Wichita will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parade, bagpipes, corned beef, green beer
As the luck of the Irish would have it, St. Patrick’s Day lands on a Monday this year.
That means that people will spend all this weekend filling up on green beer, corned beef and cabbage and general Irish cheer.
In Wichita, the biggest St. Patrick’s Day crowds will likely gather for the annual Delano parade and the Wagon O’Masters Paddy Party, both of which are happening Saturday.
But lots of restaurants and bars also will be throwing parties or offering food-and-drink specials.
Here’s a Wichita guide for partying, eating and drinking your way through St. Patrick’s Day 2025. If you know an event that’s missing, email dneil@wichitaeagle.com
BIG PADDY PARTIES
Delano Paddy Day Parade and party: This beloved annual event, which draws thousands to Wichita’s Delano neighborhood, will run all day. The actual Paddy Day Parade starts at noon and will proceed on West Douglas from McLean Boulevard to Walnut Street then north on Walnut to Pacific Street. The event also will include a street party and food truck rally scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Handley between Pacific Street and Douglas. A kids zone will be set up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Osage and Douglas. And a drink truck zone will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sycamore and Douglas. DJ Dugger will provide music from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. It’s all free to attend. For more information, visit delanopaddydayparade.com
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Wagon O’Masters Paddy Party: This event, put on by the Wichita Wagonmasters, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Naftzger Park, 102 S. St. Francis in downtown Wichita. Food and beverage sales will start at 9 a.m. followed by an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. The party will continue until 5 p.m. with live music, games and raffles. Proceeds from the party will go to the Good Life Grant program, which gives to 41 local nonprofits.
St. Patty’s Day Party: The Midian Shrine is putting on a St. Patty’s Day Party starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Midian Shrine Center, 130 N. Topeka. It will feature family-friendly fun, games and music. Admission is free.
BAR CRAWLS
The Official Lucky’s St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl: A company called Crawl With Us is putting on a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl that lasts from 4 to 11 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $25 through Friday and include two to three drinks or shots, green and gold beads, a party cup, a bottle opener lanyard, and an after party at Fever. Stops on the crawl include Old Town bars The Depot, The Dive Beach Bar, Rock Island Live, Rain and Peerless. Get tickets at www.crawlwith.us/wichita/stpattys
Wichita St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl: This crawl also will happen on Saturday. It starts at 4 p.m. and is put on by PubCrawls.com. The crawl starts at Emerson Biggins, 808 E. Douglas. Tickets are $24.99 (more the day of the event.) Get them at www.eventbrite.com
St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl at O’Malley’s, 2405 W. 31st St. South: This Irish-themed pub crawl starts at O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Participants must check in from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. A bus will depart from the bar at 1 p.m. and visit Dudley’s from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Mulligan’s from 3 to 4 p.m. and O’Brien’s from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. It will return to O’Malley’s at 6 p.m.
BARS AND RESTAURANTS
All weekend
Shamrock Lounge, 1724 W. Douglas: This popular Delano Irish bar will open at 10 a.m. on both Saturday and Monday and will serve a traditional Irish corned beef dinner at 11 a.m. It will also feature drink specials and bagpipers throughout the day both days. On Saturday, a Parade Day Music Fest starts at 7 p.m. On Monday, Irish/Celtic band Sassanachs will perform at 7 p.m. The bar will accept cash only on both days.
The Artichoke Sandwichbar: Wichita now has two locations of this longtime Irish bar — one in Midtown (811 N. Broadway) and one on the east side (2969 N. Rock Road). Both locations will be putting on parties that run Saturday through Monday. Those who purchase $25 survival kits will get a 2025 commemorative T-shirt, a three-day pass to both locations and lots of Irish swag plus access to Irish food and green beer.
At the Midtown Artichoke, Bagpipers will play at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday followed by Ben Fuchs and then The Steinbergs at 7:30p.m. Scandalnavians will play at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, and Knocknasheega will perform at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. At the east location, Fookin Boyos will perform at 3 p.m., bagpipers at 4 p.m. and Knocknasheega at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Jamie Quick will play at 5:30 p.m., and on Monday, Alan and Grant will play at 5:30 p.m.
