During the week of St. Patrick’s Day, you can easily indulge your inner Irish. Whether you want to bring the kids to a parade, dine on corned beef and cabbage, or party the day away — we have you covered!

Below, we’re highlighting a handful of the largest Saint Patrick’s Day events, and those are followed by a longer, day-by-day list of St. Patrick’s Day events all around metro Atlanta, including the suburbs.

The events range from family-friendly to adult-only parties.

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St. Patrick’s Day 2025 celebrations in Atlanta

The St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place in midtown this weekend — check out our calendar for more St. Paddy’s events.

Annual Atlanta St Patrick’s Parade

Saturday, March 165, 2025
starting at noon
Midtown Atlanta
FREE

The Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade was started back in 1858, making it one of Atlanta’s longest running events — over a hundred years! It’s a family-friendly outing that has been planned to appeal to children. The parade usually includes clowns, decorated floats, marching bands, bagpipers, Irish dancers, baton throwers, and more.
More details here, including the parade route, best places to watch, and more.

Irish Fest in downtown Norcross

The annual Irish Fest takes place along Skin Alley on Saturday, March 8th, 202, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There will be food and drink, lots of fun for the kids, a costume contest, and live entertainment that includes Irish dancers.
More info

Outdoor Block Party at Fado Irish Pub

Saturday, March 15th to Monday, March 17th, 2025
All day events in Buckhead

Make a day of it at Fado, located at 273 Buckhead Ave in Buckhead.
Doors open at 7 a.m. for Kegs & Eggs. Brunch is served till noon. The big screens will feature rugby and soccer matches from Europe.

The outdoor street block party runs all day on Saturday with continuous live music. Note that this is a ticketed event for adults only (21+), with a $20 cover charge at the door — or save $5 when you buy in advance via Freshtix.
More info here

♣ The midtown location of Fado is also hosting a series of St Patrick’s Day weekend events.

9 FREE family-friendly celebrations

Looking for an event you can attend with the kiddos? Here are our suggestions for 2025. At these events, there’s less emphasis on Irish whiskey and green beer. Click through for dates and details.

• Shamrock the Station (Atlantic Station)
• Luck of Avalon
• Atlanta St Patrick’s Parade
• Conyers St Patrick’s Parade & Celebration
• St Paddy’s on Perry (Lawrenceville)
• Lilburn’s Leprechaun Parade — anyone can join in!
• Avenue Shamrock celebration at Avenue East Cobb
• Luck of the Forum celebration at The Forum on Peachtree Parkway
• Shake Your Shamrock at Mall of Georgia

Luck of Avalon 2015. Photo courtesy of Avalon

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at metro Atlanta breweries

Many of the craft breweries in the extended metro area celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with green beer, live music, food trucks or special Irish-themed menus, swag, giveaways, and more.

The list below includes breweries with themed events from Friday thru Sunday on St. Paddy’s weekend. Some of these events are free and some have cover charges, so click through for details.

• Pontoon Brewing (Sandy Springs)
• Horned Owl Brewery (Kennesaw)
• Fire Maker Brewing Company (Atlanta)
• New Realm Brewing (Atlanta)
• Drowned Valley Brewing (Cartersville)
• Social Fox Brewing (Norcross)

Olde Blind Dog’s 3-day St. Patrick’s party

The location of the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub will party all weekend long. Celebrate indoors at the pub or outdoors on the green.
More info: Brookhaven
More info: Milton

Shamrocks & Shenanigans Live! at The Battery

March 15, 2025
7 p.m. till close
21 and over
The Battery Atlanta

 Celebrate with green beer and Irish-themed cocktails. There’s also live music, a deejay, Irish dancers, a photo booth and more.  General admission is $20
More info and tickets here
Live! at the Battery Atlanta is a dining and entertainment district, located in The Battery Atlanta plaza, next to Truist Park.

St Patrick’s Day Shenanigans in Conyers

Monday, March 17, 2025
5 p.m.
Olde Town Conyers

The city of Conyers has a quirky celebration planned. The events are FREE to attend and are family-friendly — so show up and be Irish for a day! You’re encouraged to wear green, dress like a leprechaun, or show up in other festive attire. Anyone can walk in the 2-block parade.
Details here

St Patrick’s Day at HOBNOB

On Saturday, March 15th, three locations are hosting a party. The parties start at 6 p.m, and the entertainment includes an Irish band from 7 to 10 p.m., and a deejay after that (until 1 a.m.)
Food and drink specials include corned beef & cabbage, green beer, and whiskey shots.
Locations at Halcyon, Perimeter, Brookhaven.
More info + reserve a table

Krispy Kreme

 On March 15th through 17th, Krispy Kreme will a FREE green donut to anyone who comes in wearing green. Plus, you can enjoy a special selection of St. Patrick’s themed donuts.
Get the details!

Day-by-day list of St. Patrick’s Day events