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Top Things To Do On St Patrick’s Day in Cape Town

By Bianca Bunge

March 12, 2024 7 min read

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Top Things To Do On St Patrick’s Day in Cape Town 2024

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Let the St Patrick’s Day shenanigans begin! St Patrick’s Day is just a few days away, taking place on the 17th of March, are you ready to celebrate it in true Cape Town style?

Saint Patrick’s Day is a huge celebration of the foremost patron saint of Ireland. However, St Patrick’s Day is by no means only celebrated in Ireland, but in countries all around the world. And you better believe the Mother City is right there, ready to celebrate with the best of them!

Here are some of the top things to do this St Patrick’s Day in Cape Town to make it one to remember. From parties, bar crawls, burgers, unbelievable Guinness Beer specials and epic St Paddy’s events, there is something for everyone to enjoy this St Patrick’s Day in Cape Town.

#St Patrick’s Day at Shackleton

Top Things To Do in Cape Town this weekend — Photo credit: Shackleton Brewing Company

When: Friday, 15 March 2024
Event by: Shackleton Brewing Company
Where: Shackleton Brewing Company | 25 Transvaal Street,Paarden Eiland, Cape Town
Time: 2pm

Celebrate St Paddy’s Day at your favourite pub on Friday 15 March! We’ll have Guinness on tap all week leading up to Friday’s St Paddy’s Event PLUS we’ll have our very own Shackleton clone of Guinness on tap (more about this soon!). There’ll be live music from Dukes of Note, a food truck, and Irish competitions & giveaways!

So, that’s THREE Stouts on Nitro Tap!

Shackleton Cocoa Oatmeal Stout
Our Guinness Clone
Actual Guinness

#St Patrick’s Day Celebration at The Range

When: Sunday, 17 March 2024
Event by: Chilled Market at The Range
Where: The Range Function and Conference Venue | The Range Venue, Orpen Road, Tokai, Cape Town
Time: 11am – 5pm
Tickets: Click here to get your ticket / tickets

Join the Irish South African Association in celebrating St Patrick’s Day as they mix things up with a Festival of Live music, Irish Dancing, and Irish Food stalls. This year we encourage all including families to join in on the fun with a safe and exciting Kids’ Zone.

Our Irish theme will include live music, food, dancing and more!

Musical groups playing live music covering various genres such as traditional, folk and rock mostly with an Irish theme.
Talented Irish dancers – showcasing the various styles of Irish dance.
kiddie zone with jumping castles and games.
Food stalls selling varieties of Irish Themed Choices

With so much lucky excitement how could you not arrive in your best Green outfit and join in on the Fun?

#St. Patrick’s Day at Pullman

When: 15 March 2024 – 17 March 2024
Event by: Pullman Cape Town
Where: Pullman Cape Town City Centre | Ghibli Bar | 22 Riebeek Street, Cape Town
Time: March 15 at 12pm – March 17 at 12am
Contact details: 021 467 4000 | [email protected]
**Click here to visit the website
**Make a St. Patrick’s weekend of it and book your stay with us: https://all.accor.com/hotel/C0H1/index.en.shtml

Join us for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Ghibli Bar, where we’ll be serving up locally brewed and refreshing green Pullman Lager, exclusively available on St Patrick’s Day weekend with limited availability. Bring the gang and try our chef’s exciting new Gastro Pub culinary creations.

Make a St. Patrick’s weekend of it and book your stay with us: https://all.accor.com/hotel/C0H1/index.en.shtml

#ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND @ WOODSTOCK BREWERY

When: 16 March 2024 – 17 March 2024
Event by: Woodstock Brewery, Nomadic Orchestra and The Honeymooners Band
Where: Woodstock Brewery | 252 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Time: March 16 at 6pm – March 17 at 8pm

Get ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style! Join us for an unforgettable weekend filled with live music, delicious specialty Irish craft beer, and mouthwatering food. Let the sounds of traditional Irish tunes and modern hits lift your spirits as you indulge in a weekend celebrating Irish culture. Save the date and come join the craic! FREE ENTRY!!

SATURDAY: 20H00 Nomadic Orchestra

Nomadic Orchestra is a five-piece brass dance band, based in Cape Town, South Africa. The primary goal of the Nomads, as they’re affectionately referred to, is to get people moving. The band plays an infectious kind of high-energy dance music guaranteed to get feet tapping and limbs flailing. They are strongly influenced by traditional music from the countries of South-Eastern Europe: Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. They are also influenced by Klezmer, gypsy and circus music as well as contemporary western party music. Their musical training brings a strong jazz aesthetic to the band, and thus an emphasis on improvisation.

