Celebrate St. Patrick's Day all day long today with these Pensacola events

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Hundreds of people make their way through downtown Pensacola during O'Riley's Irish Pub's 4th annual Grog March on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The event collected food and cash donations for Manna Food Pantries.

Get your weekend started early with a slew of St. Patrick's Day events, before hitting up Gallery Night tonight. Here are few of the largest celebrations in Pensacola.

2023 "Go Irish on the Island" St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl

  • When: 9 a.m., March 17

  • Where: Crabs We Got 'Em, 6 Casino Beach Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach

The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites one and all to “Go Irish on the Island” for the annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on March 17. The annual pub crawl along Pensacola Beach features 12 participating beach bars, restaurants and hotels serving up Irish drink specials, music, mayhem and mischief.

The fun begins at 9 a.m. at Crabs We Got ‘Em where a free breakfast will be served from 9 to 10 a.m. with the purchase of a $10 drink. Each stop afterward will last 45 minutes. Revelers can jump in and join the fun mid-day at any of the locations and times listed below:

  • 9 a.m. – Crabs We Got 'Em (Breakfast served)

  • 10 a.m. – The Dock

  • 10:45 a.m. – Casino Beach Bar & Grill

  • 11:30 a.m. – Landshark Landing Beach Bar & Grill

  • 12:15 p.m. – Riptides Grill & Tiki Bar

  • 1 p.m. – Paddy O’Leary’s

  • 1:45 p.m. – Flounder’s Chowder House

  • 2:30 p.m. – Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill

  • 3:15 p.m. – Shaggy’s Harbor Bar & Grill

  • 4 p.m. – Café Nola

  • 4:45 p.m. – Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar

  • 5:30 p.m. – The Sandshaker

The St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl t-shirts are $18 each and will be available at each participating location and the Visitor Information Center on Pensacola Beach.

While it’s a celebration of Irish culture and traditions, the St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl — in memory of event founder John Patrick “Paddy” Blake — is a fundraising event for the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit corporation. The Chamber will donate a portion of the t-shirt proceeds to Covenant Care in his name.

St. Patrick’s Day Party

  • When: 10 a.m., March 17

  • Where: O’Riley’s Irish Pub Downtown, 321 S. Palafox St.

O’Riley’s Irish Pub Downtown is opening early March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all day. Jay Moody will play live Irish music from noon to 4 p.m. O’Riley’s will be serving green beer, corned beef and cabbage throughout the day. There will be games and a Gallery Night block party.

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St. Patrick's Day 2023 at O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern

  • When: 7 p.m., March 17

  • Where: O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern, 3728 Creighton Road

O’Riley’s Uptown Tavern is hosing a St. Patrick’s Day party with drink specials, games, green beer, backyard bar golf, live DJ and more.

Drink specials include $4 Bud Light aluminums, $4 green Bud Light draft, $8 Espirit De Krewe Grog Punch, $5.25 Guinness and $7 Jameson.

There is a $5 cover charge at 7 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola St. Patrick's Day events in 2023: Pub crawl on the beach