Your D.C. Weekend: St. Patrick's Day celebrations
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Get your Irish on this weekend with a charmed lineup of St. Patrick's Day events.
Why it matters: You only get one holiday a year to drink green beer. Use it wisely!
State of play: You can paddy hard all weekend long, if you want.
😂 Get in some LOLs at a St. Patty's Day-themed comedy show Friday at Atlas Brew Works. The giggling begins at 7:30pm. ($10 at the door)
🛼 Literally roll into the holiday weekend at the Shamrock & Roll roller skating event in Leesburg. The wheels start spinning at 7pm Friday, and it's $3-$5 to rent skates.
🎉 Ring in St. Pat's at the Wharf on Saturday from noon-6pm with live music (including bagpipers), Irish dancing and rugby matches on the outdoor big screen. And yes — there will be Guinness and Jameson. (Free)
🇮🇪 Head to Shipgarten in McLean on Saturday from noon-5pm for a Celtic soiree with live music, corn hole and giant Jenga, a photo booth, and a beer fest featuring sips from more than 40 breweries. (Free)
🍻 Did we mention pub crawls? Because there are a lot of 'em.
- Friday: Channel your inner leprechaun at a bar crawl across downtown spots like Penn Social and Hill Country. Beer drinking kicks off at 5pm. ($15-$25)
- Saturday: Hop between more than a dozen Dupont Circle bars starting at 2pm while cheers-ing with discounted drinks and Shamrock Shots (tickets: $25-$30). If you're still standing, there's another crawl ($13-$25) that takes off from Eighteenth Street Lounge at 7:30pm.
Not feeling the leprechaun vibes? Here are more fun things to do this weekend:
🏀 Cheer on your fave team as they vie for a spot at the NCAA tournament during the Atlantic 10 men's basketball championship, taking place at Capital One Arena through Sunday. (Ticket prices vary)
✝️ Catch the musical "Sister Act," kicking off at Ford's Theatre on Friday and running through May 17. (Ticket prices vary)
🎨 An exhibit of paintings depicting the god Krishna by the Hindu Pushtimarg community will be on display at the National Museum of Asian Art starting Saturday. You can check it out until Aug. 24. (Free)
👵 Get your "Golden Girl" fix at a show that imagines what all the famed ladies — played by actors in drag — would be up to today. It runs Sunday at Capital One Hall. (Ticket prices vary)