St. Patrick’s Day 2025 in Portland

Looking for something fun to do for St. Patrick’s Day or the weekend just before? We’ve got a bunch of things to share—celebratory food and drinks, dancing, parades, and more. 

84th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 

The All-Ireland Cultural Society of Oregon celebrates their 84th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Monday, March 17. From 4pm to 7pm (doors open at 3pm) enjoy “the best party in town.” There will be hot and cold food, tea and coffee, beer and wine, face painting, and a musical petting zoo. 

This is a ticketed event. Buy tix ahead of time online and pay $12 for adults (ages 21+) and $7 for youth (ages 12 to 20). Youth ages 11 and under are admitted free with paying adults. Tickets at the door increase to $15 and $10, respectively. Online ticket prices rise to the door price at midnight on March 17. Tickets are non-refundable. Purchase tickets here. 

Aquinas Hall, 340 NE Clackamas Street, Portland. Event website

Baker & Spice

They’ve got a bunch of items for St. Patrick’s Day, from Irish soda bread to cream tarts, to a whiskey cake. Order here.

6330 Southwest Capitol Highway, Portland. Baker & Spice website

Bakeshop

This popular bakery in NE Portland is offering a couple of things for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Soda Bread and Chocolate Stout Cake with Chocolate Glaze and Gold Dust. Kim at Bakeshop says this about the soda bread:

“It’s a mashup of a recipe with roots in both Native American and Irish culture. Our version is … more scone then bread, tender and soft and oh so grainy. The bread is lightly spiced with caraway, cardamom and poppyseed. Slightly sweetened with plump dried fruit compote; currants, figs, apricots, sour cherries and candied lemon zest. To tame all of that flavor, there are generous amounts of various whole grains: Oat, Spelt and Sonora soft wheat from local Oregon mill Camas Country, that we are milling in house. We are also house-milling Rouge de Bordeaux (a beautiful heritage hard red whole wheat) to dust the surface of the Irish Soda Bread.”

About the stout cake: “We’re using a local brewery, Grand Fir Brewing’s Heartwood Stout. Made by owner Whitney Burnside, her stout has notes of baker’s chocolate, graham and espresso adding a yeasty note to a homey chocolate cake.”

Pre-orders are open now and they will take order through Thursday, March 13. Pick-ups are available Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, during Bakeshop’s regular business hours, 8am to 1pm.

5351 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Bakeshop website

JB O’Briens Pub

Join this popular Tigard pub on Monday, March 17 for their 23rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. They’ll have bagpipes, green beer, Irish food, giveaways, and more. $10 cash cover for the festivities that start at 1pm that day.

11555 SW Durham Road, Tigard. JB O’Briens website

Katie O’Brien’s

St. Patrick’s Day is always a big deal at Katie O’Brien’s, and the holiday is the reason behind their “biggest and best party of the year.” You can expect:

• Live music (including a drum line) from 7pm to 10pm.
• Whiskey samples from Fireball and Paddy’s from 6pm to 8pm.
• “Festive jello and pudding shots,” special cocktails, Irish food and specials.

Minors are allowed until 6pm, which is the same time the $7 cover starts. More information.

2809 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland. Katie O’Brien’s website

Kell’s Portland Irish Festival

This multi-day celebration (Friday to Sunday, March 14 to 17) is also at multiple locations: Waterfront Tent, Kell’s 2nd Ave, and Brew Pub. “Whether it’s for a day or the whole event, come celebrate with great music, food, and festivities.” 

112 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland. Kell’s Portland Irish Festival website

McMenamins: St. Patrick’s Day Across the Land

The McMenamins network of pubs and restaurants will be serving McMenamins own Irish Stout alongside food and drink specials. There will also be live music and bagpipers at various McMenamins hotels. And their 2025 Devils Bit Whiskey will be available starting Saturday, March 15 at select locations. Here are some of the food specials you’ll find—specials vary by location but can include:

• Irish Fries Are Smiling: Fries topped with cheese & ale sauce, crisp bacon, sour cream & green onion.
• Irish Reuben: Corned beef, Swiss cheese, buttermilk coleslaw & mustard sauce on grilled rye bread with fries or tots.
• MacSleyne Irish Stew: Traditional lamb stew with hearty vegetables & barley, served with soda bread & butter.

Various locations. McMenamins event page 

Mi Cava Y Cocina

On Monday, March 17, Mi Cava Y Cocina is celebrating St. Paddy’s Day: “Grab your best green garb and join us for St. Patrick’s Day!” They’ll be open from 11am to 10pm.

