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Get Out: St. Patrick's Day Picks
Patch offers you four ways to spend St. Patrick's Day Saturday in Montgomery County.
Not everyone will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with green beer and Irish coffee (but if you do, we've got something for you). Here's our Patch picks, both family-friendly and adults only for Saturday's Irish holiday in Montgomery County.
1. City of Gaithersburg St. Patrick's Day Parade
Where/When: Washingtonian Center (I-370 and Washingtonian Boulevard) from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 17, 2012.
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Why Go: Dozens of units will march in the parade, including Celtic dancers, bagpipe bands, clowns, fire trucks, and more. When the parade is over there will be live entertainment on the Lakefront Plaza until 1 p.m.
The Grand Marshals for this year's parade are singer, songwriter Cathy Ponton King, who grew up in an Irish neighborhood in nearby Hyattsville, Maryland, and MIX 107.3FM radio personality Robert Carson.
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Price: Free
Where/When: Dogfish Head Alehouse, 800 West Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg, MD, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Why Go: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a tent with live music, beer, festive food and beads.
Price: Varies, depending on food and beverage.
Where/When: Growlers of Gaithersburg, 227 East Diamond Ave., starting at Noon, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Why Go: Free entrance into the beer olympics with drink specials from open until close. Live music starting at 10 p.m.
Price: Varies
4. McGinty's Public House - St. Patrick's Day Party
Where/When: 911 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring, MD, Saturday, March 17, 2012 starting at 10 a.m.
Why Go: Participate in a day-long Irish festival featuring the following events:
10:00 am - Doors open. Start your day the Irish way!
1:00- 3:00pm- Ireland vs England in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament
2:00- 5:00pm- Culkin School of Irish Dancing
3:00- 6:00pm- Traditional Music with Pete Moss and the Bog Band Irish Music
6:00- 9:00pm- Acoustic Music featuring Matt Weilmuenster (downstairs pub) and Brian Franke (up pub)
9:00- close- Live Irish Band 40 Thieves (up pub) and 12 Strings (down pub)
Price: Varies
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