Miss Jackson

A DJ for people who generally dislike DJs – Miss Jackson’s love for music is rooted in old-school hip hop and punk but has broadened over the decades to include ska, dub, reggae, funk, alternative rock and beyond. Her eclectic tastes and intuition will excite and surprise, keeping the good vibes flowing.

SUNDAY

12h00 Doors Open
14h00 Shenanigans
15h00 SNAFU ft Natasha Malherbe
16h00 The Honeymooners
17h00 Lonesome Dave Ferguson

SNAFU transforms classic songs across all genres into pumping, jiving reggae stompers for the purposes of jubilation and has an extensive repertoire of reggae, ska and dub, nestled alongside our ever-growing original material and nifty cross-overs from other genres and artists.

The Honeymooners are an Acoustic Folk / Country Duo from Johannesburg, South Africa. They are husband and wife Steve East (from the Alt. Country band Crystal Park) and Jolene East (aka Jolling). Their live performances are a quirky, fun and highly entertaining show where the two perform some of Jolene’s original songs, some songs from Steve’s band Crystal Park (done in a very different style) and some covers from some of their favourite artists.

“LONESOME” DAVE FERGUSON is a one-man lo-fi-hi-impact explosion of Trans-Blues & Country-Dub. This solo show uses only harmonica, human beat-box and vocals, recording live loops and then layering and building those loops to construct a song… Although it’s a solo act it’s not your typical singer-song-whiner type show, expect more in your face dance-style grooves served up in a Deep-South style.

#St Patrick’s Day / Weekend

When: 15 March 2024 – 17 March 2024
Event by: Maria Turner and Johnny Fox’s Pub & Restaurant
Where: Johnny Fox Restaurant & Pub | Shop 21, Bothasig Square, Bothasig Mall, Tafelberg Street, Bothasig, Cape Town
Time: 15 March at 6pm – 17 March at 7pm

Keep the weekend of the 15^th of March to the 17^th of March free as we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in true Irish traditional style.

There will be Special Guest appearances on Sunday the 17^th of March!

You can expect to enjoy a true taste of Irish Flavors, Music, Guinness Tap specials and lots more!

**Keep watch for updates!

#St Patrick’s Day PARTY at DORP Bar Stellenbosch

When: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Event by: DORP Bar
Where: DORP Bar | 64 Andringa Street, Stellenbosch
Time: 2pm
Contact details: 069 334 5195 | [email protected] | www.dorpbar.co.za

Get ready to paint the town green!

Join us at Dorp for the most festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Stellies! Get into the spirit of the Emerald Isle with our St. Paddy’s Day-themed bash on the 16th of March!

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT

Great Drink Specials: Raise a glass of Guinness or sip on some Irish whiskey with our exclusive St. Patrick’s Day drink specials all day long.
Live Music: Get your jig on with live music from the insanely talented Matt Carstens on our outdoor stage.
DJ: From 8pm, the incredible Shaun Matthews will be taking the party all the way until closing.

Don’t miss out on the luckiest party of the year! Grab your friends, put on your greenest attire, and join us for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration to remember at Dorp! See you there!

Made possible thanks to our friends at GUINNESS.
No under-18s allowed.
Right of admission reserved.

#St Patrick’s Day Party with Gert Zandberg @ Thirsty Seagulls

When: Saturday, 16 March 2024
Event by: Thirsty Seagulls
Where: Thirsty Seagulls | 16 Pickle Street, Strand, Cape Town
Time: 5pm – 10pm
Contact details: 079 889 3668 | [email protected]
**FREE shot if you’re wearing your best GREEN attire!
**Tons of prizes for BEST dressed!

If we can’t go to Ireland, we bring Ireland to us and therefore invite you ALL to put on something green, bring the luck of a leprechaun and come celebrate St. Patrick’s day with us at Thirsty Seagulls on Saturday the 16^th of March!

Gert Zandberg will be entertaining us from 18:00, prizes for best dressed and a free shooter upon entry if wearing green. In true tradition we also have a Guinness draft and an Irish slammer (Guinness, Jameson, baileys cream) for only R32 on the day. Put your Irish hat on and come enjoy this fun filled evening with us!

#Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day @ The Burger Bar

When: Sunday, 17 March 2024
Event by: The Burger Bar
Where: 1850 Central Road, 6 Pringle Cove Centre, Pringle Bay, Western Cape
Time: 11am
Contact details: 072 571 9221 | [email protected] | www.burgerbarpringle.co.za