9722 SE Washington Street, Portland. Mi Cava Y Cocina website

Montavilla Brew Works

For St. Patrick’s Day this year, Montavilla Brew Works is creating a new brew called “Mayor Millie’s Mexican Lager.” It features local canine star Millie, a chiweenie who is the “unofficial mayor” of Montavilla. She and her owner Gayle are regulars at Montavilla Brew Works.

The release will happen on Saturday, March 15 as part of their 10-year anniversary celebration.

7805 SE Stark Street, Portland. Montavilla Brew Works website

Paddy’s St. Patrick’s Festival

On Monday, March 17, head to Paddy’s Pub for Guinness beer, Irish food specials, Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey, live Irish music, bagpipers, Irish dancers, and more. A portion of net proceeds for the St. Patrick’s event will be donated directly to Children’s Cancer Association. “Skip the line” tickets are $100. Pub hours are 11am to 2am; Tent hours are noon to 11pm.

65 SW Yamhill Street, Portland. Paddy’s St. Patrick’s Festival 2025 website

Portland’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade

The parade starts on Sunday, March 16 at 1pm at the Fernwood/Cleary school in the Grant Park neighborhood. 

1915 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland. St Paddy’s Day Parade website

St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl

This bar crawl bills itself as the “ultimate” and takes place on Saturday, March 15. You’ll run around, check out some bars, and enjoy specials for the event. They expect hundreds of people to participate. A few details to know:

• 2 to 3 drinks or shots included with your ticket.
• Free entry to all bars, mid party and afterparty.
• Green shot-glass necklaces (while supplies last).
• Food specials as select venues.
• Pro photogs and videographers.
• Access to digital bar crawl map.
• You get a branded (Pubcrawls dot com) wristband (which makes access throughout the crawl easier).
• Tickets range from $10.99 to $24.99.

Various locations. Pub Crawls Eventbrite page 

St. Patrick’s Day in Sellwood

The Sellwood-Moreland St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is from noon to 7pm on Saturday, March 15th. There will be a parade at noon, carnival (1pm to 4pm), live music and entertainment throughout the day, food carts and beer garden (noon to 7pm), and more. This event happens rain or shine.

7960 SE 15th Avenue, Portland. Sellwood-Moreland St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival website

T. C. O’Leary’s

They’ll be celebrating St. Paddy’s Day for five days: Thursday, March 13 to Monday, March 17. You can expect all sorts of things: whiskey tastings, live music, the Six Nations Championship (rugby), Irish dancers, Irish coffee, food and drink specials, and more. Here’s the lineup.

2926 NE Alberta Street, Portland. T. C. Oleary’s website

Whelan’s Irish Pub

Owned and operated by an Irish family, “Whelan’s Irish Pub was born just before St. Patrick’s Day of 2017.” They’ll offer Irish dishes, a selection of Irish beers, giveaways, and live music throughout the weekend. Open from noon to 2:30am Friday, March 14 to Monday, March 17.

11709 SE Division Street, Portland. Whelan’s Irish Pub website

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Safe Ride Home

From the City Of Portland: 

[We want] you to get home safely from your Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations. We are providing a limited number of coupons for discounted rides in a taxi, Uber, or Lyft for you to use to get home after celebrating.

Safe Ride Home coupons are valid for rides starting in Portland city limits on the following dates and times: 

• Friday, March 14, 2025 6pm to 2:30am
• Saturday, March 15, 2025 6pm to 2:30am
• Sunday, March 16, 2025 6:00pm to 2:30am
• Monday, March 17, 2025 6:00pm to 2:30am

Paper coupons for up to $20 of a taxi trip will be available at Kells Portland Irish Festival on the waterfront. You can download an Uber or Lyft coupon here beginning March 14th.     

Uber and Lyft Coupons

• To get $10 off one Lyft ride in Portland, come back on March 14 to download a coupon 
• To get $10 off one Uber ride in Portland, come back on March 14 to download a coupon 

Taxi Coupons

• Visit Kells Portland Irish Festival on the waterfront March 14 through March 17 and ask an employee for a taxi coupon good for up to $20 off one ride.    

Ride safe with TriMet and Portland Streetcar. 

• Hop on Portland Streetcar, MAX Train or a TriMet Bus and arrive safely.

Updated March 9, 2025.