St. Paddy's Parties

Your guide to the biggest and best St. Patrick's Day parties in Austin

We've rounded up Austin's top St. Patrick's Day parties.

From green beer to authentic music and family-friendly fun, you can find it all in Austin on March 17. Here are the best ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the Capital City.

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For all things Irish, check out St. Patrick's Day Austin. Held at Pioneer Farms, this authentic, family-friendly festival features live music, cultural events, children's games, Irish language classes, dancing, great food, and more.

B. D. Riley's
B. D. Riley's is the place to be for an authentic Irish celebration — no green beer, no cover to get in. Those who brave the downtown traffic will be rewarded with live music and an incredible assortment of Irish beers. The St. Patrick's Day shindig at this Sixth Street pub starts at 11:30 am and goes all night.

Fado Irish Pub
The big-time party at Fado Irish Pub shuts down part of the Warehouse District for rowdy tunes, craft brews, and televised sports. The celebration starts bright and early at 6 am with a live broadcast featuring Jason and Deb from 101X and a proper Irish breakfast. Admission is free before 10 am, $10 after 10 am, and $15 after 2 pm.

Jack & Ginger's
This new addition to The Domain in the burgeoning Rock Rose development is ready for its first-ever St. Patrick's Day party. Enjoy pub fare, craft brews, and sweet tunes at the mini street festival. Admission is $10 — a steal considering the party runs from 8 am until 2 am.

Opal Divine's
The Marina and Penn Field locations of Opal Divine's will be hosting a sweet lineup of Austin musicians playing Irish music beginning at noon on Thursday. Combine these tunes with a stellar collection of single-malt scotch, and you have a perfect holiday.

Pinthouse Pizza
Head to either Pinthouse Pizza location for tasty pies, a fresh tapping of the Green Bearded Seal Dry Irish Stout, live music, and more. The fun starts at 11 am — snag some limited edition Pinthouse shirts while you're there.

Haymaker
If your St. Patrick's Day won't be complete without green beer and fun specials, stop by Haymaker. The Manor Road hot spot will be partying with Magners Irish Cider on tap and hot corned beef.

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Reexamining Don Draper

Jon Hamm, Henry Winkler, and more headed to Austin for TV festival

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Jon Hamm is coming to Austin to talk about Don Draper.

From May 29 to June 1, 2025, the ATX TV Festival will take over downtown Austin, and this year Jon Hamm will be joining the festival for the first time.

Hamm will be here for an event called A Mad Men Retrospective, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show's finale. In this panel (the moderator of which is not yet announced), Hamm will reflect on his Emmy-winning performance as Mad Men's Don Draper, the uniqueness of the character in the TV canon, and the show's influence 10 years after it ended.

Jon Hamm may be best known as Draper, but he's also given celebrated performances in several movies and other shows like Fargo, Black Mirror, and — fun fact! — Gilmore Girls.

Celebrating TV is what the ATX TV Festival is all about. This annual summer event is put on by ATX TV and consists of screenings, Q&As, and panel conversations; plus all sorts of parties, live music, happy hours, and other events. It's known for reunions of classic series and cult hits, and according to the website, it's like "TV camp for grownups."

Jon Hamm isn't the only heavy-hitter in this year's lineup.

Programming also includes an acting class and Q&A with Henry Winkler himself, a live script reading of classic episodes from The Golden Girls and Designing Women (guest actors to be announced), a reunion of the creatives and cast of the HBO hit series The Leftovers, a live recording of the podcast Sidebar: A Suits Watch Podcast with Suits stars and co-hosts Sarah Rafferty and Patrick J. Adams, and much more.

Additionally, the festival's annual Pitch Competition is still accepting open pitch submissions through January 17. This gives creatives in Austin a chance to pitch their show idea in front of some of the industry's biggest showrunners and executives. Those in the top 10 will receive a year of support to make the next steps in their TV careers.

Festival badges and passes ($150-535) are on sale now.

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