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March Madness: Your Clarendon Basketball & St. Patty's Guide

It's more than just college basketball.

March is already halfway over, but it's still exploding with some of the year’s best events and celebrations: namely, March Madness and St. Patty’s Day. I hope you’ve already scheduled in your sick days for this month. Here we go!

St. Patty’s Day

Shamrocks & Shenanigans @ Rumors

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March 17; 4pm – Midnight; 19th & M St NW; $5 cover, subject to increase

Drink specials, DJs, free beads and souvenirs, contests and prizes, and even a strolling bagpiper!

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Spirit of Washington St. Patrick's Day Happy Hour Cruise

March 17; $45.90,includes one beer ticket. Boarding begins at 5:30pm (cruises from 6:30-8:30pm). Reservations required.

Potomac River cruises are back in action this Spring, offering you a two-hour happy hour cruise with Irish-themed music and traditional Irish food and drink (at the cash bar). 

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4201 Wilson Blvd; (703) 248-9990

Celebrate at your favorite local Ballston bar with live music by Gonzo's Nose and the Monster Band.

And let's not forget our Irish Pubs...

Irelands Four Courts

2051 Wilson Blvd; (703) 525-3600

Irelands Four Courts has got FOUR days of St. Patrick's Day fun starting on Sunday, March 12 with a Shamrockfest Party (doors open at 7:30am), Sunday, March 13 with an Irish Brunch Buffet (10am-2:30pm) and Irish Themed Karaoke (9pm to close), Monday, March 14 with an Irish Pub Quiz (starting at 7:30pm), and last but not least, their 15th annual St. Paddy's Day Celebration (starting at 10am!) on Thursday, March 17th, with lunch specials and live music all day

O’Sullivan’s

3207 Washington Blvd; (703) 812-0939

St. Patty's Day at O'Sullivan's Starts at 12:30pm where they'll have three bands playing live music nonstop all day long until 1:30am.

More Arlington Irish Pubs:  Spider Kelly’sRi Ra Irish PubKitty O’Shea'sBailey's Irish Pub

Where to watch March Madness

Velocity Five

2300 Clarendon Blvd; (703) 243-4900

Munch on flavorful pre-game starters (fried calamari, chickens satay, egg rolls and more) while your eyes stay glued to their 50 flat-screen high-definition TVs, with surround sound. They also offer U-Shaped booths that come equipped with their own personal television. You can sit snuggled in with friends and grub on more regular menu options along with some healthy additions (just try not to get knocked in the face by your buddy’s elbow).

Mister Days

3100 Clarendon Blvd; (703) 527-1600

One Hundred TVs stay suspended in air all around their bar-space-turned-dance-floor (a regular Saturday night occurrence), plus a huge HD projection screen, and not to mention tons of booze, beer, bar food, and bros to keep you riled up and fired up during this year’s March Madness.

Carpool

4000 Fairfax Drive; (703) 807-0091

Twenty-three TVs, two 120-inch big-screens, 37 live tournament games, pool tables for a little break-time (and to make sure you don’t go blind from starring to hard at the screen), and most importantly – beer! What more could you ask for?

March Miscellany

28th Annual Spring Antique Photo Show

March 13, 11am-4pm; Holiday Inn Rosslyn, 1900 N. Ft. Myer Dr.; $25 pre-show admission @ 9:30am, $10 admission after that

Do have a history buff on your hands? Bring ‘em to Holiday Inn Rosslyn on Sunday, March 13 for an amazing display of “world’s photographic history” with vintage civil war photos, as well as antique photo imagery including tintypes, postcards, albums, movie stills, press photos, and more. Authors of photographic reference books will also be in attendance. 

Culinaire @ Art Institute Washington (In Rosslyn)

Art Institute's student-run restaurant is open for lunch (11:30am-1:00pm) and dinner (7:00pm-9:00pm) every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until March 16. Make reservations today before time runs out! Call (703) 247-3841 and leave a voicemail or email them at AIWCulinaire@aii.edu. View their menus online here.

*Didn't see your favorite Irish Pub or Arlington Bar listed here? That doesn't mean they don't have anything planned for March Madness, Mardi Gras or St. Patrick's Day. Check our their websites or give them a ring to see what they've got planned for this month.

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