Tampa Is One Of The Top Cities For St.Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day is almost here and that means people around the globe are about to get wild. No matter where you are, there’s always someone in Leprechaun garb getting trashed off green beer, but some cities are better than others. Tampa is one of the best cities for St. Patrick’s Day, according to WalletHub.

Finding plans for St. Patrick’s Day is easy. Almost every bar is part of a pub crawl or partaking in festivities and if you don’t like the crowds, you may want to stay home for the night. In 2024, St. Paddy’s Day lands on a Sunday, but that won’t stop the party.

WalletHub took 200 of the most populated cities in the United States and compared them across 4 key dimensions. St. Patrick’s Day traditions, Costs, Safety & Accessibility, and St Patrick’s Day Weather. Within those dimensions, they looked at 15 different metrics such as Parades, Irish populations, Irish pubs and restaurants per capita, access to bars, beer prices, and more.

The metrics were graded on a 100-point scale. Then, the city's weighted average was used to calculate the overall score to create the rankings.

Boston, Massachusetts claims the #1 spot for St. Patrick’s day. They rank 4th for most Irish Pubs & Restaurants per capita. Next up is Chicago, Illinois. Chicago claims the #2 spot and is most known for the long-standing tradition of dyeing the river green. Chicago has the second most Irish Pubs & Restaurants per capita.

Coming in at #3 overall is the unexpected Savannah, Georgia. Savannah isn’t one of those places you'd expect to see on this list, but they come in 5th for weather and safety for St. Paddy’s Day.

Our very own Tampa, Florida claims the #9 and is the best city in Florida for St. Patrick's Day. Tampa has the 3rd most Irish Pubs and restaurants per capita and 11th for the weather ranking. Are you telling us Savannah, Georgia has better weather than the Sunshine State? Let's see that one in instant replay.  If you're looking for some family-friendly fun, River O'Green is back for 2024 on March 16th from 11 Am to 6 PM at Curtis Hixon Park.

Fort Lauderdale is the only other Florida city to rank in top 30 in the best cities for St. Patrick’s Day and comes in at #15.

[Source: WalletHub]

It's binge drinker's favorite holiday! St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and we want to share the best Irish pubs in Tampa Bay to celebrate. Many places around the Tampa Bay area will be serving up some green beer and Irish car bombs.

In a recent study done by WalletHub, Tampa ranks 21st for best cities in the U.S. for St. Patrick's Day celebrations in 2025. Tampa takes over 3rd place for most Irish pubs and restaurants per capita. Which means there will be plenty of places to celebrate! WalletHub found this info by comparing 200 of the most populated cities across four factors: St. Patrick’s Day traditions, costs, safety & accessibility, and weather. We were shocked to find out that Tampa didn't rank first in the weather category, it's the most perfect time of year here in the Sunshine State. If you'd like to see how Tampa compares to other cities on the list, check out the full study here. 

As we mentioned earlier, Tampa has a lot of Irish pubs to visit. There's always a crowd at these places on the 17th. Tampa will be hosting a huge celebration on the 15th and that's right, River o' Green Fest is back! The city of Tampa is hosting a huge party at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. They'll even be dying the Hillsborough River green!

We couldn't include all of our favorite Irish Pubs, but we sure did cover the bases. Let us know on social media what your plans are for St. Paddy's day!

Head straight from the River o' Green fest to Four Green Fields in Downtown Tampa. This little hidden gem has some of the best Irish eats! Check out their menu, here. 

Dunedin is a super fun location to be on St. Patrick's Day. Their local Irish Pub Flanagan's is always packed for the occasion.

James Joyce will be serving up the perfect Guinness any day of the week, not just on St. Patrick's Day.

Maloney's in Westchase is going all out for St. Patrick's Day. They are hosting a huge celebration with traditional Irish music and food!

Irish 31 is throwing a St. Patrick's Day party for the whole family for Paddyfest 2024! They'll have inflatables and games for the kids, and plenty of green beer for the adults.

If you want to feel on the fancier side, check out Strandhill Public in Downtown Tampa across the street from Armature Works! This will be a great place to stop at before/after the River o' Green Fest!