Get Your Irish On: St. Patrick's Day in Charleston

Charlestonians will need two green outfits this year as St. Patrick's Day celebrations are spread across both Saturday and Sunday.

St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 134 St. Phillip St. will begin the day with an 8 a.m. mass to mark the Feast of St. Patrick. Then beginning at 9 a.m. the City of Charleston will mark the day with the 17th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along King Street, culminating in raising the Irish flag over City Hall at around 11:30 a.m.

Bars around the city will be celebrating as well.

In West Ashley The Roost is once again hosting the Avondale St. Patty's Weekend Parking Lot Party with drink specials, live music and an shepherd's pie eating contest. On Sunday The Roost will serve brunch from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and feature bands inside and out, including the Holy City Hooligans at 4 p.m.

Over on James Island O'Brion's Pub & Grille at 520 Folly Road is hosting live music, including bag-pipers and will be offering drink specials Saturday and Sunday, along with a $3 hot dog station, and an appearance from the Jameson Girls, who will be giving away T-shirts and other swag.

Downtown there's even more to do.

Molly Darcy's at 235 East Bay St. will be bringing in several bands, Irish step dancers, bag-pipers and more.

Just a couple of doors away Big John's Tavern at 251 East Bay St. will be offering lots of drink special and live music as well.

Keep heading down East Bay Street to Market and stop by Mad River Bar & Grille at 32-B North Market St., where the bar will open at 9 a.m. Saturday with a kegs and eggs breakfast buffet. The first 100 patrons will get a free T-shirt, and there will be lots of drink specials, green beer and live music throughout the day.

Most of the other bars and restaurants in the Market will also be featuring drink specials throughout the weekend as well, and back on King Street at O'Malley's Bar and Grille at 549 King St., you'll find lots of traditional Irish food on the menu and several more drink specials available, as well as more live music.

Next-door Mercury Bar at 547 King St. will offer an Irish breakfast all weekend, along with some live music.