Chicago weekend events: St. Patrick's crawls, North Side Restaurant Week

1. 🍻 St. Patrick's Day bar crawls

Get in the St. Paddy's Day spirit with local bar crawls.

If you go: We rounded up three to check out this weekend.

💋 Kiss Me, I'm Irish: This River North excursion offers drink specials at 13 bars including the Shamrock Club, Mother Hubbard's and the Hard Rock Cafe. Tickets start at $20

• When: 6pm–2am Friday; 2pm–2am Sunday (Saturday is sold out)
• Registration: Hubbard Inn

☘️ Chicago Shamrock Crawl: Party all day at over a dozen bars in Wrigleyville. This package includes a T-shirt, breakfast buffet, gift cards and drink specials. Tickets start at $70

• When: Begins 8am Saturday
• Registration: To be announced on Friday here.

🌈 Lucky Charms: A ticket to this West Loop crawl gets you a T-shirt, St. Patrick's Day beads and gear, drink specials, after-party admission and no-cover entry for participating bars. Tickets start at $15

• When: noon–10pm Sunday (Saturday is sold out)
• Registration: Bar Takito
• Worthy of your time: If you prefer to crawl on Saturday, tickets are still available for the Lucky Charms crawl in Wicker Park.

If you'd rather celebrate St. Patrick's Day at a parade, we've got a list.

2. 🍽️ North Side Restaurant Week

• Enjoy prix-fixe menus at North Side restaurants including Bar Roma, Beard & Belly, Sojourn, Asian Station and Fat Cat before the event ends this weekend.
• Dates: Thursday and Friday
• Cost: $25–$55

3. 🩰 La Femme Dance Festival

• See performances choreographed by Black and African women during this three-day celebration. Tickets start at $25
• When: 7:30pm Saturday
• Location: Harris Theater

4. 🎵 R&B Music Experience

• Party like it's 2000 with R&B acts including Ashanti, Monica, Tamar Braxton and Silk. Tickets start at $79
• When: 7:30pm Saturday
• Location: Wintrust Arena