Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia, New Jersey this weekend: Bar crawls, comedy shows, more
If you find yourself in the Philadelphia area this weekend, you'll likely hear the word "crawl" more than a few times. That's because St. Patrick's Day celebrations are commencing throughout the Delaware Valley; plus for our caffeine cravers, the second annual Northern Liberties Espresso Martini Crawl kicks off Saturday.
But if you're holding out until Monday to celebrate St. Patty's Day, there's plenty of comedy shows, live performances and you can catch this weekend in the City of Brotherly Love.
Here's a list of events happening in the Philadelphia region this weekend.
Philadelphia's St. Patrick's Day parade
A celebration of Irish heritage will be on full display this Sunday as the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade marches its way through Philadelphia. The Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade is a community staple – a tradition that has been around since 1771! Get ready to get your green on because this is a celebration you won't want to miss.
However, if you can't make it to the parade, you can watch the St. Patrick's Day parade on Philly 57, CBS Philadelphia's sister station from noon until 3 p.m. Sunday. Plus, on St. Patrick's Day, an encore of the parade will air on CBS Philadelphia from 9 a.m. to noon and again from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on our streaming platform, CBS News Philadelphia.
Erin Express St Patrick's Day Philly Bar Crawl
If you bring the St. Patrick's Day cheer, the Erin Express will lead you to a nice pint of beer! It's time to hop aboard the Erin Express. This annual St. Patrick's Day celebratory bar crawl around Philadelphia kicks off Saturday and continues for round two on Sunday.
General admission tickets for Saturday or Sunday start at $19.95. You can also score a two-day pass for the weekend, which starts at $29.95. Both general admission tickets and the two-day pass include free cover charges, drink and food specials at select locations and green-themed swag!
Haddon Township St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl
If you're looking to escape the city on Saturday, head over to Haddon Township, New Jersey, for their St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl. This crawl kicks off Saturday and an encore celebration will be held on Monday – St. Patrick's Day!
The township provides a free Jitney service to drive attendees all along the crawl route so they can safely get from destination to destination. The bar crawl, which kicks off at 2 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m., will include the following stops: Keg & Kitchen, Pour House, Treno Pizza Bar, Brewer's Towne Tavern, Central Taco & Tequila, PJ Whelihan's, Tap Room & Grill featuring Santucci's, Tom Fischer's Tavern, Reunion Hall, Haddon Square and the Westmont PATCO train station, according to the event's website.
Northern Liberties Espresso Martini Crawl 2025
Move aside the green beer for St. Patrick's Day weekend and head to Northern Liberties for the second annual Espresso Martini Crawl on Saturday.
Some of the neighborhood's top restaurants like North 3rd, El Camino Real, Silk City and Urban Village are among the 14 spots participating in the crawl. The espresso martinis will all be $12 or less.
Espresso martini lovers can expect the typical tini with espresso, vodka, coffee liqueur and simple syrup, but some places are putting their own twist on the popular drink.
Bar1010, a pizza restaurant, has an espresso martini on their menu with 16-month aged parmigiano reggiano. El Camino Real is putting their twist on the drink with spiced Mexican chocolate in one of their espresso martinis.
The crawl begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. Saturday.
Role Model at The Fillmore
Singer-songwriter musician Role Model is stopping at The Fillmore Philadelphia this weekend with special guest Debbii Dawson on his No Place Like Tour.
The show will be on Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m.
His website says the show is sold out, but LiveNation and other sites for resale tickets show there's still hope with snagging tickets.
LiveNation's all-in pricing has tickets listed at $221.40, while StubHub has prices ranging from $146 up to $162.
Shane Todd at Helium Comedy Club
European comedian, actor and podcaster Shane Todd is on his biggest tour to date and will be in Philadelphia this weekend for his Full House 2024 Brand New Stand Up Tour.
Todd will be at the Helium Comedy Club in Center City on Saturday, March 15, at 4:30 p.m. Tickets for general admission are $27 and reserved tickets are $37.
"Full House is Todd's eleventh solo show and promises to be his best yet," according to Helium Comedy Club's website.
Fun fact: Todd has opened for Philly native Kevin Hart 22 times.
Kathy Griffin at The Met
Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian and actress Kathy Griffin is guaranteed to have the audience full of laughs this weekend at The Met.
Griffin is on a live tour for My Life On The PTSD-List with a stop in Philly on Saturday, March 15 at 8 p.m.
She will also be at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Friday, March 14.
Tickets for Saturday's show start at $76.15.
"In 2013, Kathy was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for writing and starring in an unprecedented 20 televised stand-up specials — more than any comedian in history," according to her website.
"In 2014, Kathy made history with her 6th consecutive Grammy nomination and first win for Best Comedy Album, joining Whoopi Goldberg and Lily Tomlin as the only other female comedians to ever win Grammy awards for Best Comedy Album," her website says.
Late Blooming Lovers Market at LOVE Park
Originally planned for Valentine's Day, The Make Love Market, now the Late Blooming Lovers Market, was rescheduled for this weekend.
The market will be on Saturday, March 15, from noon to 5 p.m. at LOVE Park, hosted by Now + Then Marketplace.
The free, dog-friendly and kid-friendly event will have 20 local vendors that will be selling their wares inside the old visitors center at 1600 JFK Boulevard, according to Philadelphia Family.
Some of the vendors include Philly Candles, Sundry Mornings, Leopard Luvin Vintage, Not A Bad Life, Vamvaki, MossandBug, Lasagna Bandit Ceramics, Florian Francis Rugs and many more.
