Turning Green Waco
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
Time to grab your coins and March into town for the luckiest day in Waco. It’s that time of the year again, time to party and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! You’re in luck because Waco knows how to celebrate. Mark your calendars, because local businesses all across town are hosting a variety of fun events with music, dancing, bagpipes, green beer, Jameson, shot specials, Irish food, and lots and lots of Guinness! Waco already has it's own collection of green and gold but this Friday get ready to get decked out in green and come ready to have a good time and let’s celebrate all weekend long!
Two Day St. Paddy’s Day Bash
Join Barnett’s for its annual Two Day St. Paddy’s Day Bash with plenty of green beer, Guinness, Irish whiskey, music, and games! Barnett’s is a true Waco Original Irish pub located right in the heart of Downtown Waco within walking distance from the famous Silos. Voted Waco’s Best Brunch for multiple years, and with our award-winning cocktails and Texas’ largest Whiskey bar.
Friday (doors open at 10 am):
Live music with Doc Mojoe (4 pm to 7 pm)
DJ Flex Aces (7 pm until the party ends)
Saturday (doors open at 10 am):
Cornhole tournament
Join us for our 1st Annual St. Patrick's Beard Competition. All proceeds benefit the Talitha Koum Insitute. The event is sponsored by Champions Salon and Barber and will be held at JS Barnett's Whiskey House located in the beautiful downtown Waco, Texas.Register for this event on the Eventbrite link or in person the day of the event. Onsite registration will be from 1pm -2:30pm on the day of the event.The event will consist of multiple categories and will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Prizes in each category.Entry fee for all contestants is $25 per category. Remember all proceeds go to benefit the Talitha Koum Institute.Additional categories are $5 per entry.Audience attendance is FREE.All prizes will be donated by local businesses.Live music with Doc Mojoe (6 pm to 9 pm)
DJ Flex Aces (9 pm until the party ends)
Freight Bar Waco
Come celebrate at the Lucky Leprechaun Party benefitting The Cove Waco. They’ll be hiding 4 lucky four-leaf clovers around the bar and yard. If you find one, you get a free drink! Where will they be? Under your chair? Under your table? *one clover per person
Win is limited to one drink (Save some fun for the rest of us!)
Join in at 5:00pm for an evening of raffles, a scavenger hunt, doggie leprechaun costume contests, & live music from the Bear Down Brass Band! FREE to enter but a suggested $5 door donation is greatly appreciated. We'll have music from the Bear Down Brass Band from 5-8pm!
Catch it on the podcast this week 3/17!
SHAMROCKS & SMILES
On Thursday Pregame St.Patricks from 5:30-8:00 go tour Dr. Grant’s office and get to know the staff! Learn about fun smile makeover services they offer and take advantage of special savings when you book your appointment during the event. They will have food, fun, major prize drawings, and multiple fun giveaways, including a luxury swag gift box for the first 20 guests! This night will be shared with a special selection of vendors so you will also have the chance to shop for some fun finds while supporting local businesses.
Waco Ale Co ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY
Stop by for some all day St. Patrick's Day fun at Waco's own Waco Ale Company. Enjoy a green beer, some good food, and their new beer release (to be announced) in honor of St. Patrick's Day.
Melinda Adams & JC Pringle @ Uncle Worm’s Smoke House
It’s the moment you have all been waiting for: the grand re-opening of the upstairs bar at Uncle Worm’s Smoke House. So don’t miss the most awesome St. Paddy’s Day Party with live music from Melinda Adams and JC Pringle from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm . Plus, enjoy the most creative drinks around and appetizer specials. Tables are limited, so call (254) 732-1108 to reserve yours.
Brazos Theatre St. Patrick's Day Murder Mystery Dinner
It's a Murder Most Green, our most popular murder mystery ever, and it's back (with a whole new ending!). They will be bleeding green all evening long, and enjoying great Ireland inspired food from Uncle Worm's Smoke House! Doors open at 7:00 for dinner, show starts at 7:30. All dinner tickets come with a three course dinner (salad, meal, dessert) plus tea, water, and coffee. *** Tickets are non-refundable. You may transfer the tickets to another person, or receive credit for a future show. Call 254-313-8920 to make arrangements. ***
Olive Branch Chef Dinner
Looking for more Irish dinner plans? Get your group together and get tickets for this month's Friday Night #ChefDinner ! It will be a fun way to celebrate St. Paddy's Day! Only $55 per person and 4 courses. Come celebrate St. Paddy's Day with us! 254-757-0885 or email Info@OliveBranchWaco.com for tickets!
DOORS 6PM. FIRST COURSE 7PM
Starter
Irish Soda Bread. House Butter
Course 1
Potato and Leek Soup Course 2
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dumpling
Course 3
Braised Lamb Shank
Colcannon. Roasted Carrot
*Sub Airliner Chicken Breast
Course 4
Green Velvet Cheesecake
St. Patrick’s Day @ Southern Roots
Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Southern Roots from 12pm - 11pm! They’ll have beer and pizza specials and live music with Bill and Phil at 7PM!!
Camp Fimfo Waco St. Patrick's Day Cornhole Tournament
Join us at this all-day event benefitting Waco Habitat for Humanity — live music, axe throwing, St. Patrick's Day themed food & drink specials, yard games, and of course, a single-elimination cornhole tournament!
Cost to compete: $150/team of 2
Register to compete here bit.ly/3DrZMeB
Camp Fimfo Waco's water amenities are reserved for camping guests only, make it a staycation with a reservation bit.ly/3HIwZF8
Waco Trolly Pub Crawl
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by going on a bar crawl and stopping at the best bars in town. Your wristband will also get you exclusive drink specials all night!
This tour is 4 hours and only for passengers who are 21+.
Gallery 11 Crystals Green Sale
Gallery 11 Crystals is celebrating St. Patrick's Day all week with a SALE on everything GREEN! Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day and all things GREEN- All of their green crystals and jewelry will be on sale this week! They’ll have drinks and light refreshments. Hope to see you there! All green crystals and jewelry will be 15% off. On Friday from 11am-6pm, they are having a little party, located at 1319 Austin Avenue in downtown Waco. You can park on the street OR at the Methodist church across the street.
