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Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade
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St. Patrick’s Day events in Los Angeles

Grab a pint for these St. Patrick’s Day events across L.A., with festivals, activities and plenty of beer

Michael Juliano
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Michael Juliano
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Los Angeles isn’t really a St. Paddy’s Day kind of town. We do have our old standby Irish pubs and a thriving beer and brewery scene that are the perfect complement to St. Patrick’s Day events in Los Angeles. But outside of a couple of festivals, Celtic music performances and parades, March isn’t nearly as shamrock-filled as some other major U.S. cities. That said, here are a few events where you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in L.A. this year.

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St. Patrick’s Day events in L.A.

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It’s no emerald seaside, but Hermosa Beach injects a bit of Irish spirit into the coastal city for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Bagpipers, marching bands, cars decked out in green and festive pups from the Irish Setters Club of Southern California typically all make their way across the seven-block route. The parade kicks off near City Hall on Valley Drive, heads west on Pier Avenue and ends at the corner of Hermosa Avenue and 10th Street, with live music nearby at Pier Plaza.

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Head to Tam O’Shanter on St. Patrick’s Day for an epic celebration starting in the late morning and ending, well, whenever the party dies down. A tented area in the parking lot will host live music as revelers clink pints of green beer, enjoy pub food and show their Irish pride. Swing for a VIP reservation ($149) and you’ll secure seating and snacks all day.

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2024 info TBA.

There are plenty of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations going on around town, but ones that last from 6am until 1am the next morning are hard to come by. Enter Tom Bergin’s: an Irish pub mainstay and the best place to grab an Irish coffee in L.A. Celebrations on the 17th will start at 6am, when morning revelers can indulge in a traditional Irish breakfast before heading to work. The party gets a little more rowdy at noon with a parking lot party that includes three outdoor bars, a band and DJ and a live bagpipe performance. You might want to consider taking the next day off from work.

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