st patrick's day

Win a free half day tattoo session! March 17, 2023 St. Patrick's Day Tattoo event at Odyssey Tattoo. $60 Get What You Get flash sale. Reach into the box and pick an egg, that's your tattoo! Pick the lucky egg and you win a free half day tattoo session! Event begins at 9am at 1802 N. Carson St #140. First come first served!

Happy Saturday Carson City! Despite COVID-19 fears, there are still some great events going on this weekend! Please make sure to use safe health practices, and have a great time!

Heading into the weekend, activities abound around the Carson City region over the next three days. We should note you'll want to check ahead of time in case of cancellations.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Carson City! May the luck o' the Irish be with you on this fine Spring-like Sunday.

Leprechauns may well have had a hand in turning our seasonal fortunes around and making the ground hog look like he knows what he's doing.

Dogs and their humans gathered Saturday morning in the cold at Silver Strike Cross Fit to run a 5K around Centennial Park in East Carson City.

St. Patrick's Day is a day to celebrate Irish heritage, excellent music, food, and of course, drinks galore. Check out the list for St. Paddy's events and other happenings throughout Carson City this weekend.

Well we're here Carson City. We're heading into March 15, the last Friday of winter 2019. While March 20 may be the first day of Spring, the weekend ahead is about the Irish and their spring. The exception is tonight where the Western Nevada College Chapter of the National Student Nurses' Association will be going Italian style with a fundraising spaghetti feed spread. Read on for more.

When the Carson City Downtown Business Association (DBA) says the monthly Wine Walk is held rain, snow or shine, it isn't kidding around.

Carson City's downtown business and historic districts were bustling Saturday with Wine Walk participants enjoying sights and sips, despite cool, wet weather that failed to dampen their spirits.

Not only is Friday the first day of March in this 2019 calendar year but it is also the end of the work week. And for this we say welcome to a month that brings us the Downtown Carson City Wine Walk, which is this Saturday, NCAA basketball playoffs, St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the first day of spring. While we look forward to these future events, there's plenty of activities lined up for today. Read on and find out more.

LAKE TAHOE — It was March Madness on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe Sunday as more than 200 people braved frigid waters all in the spirit of raising money for Special Olympics.

Area residents braved the cold this St. Patrick's Day to raise money for Childhood Cancer Research during the "Brave the Shave" event Saturday in downtown Carson City.

Okay. This is one of the hardest weekend lists I’ve ever had to do. This dump of snow has cancelled some events, but others are in full force. Best I can tell, St. Patrick’s Day parties are not deterred by a little snowfall. There will be no parade in Virginia City, but the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fest is on. Head to downtown Carson for more green beer, Irish music, and corned beef and cabbage than you’ll know what to do with.

SATURDAY: St. Patrick’s Day

Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, as well as other employees for the Nevada Department of Public Safety will be participating in the South Lake Tahoe “Polar Plunge” on Sunday, March 18.

UPDATE: The Polar Plunge has been postponed and moved to Sunday, March 18 instead of St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, because of inclement weather.
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The Special Olympics of Northern California and Nevada is currently holding a fundraiser for children and adults with disabilities that will culminate in the Polar Plunge on Saturday, March 17, at Zephyr Cove at south shore Lake Tahoe in Douglas County.

Multi-talented music industry entrepreneur David Victor, formerly of the classic rock band BOSTON, returns to Northern Nevada on Saturday, March 17 to perform with his tribute act Bostyx.

Bagpipes, drums, river dancers and a live rock band brought St. Patrick's Day revelers to their feet Friday on McFadden Plaza in downtown Carson City.

Area pubs, bars and restaurants were crowded Friday afternoon and into the evening around Carson City as celebrants embraced the traditional Irish holiday.

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Jonathan McRae played the bagpipes today in front of the Richard H. Bryan Building at 901 S. Stewart Street in Carson City.

Irish eyes are smiling on us: it’s going to be a gorgeous day. You won’t have to look far for some green beer, whiskey, or corned beef – there will be St. Patrick’s Day parties all over. Live music is on the menu, as well. Choose from Men of Worth at the Brewery Arts Center, an all ages punk show at Sassafras, or Stereo Galaxy in the McFadden Plaza, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The brave ones will be at the St. Baldrick Fundraiser at Red’s Old 395 where you’ll see some heads shaved for a good cause. Where ever you end up, just make sure you have a plan to get home safely.

