coors Lt Bottles!
Sunday March 17th
Brown’s Brewing Company (417 River Street) :: We will have our full Lá 'le Pádraig St. Patrick's Day celebration all day Sunday, March 17. As is tradition, this year will include an Irish Dinner all day, the annual Blessing of the Taproom Bar with Pastor Ed Marcelle from Terra Nova Church at 4pm, toast by Deputy Mayor Peter Ryan and the Schenectady Pipes Bagpipe Band. Weather permitting, we'll have our deck bars open and Hair of the Dog is playing in Rev Hall at 7pm. It's also our 20th Anniversary this year!
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