Note: Tucson's usual St. Patrick's Day parade was canceled this year — and the festival is moving this year from Armory Park to Corbett Brewing — due to the city's closure of Armory Park for renovations.
St. Patrick's Day Festival of Tucson
Make sure to wear your best green outfit to celebrate at this festival, which includes live music, Irish dancing, corned beef, locally brewed pints and more.
When: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14
Where: Corbett Brewing, 309 E. Seventh St.
Entertainment acts: Bastard son of Patrick, Nancy McCallion & Tom Rhodes, The Wholigans, Vicki McArdle and Nick Coventry, Tucson & District Pipe Band, Bracken School of Irish Dance, The Carroll Family.
Cost: Free to attend, bring money for food.
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Bar crawl
Lucky's St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl: Multiple downtown venues, 4-10 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. See the event page for information and to buy tickets.
Run/walk
Desert Leprechaun 5K and 1-mile run-walk, sponsored by Southern Arizona Roadrunners, 7 a.m. Sunday, March 15, at Curtis Park, 2110 W. Curtis Road. Click here for information and to register.
St. Patrick's Day meals/drinks
Kingfisher: Serving a full-day menu (11 a.m. – 9 p.m.) Tuesday, March 17, with corned beef and cabbage, market fish with colcannon, and Guinness & Jameson cupcakes. 2564 E. Grant Road.
Casino Del Sol: Festa Buffet offers traditional Irish staples on Tuesday, March 17, including leg of lamb, corned beef, cabbage, and colcannon. PY Steakhouse offers house-brined and smoked corned beef March 17-18. 5655 W. Valencia Road.
The Grill at Hacienda del Sol: Features a special brunch on Sunday, March 15. 5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Road.
The Canyon’s Crown: Offering traditional Irish pub fare and drinks for the holiday. 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road.
St. Phatty's Day
An event billed as combining St. Patrick's Day energy with cannabis culture. A music, art and food truck (CowPig) event sponsored by Tucson Doobie and Sunset Glass Gallery. 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Sunset Glass Gallery, 2725 E. Grant Road.
Photos: 36th annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival in Downtown Tucson
Celtic Step performs a dance routine for the crowd at the St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Mia Smith enjoys the bubbles before the start of the St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival at Armory Park, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Sue Buckner, left, uses pink and white paint to decorate Emma Shannon’s, right, face during the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A group of men play the bag pipes during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
People wave from the Society of Perpetual Intelligence float during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A man rides his bike through the St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival dressed in theme, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Guests celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a pint of Guinness during the festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
Grand Marshal of the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita, waves to parade-watchers, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
People fill Armory Park for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A small dog wears a big green bow tie with an orange beard to walk in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A booth of St. Patrick’s Day themed merchandise for sale at the festival, Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A man in the Tucson and District pipe band plays the bag pipes during the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day festival, 220 South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Tesla Castro, left, and Alejandro Santiago Castro, right, wear green for the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
Tucson St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival board member English Cathy waves to crowds gathered at the parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024. Hundreds gather at Armory Park on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live music, dancers, food, and a parade. This years parade was led by Grand Marshal Tom Murphy, the Mayor of Sahuarita.
Gypcee Card plays with a bubble toy while waiting for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade to pass, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A woman on her bike takes a video as the St. Patrick’s Day parade makes it’s way down South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Saint Patrick rides through the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Green Dinos walk in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
Andrew Muir gives a pint of Guinness to a customer during the St. Patrick’s Day festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
A woman wears a Paddy’s Irish Pub hat for the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and festival at Armory Park, 220 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., March 17, 2024.
The St. Hubert’s hatchet house float rides in the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
A group of bikers ride through the 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
The 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade of Tucson, South Sixth Avenue, March 17, 2024.
