DOWNTOWN

Schlafly Stout & Oyster Festival: Schlafly’s biggest food & beer festival of the year with over 70,000 fresh oysters and teams of star shuckers from both coasts. Indulge in several varieties of oysters and pair them with 15 styles of Schlafly stout: Oatmeal Stout, Coffee Stout, Nitro Irish Stout, Extra Irish Stout and Oyster Stout. The event is free and open to the public. Simply pay for whatever food and drink you would like. Live music includes: Hazard to Ya Booty, Funky Butt Brass Band, Southern Exposure, The Grooveliner, Big Mike Aguirre & the Blu City Allstars, Boudin Brothers Band, and Big Sam’s Funky Nation.

Date: March 10 & 11
Time: Fri: 5pm-12am, Sat:11am-12am
Place: Schlafly Tap Room – 2100 Locust

St. Louis Blues: The Blues play at home this weekend – Friday against the Anaheim Ducks and Saturday against the New York Islanders. Saturday’s game has a St. Patrick’s Day theme. With the purchase of a special theme ticket, you will receive an exclusive Blues Green Soccer Style scarf. The luck ‘o the Irish will be at Scottrade Center with Irish music, food and much more!

Date: March 10 & 11
Time: 7pm both nights
Place: Scottrade Center

Home & Garden Show: The place to see, learn about and buy the latest home products and services under one roof. Hundreds of local companies and countless experts will be on hand to answer questions, share ideas and provide inspiration to help you with all of your home and garden projects and improvements. Seven showcases including: lawn & garden, kitchen & bath, interior design, pool & spa, new construction, sustainable living and home products.

Date: March 9-12
Time: Thurs-Sat: 10am-8pm, Sun: 10am-5pm
Place: America’s Center

St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Run: Three events. One weekend. It starts with the Irish Dinner at Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark on Friday night. Followed by the 5 mile parade run starting at Broadway and Clark and finsihing at 8th and Market at the runners village where participants can enjoy a post-race Michelob Ultra. Then closing out the day with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade starting at 20th and Market and ending at Broadway. Regularly noted as one of the top in the country, the parade will be comprised of over 120 units, including marching bands, floats, clowns, huge cartoon-character balloons, 5000+ marchers, dignitaries from Ireland and the St. Louis area, Mayor Francis Slay, Steve Stenger, other local and regional officials, and the parade’s general chairman in leading our parade.

Date: Saturday, March 11
Time: Run: 9am Parade: noon
Place: Downtown – Market St

ST. CHARLES

St. Charles Boat Show: See the latest in cruisers, runabouts, performance boats, pontoons, ski boats, personal watercraft, docks, lifts, and accessories. Admission: $9 adults, $5 children, free for 5 & under.

Date: March 9-12
Time: Thurs: 3-9pm, Fri: 12-10pm, Sat: 10am-9pm, Sun: 10am-5pm
Place: St. Charles Convention Center

ILLINOIS

Lucky Leprechaun 5K & St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Come out for the 5k Run/walk – participate or cheer people on. Then turn Belleville into a sea of green while watching the Hibernian’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade starting at 11am. Round out the day by celebrating the luck o’the Irish with your friends at a local establishment!

Date: Saturday, March 11
Time: 9am
Place: East Main St, Belleville

Accelerate Fashion & Trunk Show: The Accelerate Fashion and Trunk show will feature nationally recognized designers from Los Angeles and New York Fashion Week. 11 local design houses will be modeling their latest collections. We are super excited to have Dawn Corwin Salon & Photography as a presenting sponsor Their team will be on site through the show. The Charity of Choice is 5A’s No-Kill, Non-Profit Animal Shelter. GA tickets are $20. Or go VIP for $50 and get seating on the runway, open bar with specialty beers and cocktails from Global Brew, and appetizers including citrus pork sliders, shrimp ceviche, salmon bites, and more. Trunk Show Reception immediately after with drinks provided by Global Brew Tap House.

Date: Saturday, March 11
Time: 6-9pm
Place: Gateway Classic Cars-1237 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon

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