Sunday, March 17th, is St. Patrick’s Day, a fun holiday that my family enjoys – and you don’t even have to be Irish to celebrate!
As I’ve mentioned in years past, I like to prepare a couple of traditional St. Patrick’s Day foods, which are usually corned beef and cabbage and Irish soda bread. We all wear something green and usually hang out with family and friends. There may even be some adult beverages involved (did someone say green beer, lol).
Will you be celebrating the holiday? Maybe cooking/buying traditional St. Patrick’s Day foods, dressing in green, or attending a parade? Please let me know in the comment section below!
St. Patrick’s Day Spending
According to the National Retail Federation’s annual St. Patrick’s Day survey, consumers plan to spend a record $7.2 billion (an average of $44.40 per person) on the holiday this year. Top spending categories are food and beverages.
A record 62% or 162 million Americans are planning to celebrate.
What do some of those celebration plans include?
82% will wear green
29% will make a special dinner
26% will decorate their home or office
27% will attend a party at a bar/restaurant
16% will attend a private party
15% will attend a parade
12% will host a party
Best Cities For St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Different cities have their own St. Patrick’s Day traditions. Chicago, for example, is known for dyeing the Chicago River green. Other cities might be known for their parades, pageants and/or pub crawls. According to WalletHub, here are some of the top cities for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations based on their rich traditions of tasty and affordable food, safe conditions to celebrate, and good weather. (See the full article for a list of all the cities.)
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Savannah, GA
Reno, NV
Pittsburgh, PA
New York, NY
Worcester, MA
Buffalo, NY
For NCP Panel Members
Be sure to report any special purchases you make for the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, in addition to your regular shopping. These include food and beverages, accessories, decorations, etc. Thank you!
If you celebrate the holiday, have a fun day!
Cheers,
Taylor
More from NCP:
St. Patrick’s Day Facts (March 15, 2019)
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day (March 16, 2018)
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Being Irish, 48%, you’d think we would celebrate this year. We didn’t. NOT because we didn’t want too, it was because I was not feeling well. I had hayfever. Not fun at all. Still trying to get better today
I wore the only green pants I have around the house. Being on SSDI I don’t get nearly enough money to live on so no money for anything special.
We wore green. My dad took the family out to lunch and he and I had corned beef and cabbage, YUM. My husband took my dad to a movie and we had green pancakes for a late dinner.
Hi Hello Everyone and Happy Patrick Day to All! and Iam deaf hard of hearing impaired mother and grandmother but Iam chef mom to celebrate Patrick Day cooking dinner party greens and macaroni cheese mixed with broccoli smooth and soft bread Rolls and green cupcakes and mint ice cream also wear green outfits only for Patrick Day.😍👏👏☘️💚
Fish & chips, wear green, decorate our ‘seasonal tree’ with all things St Patrick’s, listen to some great Irish music. Slainte!
We wore green, and I decorated the house and sent out Happy St Patrick’s day cards.
We are making Corned beef and cabbage, and will be attending church this St. Paddy’s Day, since it is Sunday. My Irish drink of choice is not the beer (how can you guys stand that stuff!), but the Irish coffee! 😉
We will celebrate with corned beef, cabbag, potatoes and carrots. Everyone will wear green and we will sing our favorite Irish songs. I am about 1/3 Irish, but this is about an entire day that the family and friends can join in on. Typically we invite 2 families to join us and we sit outside to eat.
I look forward to my familie’s St Paddy’s party every year in anticipation for the homemade corned beef & cabbage with stewed potatoes on the side. Of course I dont neglect the green because it would not go unnoticed or unpinched!
It’s essential to wear green, you don’t want to get pinched!
A gentle pinch to your husband, wife, lover or significant other can always lead to a little more romance. Take the opportunity or make one!
St. Patrick’s Day is just a big celebration of the Irish culture. I look forward to the Corned beef and cabbage. I don’t think that I’ve ever had soda bread, but that is something that I will definitely look into before Sunday.
I haven’t celebrated St Patrick’s Day in 10 years. It’s just a reminder of the day my son passed away.
I am very sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear of your loss. My father was born on St. Patrick’s Day and always celebrated by enjoying the festivities as if it was all for his birthday. So it is a reminder of my father and I miss him every St. Patrick’s Day. God Bless You.
Corned Beef Hash & eggs over easy for me….top o’the morning to ya! Sun 😎 UP.
I am Irish and I have had corn beef and cabbage once in my life ( 70 yo) not a family thing, although parents were born on the Isle. Have visited my cousins there and they have been here. Wearing the green includes my green eyes!!! Have never caught the leprechaun, but did get a Englishman for life !!
An old coworker of mine went and posted lots of pictures On her Instagram and it looks beautiful, the lush green grass and the countryside and the towering cliffs. I would love to visit there one day, and green is my favorite color.
Good for you lol
I’m not a big beer drinker but I love drinking beer occasionally and I drank some beer recently at 1 of my friends home. My favorite beer is Micholob
We buy and make corned beef,cabbage,potatoes and have family come over we all wear green and hold a contest on who looks the best and give a prize of a trophy that looks like a leprechaun cauldron of gold in it….
Im there