Updated: Mar 15, 2018
Looking for a great place to drink green beer, listen to Irish music, and do a jig this St Patrick's Day?
Try one of these great pubs...
The Bennett Hotel, Hamilton
Saturday 17 March
Live music with The Real McCoy's from 3pm
Live music with Shamrock from 7pm
Prizes and promotions
Sunday 18 March
Traditional Irish music from 4pm
Bushrangers Bar & Brasserie, Largs
Friday, 16 March
Karaoke from 8pm
Irish-themed menu running all weekend
Lucky Leprechauns prizes
Calendonian Hotel, Singleton
Saturday 17 March
Irish band Vevyla from 12pm
$6 Guinness pints
Caves Coastal Bar and Bungalows, Caves Beach
Saturday 17 March
Home-made beef and Guinness pie from Executive chef Will O’Brien
Guinness
Kids face painting
Kids jumping castle
Live Irish music from 12pm till late night.
The Family Hotel, Maitland
Saturday 17 March
Drink specials
$12 Irish meals
$6 Jamesons
$8 Guinness cans
Finnegan's, Newcastle
Friday 16 March
Irish lunch menu
Entertainment from 8pm
$5 spirits
Saturday 17 March
Doors open at 11.30am
Irish-themed menu all day
Live music with Bushin Behnes Irish band from 5.30pm
DJs from 8pm across three rooms
George Tavern, Green Hills
Saturday 17 March
Guinness and green cocktail drink specials
Happy Hour from 2pm-3pm
Monster Tray meat raffles from 3.30pm
Live music with Arley & I from 8.30pm 'till late
Grain Store, Newcastle
Saturday 17 March
17 taps pouring Irish-style beers and ciders
Irish-themed menu all day
Gunyah Hotel, Belmont
Saturday 17 March
Doors open at 10am
Guinness on tap
Irish-themed menu
Green cocktails
Live music with Mojo Bandits from 8pm
Harrigan's Irish Pub, Pokolbin
Saturday 17 March
Drink specials
Prize give-aways
Irish pipe-band from 4pm
$9 pints of Guinness, Kilkenny and Magners
Irish bands:
Live music with Get Jiggy from 1pm
Live music with Black Creek from 5pm
Live music with Purple Rain from 9pm
Irish dancers:
12.30pm, 1.45pm and 3.15pm
Sunday 18 March
Irish bands:
Live music with Celtic Connection from 1pm
Irish dancers:
12.30pm, 1.45pm and 3.15pm
Jewells Tavern, Jewells
Saturday 17 March
Food and drinks specials
Give-aways
Live music with Him & Hawke from 8pm
The Kent Hotel, Hamilton
Saturday, 17 March
Guinness on tap
Soloist from 4pm
Dj from 9.30pm
Live music with Overload from 10pm
Northern Star, Hamilton
Saturday 17 March
Breakfast from 8am
Lunch and dinner - bookings required
3 stages
Best-dressed competitions
Live music from 9am
Live Irish dancers
Roving Irish Leprechaun
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Merewether
Saturday 17 March
$15 Boilermaker
Live music with Guinnes and Jameson
The Rutherford Hotel, Rutherford
Saturday 17 March
$200 prize for best dressed
Live music with Jarred Taylor from 8pm
Cans of Guinness available all day
Shoal Bay Country Club, Shoal Bay
Saturday 17 March
Best-dressed prizes
Live music with DLove Duo from 5pm in the courtyard
Live music with King Shakey and Driver 8 from 9pm in the main room
Shenanigans at The Imperial, Maitland
Thursday 15th March
Traditional Irish open-mic night with Kent Daniel and the crew. Registration from 6.30pm
Friday 16th March
Irish bar snacks at 5.30pm
$6 Pints of Kilkenny and Guinness 3-6pm, plus a chance to win Guinness merchandise just by enjoying a pint
Saturday 17th March
Special Irish food fare (bookings essential)
Irish vreakfast 9.30am to 11.30am
Snack menu 3pm-5pm and dinner from 5.30pm- 9pm
Win Guinness merchandise all day just by enjoying a pint
Live music with Erin Re Jigged from 12pm - 4pm
Maitland Pipe & Drums Band from 5.00pm-5.30pm and 7.00pm-7.30pm
Live music with Murphy O' Toole from 8pm till late
Tea Gardens Hotel, Tea Gardens
Saturday 17 March
Green beer
Face painting from 11.30am to 1.30pm
Irish bag pipes by local patron Jock
Live Irish music with Phil McKnight from 2pm to 5pm
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