st. patrick's day

St. Patrick's Day is Friday, March 17, and historic Jefferson, Texas is the place to be this weekend for St. Patty's Shamrocks and Shenanigans celebration.

Now that we made it through Mardi Gras it's time for another celebration in March! Main Street El Dorado presents “Shamrockin on the Square," in historic downtown El Dorado on Saturday, March 12, from 11 am to 4 pm.

We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day?

St. Patrick's Day is next week, when everything goes green. Now, I don't paint my finger nails, but I saw this and thought 'How Cool!'

Make the most of this St. Patrick's Day this year by putting your smartphone to use with these St. Patrick's Day apps:

Looking for somewhere to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Texarkana? From green eggs to a ZZ Top tribute band, your pot will be full of fun for this lucky holiday. Put on your favorite green duds and hit these hot spots in Texarkana for the St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities: Shooter's Sports Bar, Hopkins Icehouse and Fat Jack's.

McDonald's bright-green Shamrock Shake, a minty beverage only available around St. Patrick's Day each year, has a cult following that rivals that of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and short-lived TV series "Firefly" (though possibly not McDonald's other fan-favorite seasonal menu item, the McRib).

You know what they say: one man’s pub crawl is another man’s....public reading of “Green Eggs and Ham”? Some places around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in uniquely festive ways. Here are some of our favorites:

While many people associate St. Patty's with heavy drinking and pub crawls, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a historically solemn and sober holy day for Roman Catholics. Believe it. Until the 1970s, pubs were actually legally required to close up shop for the day.