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St. Patrick’s Day 2019 is almost here! If you’ve been thinking about where to celebrate this special day on March 17th, this article will provide you with a list of places to grab a green beer and enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with your family or friends.<\/span><\/p>\n All Weekend<\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Get Lucky for Portland St. Patrick\u2019s Day Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Discover Hidden Mysteries w\/ Urban Adventure Quest<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n March 10:\u00a0<\/strong>Shamrock Cruise on Board the Portland Spirit | Three-hour St.Patrick\u2019s Cruise on the Willamette with the Music and Dance of Ireland<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n All Weekend:<\/strong>\u00a0Portland St. Patrick\u2019s Day Weekend @ The EastBurn | Beer, Food, Whiskey Specials & More!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n March 16:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Patrick\u2019s Day Boat Party on Willamette Star | Floating Night Club, Music, Dance, Drinks & More!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n March 16-17:<\/strong>\u00a0Paddy\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day Festival | Tented Street Festival, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Guinness, Irish Coffee, Live Music, Bagpipers, Irish Dancers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n March 16-17:<\/strong>\u00a0Portland St. Patrick\u2019s Day Irish Stroll | Multiple Day Pub Crawl, Drink Specials, Easy Entry<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n March 17:<\/strong>\u00a0Shamrock Run Through Downtown Portland | 5k, 8k, 15k and Half Marathon, 1k Kids Lap, 4-Mile Shamrock Stride & More!<\/a>Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Even though we mostly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day every year with our favorite alcoholic beverages and or Irish foods, this special day does have an origin that many people don’t know anything about.<\/span><\/p>\n St. Patrick was a 5th century missionary who was kidnapped and sold as a slave in Gaelic Ireland before escaping to Northern Ireland where he became a priest and helped many people.<\/span><\/p>\n Legend has it that he “drove snakes out of Ireland” but regardless of what you believe about St. Patrick, it’s a special day that we can stop, break away from the day-to-day routine and enjoy the company of our family or friends in a fun way.<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 Portland St. Patrick\u2019s Day \/ Weekend Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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