Whether you’re Irish, love beer, or just want to go to a NOLA parade, St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans is a blast! St. Patty’s Day is one of the biggest party weekends in the city and is celebrated with parades and block parties. Put on your finest greens and party the Irish way on St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans!
Parades and Block Parties
The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day is when the festivities begin. Parasol’s Block Party starts at 10am as the kick off to block parties on the day of the Irish Channel Parade. Running through Uptown and the Garden District, the Irish Channel Parade features floats, marching bands, and cabbage throws. The Italian-American St. Joseph’s Parade runs through the French Quarter with floats and Italian-Americans handing out red, white, and green beads and silk flowers. The Downtown Irish Club Parade runs on St. Patrick’s Day. The parade includes a live band and makes several pub stops before ending with a block party at the Ugly Dog Saloon.
Bars
The French Quarter has several Irish pubs and bars to toast to the luck of the Irish! Erin Rose serves green beer and their famous frozen Irish coffee. Fahy’s Irish Pub has been known to serve an Irish Buffet on St. Patrick’s Day. Kerry Irish Pub has live bands and a proper pint of Guinness. Finnegan’s Easy is THE Irish Pub of the French Quarter featuring Irish fare and beer. Ryan’s Irish Pub is a stop in the Downtown Irish Club Parade. And of course the iconic Pat O’Brien’s serves up food and drink specials with live music and their world famous Hurricane cocktail.
Parades, green beer, and block parties all day, New Orleans is one of the best cities in America to spend St. Patrick’s Day! While you’re shamrockin’ and catching lucky charms, add some thrills to your trip to New Orleans on the world’s only fully aquatic swamp zipline! ZipNola has 5 ziplines, 2 sky bridges, a spiral cypress tree staircase, a 2000ft elevated spectator platform, and alligator encounters all through the Maurepas Swamp. Call on the luck of the Irish and experience the swamp zipline adventure at ZipNola!