Brickyard, 129 N. Rock Island: Wichita’s roofless bar opens this weekend, and on Saturday, it will put on an afternoon St. Patrick’s Day party with DJ Tommy Billions plus food and drink specials. On Sunday, it will open at noon and serve corned beef hash and drink specials. Live music will start at 2 p.m.
O’Brien’s Pub, 5205 E. Kellogg: This Irish bar will offer half-price drinks on Saturday and Sunday plus $4 Guinness on Monday. Doors open at 11 a.m.
O’Malleys Irish Pub, 2405 W. 31st St. South: This Irish-themed bar’s St. Paddy’s Weekend Extravaganza runs from 11 a.m. Saturday through 2 a.m. Tuesday morning and will include a full Irish menu with corned beef and cabbage and shepherd’s pie. Bagpipers will perform on Saturday and Monday, and Irish drinks will be on special.
The Leprechaun’s Lab, 630 E. Douglas: This brewery with an Irish name will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day from 3 to 11 p.m. on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, and from noon to 11 p.m. on Monday. The party will include green Lucky Charms beer, rainbow Jell-O shots and cocktails. Papa C’s will be there serving food from Friday through Sunday, and Chef Roberto will be there on Monday.
Social Tap, 4510 E. 19th St., 2244 N. Greenwich: Both locations will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all weekend long with $4 green tea shots and green beer.
Saturday
Pumphouse, 825 E. Second St.: This bar’s 14th annual Kegs & Eggs breakfast runs from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet that costs $11.99 and includes a free T-shirt. The bar also will offer green beer and other drink specials all day.
Grow, 320 S. Market: This plant bar’s St. Patrick’s Day party runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and will feature discounts and prizes, coloring activities, drink specials and an open patio.
Whiskey Dick’s, 801 S. Seneca: This bar is putting on a St. Patrick’s Day party all day on Saturday for people ages 21 and over. It will start with breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon followed by $14.99 Irish food platters starting at noon. Drink specials will be available all day.
All Things Barbecue, 818 E. Douglas: People in Delano for the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday can stop into this store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to buy Yoder-smoked hot dogs and beer. Money raised from food sales will go to the Wichita Animal Action league, and puppies will be on site for cuddling.
Bubbles Champagne Bar, 523 E. Douglas: This bar inside The Workroom is celebrating the addition of its new patio with a St. Patrick’s Day Party that begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Its party will include green bubbles, green beer and food specials.
The Hopping Gnome, 1719 E. Victor St.: This brewery’s party on Saturday will start at noon and will feature Irish Red beer on tap, an Irish Coffee Stout firkin, fresh-baked cookies and food truck Sally Sue’s NY Deli serving Irish eats from noon to 5 p.m.
Caesar’s Barroom, 4331 W. Central: This bar’s party is from 9 a.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday and will include live bagpipes at 3 and 6 p.m., free Irish stew from 1 to 5 p.m. and drink specials.
Two Brothers BBQ & Sports Grill, 6730 W. Central: The restaurant’s eighth annual St. Patrick’s Day Pre-Paddy Party happens on Saturday and will include green beer on tap, meals featuring corned beef and cabbage or bangers and mash, and merchandise giveaways for people wearing green. It runs from 3 to 9 p.m.
Oliver’s Lounge, 4717 E. Douglas: This cocktail bar will celebrate from 4 p.m. to close on Saturday, and its party will feature Guinness stew, corned beef and cabbage for $10 a plate and Irish-themed drink specials.
Mortdecai’s, 330 S. Greenwich: This bar will celebrate both its fourth anniversary and St. Patrick’s Day at a big bash from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday that will include drink specials and $7 corned beef and cabbage plates. Jet City will perform at 8:30 p.m. A $5 cover starts at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Central Standard Brewing, 156 S. Greenwood: This brewery will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday starting at noon. Irish/Celtic group Sassanachs will perform at 2 p.m.
White Crow Cider Company, 1236 E. Waterman: This bar will be putting on a round of St. Patrick’s Day Bingo starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Monday
Mort’s Martini Bar, 923 E. First St.: This bar’s party will start at 3 p.m. on Monday and will include live music all day and half-price green martinis.
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