Are you ready to dress in green and find the gold treasure at the end of the rainbow? Let us help you with these amazing Toronto/Vancouver weekend celebrations to enjoy. Kick back and celebrate with your friends at what is considered one of the friendliest celebrations in Canada!
Check out our list of vocabulary at the end of the article to learn new words.
Toronto
ILAC St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour (Friday, March 15th, 2019)
Come celebrate the luckiest day of the year with your ILAC friends! Free green drinks to the first 150 students. Enjoy DJ & pool tables at the RAQ!
Age: 19+
Time: 6:00-9:00PM
Venue: The RAQ (739 Queen St. W)
Price: FREE
https://www.ilac.com/activity/st-patricks-day-parade-2/
Fifth Annual St. Paddy’s Day Party (Saturday, March 16th, 2019)
Toronto’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day festivity is back for more! The event starts with a free pancake breakfast, lucky charm cereal bars and Irish-inspired food vendors, authentic fiddlers and dancers at 11:30AM. Throughout the day, there will be instant-photo booths, airbrush painting, and Irish-inspired games!
Age: 19+
Time: 11:30AM-9:00PM
Venue: 11 Polson St.
Price: $15-30
https://www.ticketlabs.com/event/15535/
St. Patrick’s Day at 250 Adelaide St. (Sunday, March 17th, 2019)
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the Shamrock Shakedown! Three events will be taking place in the same location, with lots of complimentary gifts for priority tickets and fun activities!
Age: 19+
Time: 11:00AM-onwards
Venue: 250 Adelaide St. West
Price: 4.99+
Vancouver
St. Patrick’s Festival at Paddlewheeler Tours (Friday, March 15th – 16th, 2019)
Party like a true Irish with Paddlewheeler Riverboat Tours in New Westminster, which offer a 19+ three-hour cruise with Celtic DJ music, Irish-themed food and drinks for sale.
Age: 19+
Time: 7:00-10:00PM
Venue: Cruise access with tickets
Price: $40
https://www.vancouverpaddlewheeler.com/bc-cruises/st-patricks-day-irish-pub-cruise/
All ages celebrate at the Blarney Stone in Gastown (Sunday, March 17th, 2019)
The Blarney Stone in Gastown has an all-ages St. Patrick’s Day Party on March 17 that starts at 9:00AM. It includes an Irish breakfast buffet, street performers, Irish dancers, circus acts, and balloon twisting. The party is all ages from 11:00AM to 6:00PM (after which it becomes 19+)!
Age: All ages
Time: 11AM-onwards
Venue: 216 Carrall St,
Price: $5+
https://blarneystone.ca/events/
Glossary
Kick Back: relax.
Venue: location where an event takes place.
Shamrock: four-leaf green clover.
Onwards: continuing ahead, forward in time.
Celtic: relating to the Celts, a branch of Indo-Europeans which include the Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, etc.
