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Where to Get Your St. Paddy's Day On

From beer, food and running, there's lots to do in C.O.

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McMenamains Old St. Francis school

Fri., March 15 to Sun., March 17

Can Stock Photo / bhofack2

Green beers!

All day

As part of St. Patrick's Day Across the Land, McMenamins is hosting its weekend-long party with food and drinks specials and live music.

Tony Smiley kicks off the weekend at Father Luke's Room from 7 to 10pm on Friday. Live music, including bagpipes, runs until Sunday at 7pm.

Drink specials include McMenamins Irish Stout on nitro taps through March, Irish coffees featuring El Salvador Las Isabellas roasted coffee, Jameson Irish Whiskey and whipped cream.

For grub, McMenamins is featuring its MacSleyne Irish Stew, an Irish Reuben sandwich and Workingman's corned beef and cabbage.

Silver Moon Brewing

Fri. March 15 to Sun. March 17

Silver Moon is hosting three bands for its St. Patrick's Day bash. On Friday, Sleepless Truckers play at 9pm ($8 cover). Saturday at 9pm, Five Pint Mary takes the stage ($10 cover) and then at 6pm Sunday, Moon Mountain Ramblers close out the live music ($10 cover).

Silver Moon is also serving up food and drink specials all weekend long, including Jameson and beer combo deals, Shepherd's pie and Reuben sandwiches.

Dogwood Cocktail Cabin

Sun., March 17, 9pm to midnight

DJ SinSay will spin an eclectic mix of soulful downtempo electronica, trip-hop and beyond. It's also locals' night (25 percent off select eats and drinks all night long with local ID).

Sixth Annual Prineville Paddy Pint
Run/Walk

Sun., March 17, 3 to 6pm

This fun run/walk event features races with the distances of 5K, 10k (new) and a 2-miler through town. Costumes are encouraged and awards are given at the post event block party located in the downtown area. Proceeds benefit the Tooth Taxi, which is a 38-foot, state-of-the-art dental office on wheels with two dental chairs and a full-time dentist and staff. This event has already provided over $30,000 of dental care for Crook County children and Crook County Foundation. runsignup.com/Race/Events/OR/Prineville/PrinevillePaddyPintRun

On Tap St. Pat's Day

Sun. March 17, 11am to 9pm

Beer and food specials plus live music.

$3 Founders Solid Gold Lagers (green, if you wish!)

$4 Irish Craft Beers including Ancestry Irish Red, Boulder Beer Irish Blessing and more.

Reuben sandwiches and Irish stew with Guinness soda bread from Bleu Rooster. Guinness steak skewers with smoked gouda dipping sauce from CURBBQ and other food truck options.

Bluegrass and Americana with Clyde of the Milltailers from 3 to 5pm, plus a special performance by the Brimhall Academy of Irish Dance following the music. 6 and 6:45pm.