🍀 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Downtown Ann Arbor! 🍀

Mar 13

Written By Ashley

Get ready to don your green and raise a glass—St. Patrick’s Day weekend in downtown Ann Arbor is packed with festive fun, live entertainment, delicious food, and plenty of Irish cheer! Whether you’re looking for traditional Irish cuisine, live music, or a pint (or two) of Guinness, there’s something for everyone. Here’s your guide to all the St. Paddy’s happenings this weekend!

🎶 Live Music, Irish Dancers & Bagpipers at Conor O’Neill’s

No one does St. Patrick’s Day like Conor O’Neill’s! Enjoy live music, Irish dancers, and bagpipers all weekend long:

Friday: Live music starts at 4 PM, plus Irish dancers & bagpipers
Saturday: St. Practice Day Party – A full day of live music (starting at noon), Irish dancers & bagpipers
Sunday: More live music from noon, plus Irish dancers & bagpipers
Monday (St. Patrick’s Day!): Doors open at 7 AM with a free Guinness T-shirt for the first 100 people, live music from 7 AM, and entertainment throughout the day!

Plus, don’t forget to fuel up with their classic Irish fare, including Corned Beef & Cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie, Fish & Chips, and, of course, plenty of Guinness and Jameson!

🍀 Themed Treats & Sweet Specials

Cinnaholic is rolling out the Shamrock N’ Roll and the Rainbow Roll, featuring cream cheese frosting, Oreos, and green/gold sprinkles! 🌈
Blank Slate Creamery is serving up their Grasshopper Mint Cookie Ice Cream—a festive mix of Crème de Menthe ice cream, Newman O’s sandwich cookies, and a rich dark chocolate swirl, this naturally green delight is the perfect way to indulge in the festivities.

🍻 Drink & Dining Specials Around Downtown

The Graduate Hotel – Allen Rumsey

Get in the Irish spirit with $4 Guinness & Magners Cider, $8 Jameson, Bushmills & Tullamore Dew, and a variety of themed cocktails like Irish Coffee, Nutty Irishman, and the Shillelagh ($12). More specials to be announced!

Regent’s Field

Guinness & Smithwick’s on draft
$4 Frozen Sloppy Shamrock Shot
$7 Green Tea Shots w/ Jameson
Irish Mules, Car Bomb Shots & more!
Hours: Fri 5PM–2AM | Sat 12PM–2AM | Sun 12:30PM–12AM

The Circ Bar – Saturday March 15, 6PM-2AM

Irish Nachos (waffle fries, house-smoked corned beef, sauerkraut, mozzarella, Thousand Island dressing) - $15
Corned Beef Sandwiches - $15
$5 Irish Whiskey & PBR
Green Beer
Live Music by Harmolodics (@harmolodics_)

🍽️ St. Patrick’s Day Menus You Don’t Want to Miss!

Zingerman’s Roadhouse

Serving their famous Corned Beef & Cabbage (made with Detroit’s Sy Ginsberg corned beef) on March 17 only! Other Irish specials available all month long. Check out the full St Patricks Day Menu HERE.

Pretzel Bell

Corned Beef Egg Rolls - $4 each
Corned Beef Sliders (3 for $12)
Irish Stew - $9
Shepherd’s Pie - $25
Corned Beef & Cabbage - $24
Green Beer & Irish Mules

Grizzly Peak (March 14-17)

Shepherd’s Pie - $22
Bangers & Mash - $20
$5 Jameson Shots & $3 Irish Cream Shots
Country Cork Irish Stout - $5 pint

Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery

Corned Beef Reuben - $19
Jig Dinner (Corned Beef, Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes) - $21
Irish Cream Mousse - $8
Cocktail Specials: Wolfhound (Jameson, Aperol, Grapefruit Juice), Black & Black (Buffalo Plaid Breakfast Stout & Black Currant Juice), Shanky’s & Rootbeer (Shanky’s Whip Irish Whiskey & IBC Rootbeer)

DoubleTree by Hilton Ann Arbor

Corned Beef Sliders ($14)
Reuben Egg Rolls ($15) – Come dressed in green and get a free order!
Drink Specials: Shamrock Sour (Irish whiskey, lime juice, mint), Leprechaun’s Kiss (vodka, blue curaçao, OJ, Sprite), Sparkling Shamrock (vodka, Sprite, apple juice, elderflower syrup)

🎨🎶 Art & Music Events

Gutman Gallery – Artist Pop-Up & Traditional Irish Music Performance with Tristan Pruss 🎻 Saturday, March 15, 11AM–5PM

However you choose to celebrate, there’s no shortage of Irish cheer in Ann Arbor this weekend! Gather your friends, wear your green, and enjoy everything downtown has to offer. Sláinte! ☘️🍻

Which event are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments!

Ashley