The next week calls for unseasonably hot temps and cold pint plunges of Guinness (or green beer – go ahead, we won’t judge).
With St. Patrick’s Day on a Tuesday, Silicon Valley bars and restaurants are wasting no time in starting the festivities and specials early. Local revelers will find live Irish music and dancing, traditional dishes like shepherd’s pie or corned beef and cabbage, and discounted drinks at select spots. Adrienne Mitchel highlights 20 businesses offering St. Patrick’s Day events and specials below.
And if coffee is more your cup of tea, read about a Woodside woman cultivating community with her coffee trailer, a business she started after a career in the service industry at Peninsula eateries.
Julia Brown
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Raise a pint of green beer and chow down on a plate of corned beef and cabbage this St. Patrick’s Day at various restaurants and pubs along the Peninsula. Here’s where to find live Irish music, Irish dancing and plentiful food and drink specials. Sláinte!
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Check out our Women’s History Month guide for more events in March!
St. Paddy’s Beer Stroll: March 13 Downtown Los Altos hosts a festive walk featuring samples of local craft brews, live music and shopping specials.
Bay Area Yarn Crawl: March 13-22 Yarn shops throughout the Bay Area are participating in this annual celebration of fiber arts, including the Peninsula’s Nordic Nest, Royal Bee Yarn Shop and more.
Spring Plant Exchange: March 14 Bring a plant or cutting to share and take home something new at the Burlingame Library’s spring plant swap. Flower and vegetable seeds are also available.
Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook Tour: March 15 Verve Coffee Roasters in Palo Alto hosts the authors of “The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook” for a cafe takeover, including exclusive drinks and book signings.
Books & Beats Night: March 20 DJ Lady Mojo Jojo will spin music connected to books such as “Heated Rivalry” and “People Who We Meet on Vacation” at A Novel Affair.
Memorial Park’s New Nature Center: March 21 Just in time to welcome spring, Memorial Park opens its newly renovated nature center with a ribbon cutting, a ranger-led walk, food from Loma Mar Outpost and park posters signed by artist Rebecca Holland.
Foster City Holi: March 21 Foster City’s celebration of the Hindu festival of colors, presented by the nonprofit BayBasi, includes a DJ spinning tunes and food, drink and of course colors for sale.
Belmont Handcrafted Originals Art Fair: March 21-22 More than 20 artists working in a variety of media will offer their wares at this festival.
Learn to Sew & Refashion: March 25 Learn how to start upcycling clothing, including both hand sewing and machine skills, with the goal of becoming confident making basic alterations.
Plan Ahead:
Honeybees & Bouquets: March 28 Explore connections between pollinators, native plants and food systems with beekeeper Dirk Kiehne of Menlo Honey and create a seasonal bouquet with Geo of Local Flower Boy at this event at the East Palo Alto Community Garden.
Hop into Spring: March 29 Springline’s annual spring celebration includes live music, a petting zoo, face painting, games and more.
Library Giving Day Trivia Night: April 1 Taplands is donating a percentage of the proceeds from its April 1 trivia night to the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.
Spring Flower Frolic: April 1 Naturalists lead a hike to look for early spring wildflowers and newt eggs at Picchetti Ranch Preserve.
Kelly Yang with Mychal Threets: April 15 Kelly Yang, best known as the author of the beloved “Front Desk” series for children, has a debut novel for adults, “The Take.” At Kepler’s, she’ll be in conversation with librarian and literary advocate Mychal Threets.
Time Travelers Vintage Expo: April 18 Find vintage clothing and home goods, retro-inspired handmade wares and more at this national traveling vintage market.
Molly Tuttle and Ketch Secor: April 30 Locally raised, Grammy-winning roots-music superstar Molly Tuttle returns to the Peninsula for an intimate concern with musician Ketch Secor.
10,000 Memories: Through May 24 The Los Altos History Museum’s “10,000 Memories” exhibition explores the 1947 Partition of the former British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan, during which millions were displaced.
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