The Best Places to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
| March 18, 2019
Boston
In Boston, a whopping 22.8 percent of the population claim some kind of Irish ancestry, the highest of any major city in the United States. All of that Irish ancestry, plus the city pride that’s bred into Bostonians makes for a raucous party every March 17. There’s a massive parade through South Boston every year, and every year Boston’s own homegrown Irish punk band the Dropkick Murphys take a break from touring or recording to play a sold-out show at the Boston House of Blues.
If you’re more historically-minded, you can take a self-guided tour of Boston’s Irish Heritage Trail. It’s a three-mile long walk that takes you across many of the city’s most famous Irish sites.
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