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Jonathan McRae will play the bagpipes in front of the Richard H. Bryan Building at 901 S. Stewart Street at 10:00 a.m.

What are you doing this St Patty's Day? Come on down to the Blue Bull at 107 E. Telegraph St. in Carson City, NV this Friday, March 17 for the best St. Patrick's Day party west of Chicago! $1.50 green beer will be flowing from the taps along with $2 Coors Light specials from open to close and free catered corned beef and cabbage! If you're looking for an all out St. Patrick's Day experience, you're not going to want to miss the march- through bagpipe performance by the Sierra Highlander Pipe Band. We open at noon and party all night, so come early and stay late! We'll see you there!

The Brewery Arts Center, Carson City’s premiere epicenter for the arts since 1976, will present Men of Worth on Friday night, March 17 in the Black Box Theater.

Men of Worth was formed in 1986 by Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher who came together to perform Irish and Scottish folk music, combining traditional and contemporary styles.

Start your St. Patrick's day off right with Trivia Night at the Carson City Library! Carson Sunset Rotary Club is hosting the event by selling alcoholic drinks and library staff will be creating and hosting the trivia questions. Must be 21 years of age or older to participate, so make sure to bring your ID.

When: Friday, March 17, 2017 6-7pm
Where: Carson City Library, 900 N Roop Street

For more information on the event, check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1738094883168337/1739721453005680/?notif...

It was bag pipes and Irish song favorites at the Richard H. Bryan Building on Stewart Street in Carson City this St. Patrick's Day afternoon. Jonathan McRae of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, gives an an impromptu bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace to employees.

Saint Patrick was a gentleman, who through strategy and stealth, drove all the snakes from Ireland, here’s a toasting to his health. But not too many toastings, lest you lose yourself and then, forget the good Saint Patrick and see all those snakes again! Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Carson City. There are some great parties going on around town, check out the list to find them all. Don’t forget to designate a sober driver or call a taxi if whiskey or green beer are part of the day’s plan.

THURSDAY:

Come on down to the Blue Bull Bar on Thursday, March 17 and join the fun at our St. Patrick's Day Celebration! We're going to set the Irish mood with some awesome drink specials! $1.50 green beer, $2 Coors Light, specials on Car Bombs AND on our extensive selection of Irish Whiskeys, PLUS Irish Trash Cans on our cocktail draft handle. Getting a little too Irish? Grub down on catered corned beef and cabbage and enjoy a walk through bagpipe performance by the Sierra Highlanders around 8:30. It's going to be a great time! We open at 3pm. Don't forget your green! Cheers!

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and the celebrations have begun. The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada has crafts and Irish dancers. Carson Lanes is hosting their annual Pot of Gold Tournament. The Downtown Reno Leprechaun Crawl is always a crazy time. Take a look at this weekend summary to find the fun for miles around.

SATURDAY:

With St. Patrick's Day being one of the biggest holidays centered around partying, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department will have a DUI Checkpoint as well as extra patrols on the roads to help lower deaths and injuries.
The checkpoint will be held from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day, March 17.

Known for its Wild West traditions and old miner Comstock legends, Virginia City has its authentic Nevada history and quirky, outlandish special events that keep people from around the world coming back for more.

This year is no different as the town’s 2016 special events calendar includes fan favorites such as the International Camel and Ostrich Races, the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and several parades as well as a brand new event, a western rodeo in September.

For more than two decades, the historic mining town of Virginia City, Nev. has gone nuts over St. Patrick's Day weekends. Literally. The Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry, known around these parts as the Comstock's own testicle festival, is a play on words.

Happy Thursday, Carson City. I hope you’re ready for some fun. If you find yourself in Gardnerville, don’t miss out on their Thirsty Third Thursday Wine Walk, and wear your hula skirt – it’s Hawaiian themed. Here in town, you’ll find karaoke at Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar and Caterpillar’s Hookah Lounge. Practice your improv skills at the Brewery Arts Center. You’ll enjoy country DJ Lisa at Living the Good Life. Erin go bragh at the Firkin and Fox with their ‘Halfway to St. Patrick’s’ Party. If you enjoy a nice cigar, you won’t want to miss out on the ‘Best in Show’ party at the Carson Cigar Company.

THURSDAY:

• National Championship Air Races at the Reno Stead Airport (8am-4:30pm; $17 general admission)
• Last day of Industrial Art exhibit at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)