Its a Great Place for the Irish - Punta Gorda's St. Pat's Day Weekend

It doesn't take a St. Patrick's Day for Punta Gorda to celebrate, but given it is St. Pat's Weekend, the City is a great place to enjoy Irish sounds and eat some Corned Beef or other Irish chow (if you like the stuff), or just down a Guiness or two.  Of course, the Ray will be celebrating all weekend and open all day with music on the 17th.... but lots of our local establishments will also be having St. Pat's fests.  Great weekend or day for a crawl.   Here's some ideas for your Punta Gorda St. Pat's:

Friday, March 16

At Harpoon Harry's: The Boogiemen from 8:30 p.m.
At the Celtic Ray:  The Freecoasters from 9 p.m.
At the Punta Gorda Elks: TAT2 
At Hurricane Charleys: Tropical Ave from 7 p.m.
At Deans South of the Border: Archer from 9 p.m.
At Sandras: St Patricks (German Style) live music. 
At the Orange House: OH Band 7 p.m.


Saturday, March 17

At Fishermen's Village : St. Patricks Celebration all day:  Live entertainment to include:
Singer/Guitarist Paul Cottrell, 12 noon-4 pm in the Village Courtyard
Island Sounds of Jimmy G 1-5 pm near Good ‘Ole Days Coffee
Singer/Musician Dave Heveron, 1-4 pm third section of Village
Finest Face Painting by MaryRose 2-7 pm
Lee County Pipes and Drums, parade through Village at 5:30 pm followed by performance in Village Courtyard
Traditional Irish Music by Mark Fitzpatrick and Eddie Dillon, 5-9 pm in the Village Courtyard
At Harpoon Harry's: The Boogiemen from 8:30 p.m..
At the Celtic Ray: St. Patricks Day starts today: entertainers  include: Bobby Vesey  and Paul Duffy and more 
At Hurricane Charleys: St Patricks Celebration Jack Mosley 1-5pm and
American Made 7-11pm!
At the Punta Gorda Elks: St Patricks Day Party 6-10 p.m Tidal Wave
At Deans South of the Border: Tone Jeff in afternoon, Gashouse Gorillas and Sexy Shamrocks from 9 p.m.
At 88 Keys at the Wyvern: Mickey Basil 6-9 p.m.
At Sandras: St Patricks (German Style) live music.
At the Orange House: Dave Powers 7 p.m.