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Things to Do in Cleveland on St Patrick's Day
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Sandy Mitchell, About.com
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In Cleveland, everyone is Irish -- at least for St Patrick's Day. The Cleveland St Patrick's Day parade, begun in 1867, is the oldest in the state and one of the oldest in the country. What's more, there's plenty of green beer, corned beef, shamrocks, and fun to last from dawn to well past dusk.
Watch (or March in ) the Parade
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Cleveland has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a downtown parade since 1867. It's the largest parade in Ohio and one of the largest in the country. This year over 10,000 people will participate by marching, riding on floats, throwing candy to the crowd, and just adding to the merriment. The parade steps off at 105pm.
Have a Green Beer and Breakfast
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The festivities start early on St. Patrick's Day in downtown Cleveland.
Flannery's Pub at Prospect and E. 4th St opens at dawn for breakfast and a pint with a live remote by country radio station, WGAR.
Just around the corner on E 4th St.,
Pickwick and Frolic generally hosts a morning party with a live radio remote.
Raise a Few at a Downtown Pub
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The St Patrick's Day party continues all day at a number of downtown pubs and restaurants.
John Q's at Public Square, the end of the parade route, is a good place to warm up and grab a beer and a sandwich.
Moriarty's, a storefront Irish pub on E 6th St, pours a perfect pint of Guinness in a cozy space.
Flannery's on Prospect continues the party with two bands, and
the Flat Iron Cafe, on the east side of the Flats, is known for its no-nonsense, yet tasty meals and Irish beer.
Have an Ale at an East Side Pub
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Cleveland's east side may not seem Irish to you, but don't be fooled. The eastern suburbs have their Irish pubs, also. One of the best is
Parnell's Pub on Cedar Road at Lee. They offer affordable brews in a cozy atmosphere, and live music too. Further east, at
Claddagh's (pictured at left), in Lyndhurst's
Legacy Village, the party usually starts around 11am with live music, food, beer, and plenty of Irish fun until 2am.
Mingle at a West Side Pub
Cleveland's west side, home to the majority of the city's Irish decendents, has no shortage of pubs in which to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Try
The Harp, just off the shoreway at 44th and Detroit. If the weather's nice, you can drink your pint with a view of downtown on the roof-top patio. Further west, Lakewood's Madison Avenue is lined with Irish pubs. Two of the best are
Sullivan's and
McGinty's Achill Pub.
Dine on Corned Beef and Cabbage
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No St. Patrick's Day celebration would be complete without corned beef and Cleveland serves some of the best. Try
Slyman's Restaurant on E 31st St and St. Clair. They start at 6am with corned beef and eggs and move right into Reubens and stacked high corned beef sandwiches for lunch.
Just off of the parade route, try
Otto Moser's on Euclid Avenue at
Playhouse Square. They've been serving great deli sandwiches with homemade potato salad and giant dill pickles for almost a century.
Go Shopping -- Irish Style
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If you're looking for some Irish music, Irish food for a St Patrick's Day celebration at home, or perhaps some Celtic jewelry to give that special lad or lassie, try some Irish shopping at
Gaelic Imports on Pearl Road, just south of I-480. Another fun Irish shop is the
Irish Cottage (pictured at left) on Sloane in Lakewood. This fanciful store looks as if it were dropped intact from County Cork in Ireland. They feature music, foodstuff, jewelry, woolens, bagpipes...and some of the best scones around.
Spend an Irish Weekend outside of Town
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Since St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, why not make it an excuse to get away for the weekend?
Dublin (Ohio), a suburb of Columbus, is just a two-hour drive away, and hosts one of the largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations around. This year's festivities span two days and include a Friday morning parade, a pancake breakfast, a children's tent with storytellers and crafts, nine different Irish bands, and lots of Irish food, Irish beer, and Irish fun!
Listen to a Live Irish Music Broadcast -- All Day Long
Hear live Irish music, from classic Celtic tunes to contemporary Irish rock, on
John Carroll's WJCU (88.7 FM) radio. Uncle Fred, host of the station's "Visting the Folks" program, will spin the tunes from 730am until midnight, March 17. Dedications are encouraged and taken on the same day by calling the station. Out-of-towners can listen in via the live web broadcast at
www.wcju.org.
This year I will be getting caught up at work...so I will be enjoying the Parade from the view of the boob tube...
:angel:Giggles~~~
