10 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Bastrop County - 2016

St. Patrick's Day commemorates Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. On St Patrick's Day, it's customary to wear shamrocks and/or green clothing or accessories, because Saint Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leafed green plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish. Hundreds of years later, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national festival!

Here in Bastrop County, there are lots of ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, from shamrock cookies and cupcakes to corned beef & cabbage to green beer and more. Whatever you do, be sure to wear green, or you'll have a good chance of getting pinched!

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Back 9 Bar

834 Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek/Bastrop - The Back 9 Bar is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a 3-day event, full of live music, crawfish, golf, washers, cornhole, and more! On Mar. 17th, there will be a huge crawfish boil beginning around 1pm for $10/person, and the live music will include the Jeff Haney Band and Logan Tucker. On Mar. 18th, there will be a co-ed washer tournament and Barney Sledge & the Sledgehammers will be playing. On Mar. 19th, the James Soto Band will be performing, and there will be the "Central Texas Washer Pitchers" and live goat team roping. More info here.

Front Room Wine Bar

116 Main Street, Smithville - The Front Room Wine Bar is trying something a little different for St. Patrick's Day: a Japanese/Irish fusion! You can enjoy their delicious sushi AND special St. Patty's Day cocktails, all in the same night. More info here.

Johnson's Bakery

715 Old Austin Hwy, Ste. 300, Bastrop - Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Johnson's Bakery with shamrock cookies and four-leaf clover cupcakes!

Neighbor's Kitchen and Yard

601 Chestnut Street, Bastrop - Neighbor's is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with green beer and live music with Christian Lee Hutson! More info here.

Old Town Restaurant & Bar

931 Main Street, Bastrop - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Old Town with Irish Egg Rolls with Beer Mustard, Corned Beef & Cabbage, and Irish Drink Specials all day!

Piney Creek Chophouse

703 Chestnut Street, Bastrop - Piney Creek Chophouse is making St. Patrick's Day a little bit happier with a special St. Patrick's Day Happy Hour from 5-7pm with 1/2 price cocktails & appetizers and Key Lime Pie Martinis.

Red Rock Steakhouse and Saloon

101 S. Lentz Street, Red Rock - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Red Rock Steakhouse with karaoke from 8pm-midnight, raffle items, a prize drawing at 10:30pm, and drink specials including green beer, Jameson, Guiness, and Irish Car Bombs. More info here.

Simply Sweet

1010 Main Street, Bastrop - Get your St. Patrick's Day fix with green cupcakes from Simply Sweet! Your choice of chocolate or vanilla with green cream cheese frosting. Yum!

Sugar Shack

114 Loop 150 W, Bastrop - The Sugar Shack has everything you need to make St. Patrick's Day sweet, including green M&Ms, green Jelly Belly jelly beans, special St. Patrick's Day chocolates and truffles, and more!

The View at the Mansion

100 Country Club Drive, Bastrop - The View at the Mansion is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a special menu including Shepherd's Pie, Corned Beef & Cabbage, and more!

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For more fun ideas about how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Spring Break in Bastrop County, check out our Spring Break Guide here, or watch our very first episode of "My Bastrop" here.