For Soda Citizens + the thousands who travel to Columbia for one of our city’s largest outdoor festivals, this Friday might as well be Christmas Eve – with St. Pat’s in Five Points on Saturday pretty much being like Christmas Day. 🍀🍻 Does anything else even happen in Cola on St. Patrick’s Day? Surprisingly, yes. If live music + drinking green beer aren’t your things, watch Gamecock Baseball take on the Florida Gators at home, all weekend. Or head over to NE Columbia, for the Ivy House’s Flea Market Junk Sale.

As for me? I’m going all out for St. Pat’s in Five Points. Keep up with us on our Instagram story Saturday for full coverage of the festival. If you couldn’t make it this year, you can live vicariously through us.

Fingers crossed for good weather. Y’all know how it likes to pour every St. Pat’s. 😐

–Sam

Friday | March 17

Show: Don’t Call Me Brother | 7 p.m. | WOW Performing Arts Center | 5816 Shakespeare Rd. | $25

WaterCooler:

Gamecock Women’s Basketball NCAA tournament game | 5 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $10
Gamecocks Baseball vs. Florida Gators | 7 p.m. | Founders Park | $10

Drink: 13 Stripes Brewery Launch Party | 4-8 p.m. | Craft and Draft | 2706 Devine St. | free to attend

Listen:

Sam Levin East Coast Coffeehouse Tour | 7-9 p.m. | Drip Coffee, Five Points | free
The Mike First Band Live | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $17.89+
2 Slices, ZenSoFly | 7 p.m. | Indah Coffee | $7

Active: St. Pat’s Happy Hour Yoga | 5-6 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $15

Saturday | March 17

MustDo: St. Pat’s in Five Points | 9 a.m.-7 p.m. | Five Points | $17 for pre-sale, $20 online, $25 day-of | gates open at 9 a.m., parade begins at 10 a.m., live music starts at noon 🍀

Active: Get to the Green | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Maxcy Gregg Park | $40+; price includes t-shirt, snacks + admission to St. Pats in Five Points festival 👟

Drink:

Soda City Suds Week kick-off event | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | Hunter Gatherer Brewery at Curtiss-Wright Hangar | free to attend | Flat Out Strangers performing 7-10 p.m.
St. Patty’s Day at Columbia Craft | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | Columbia Craft Brewing | 520 Greene St. | free to attend | releasing an Imperial Stout + pouring green lagers 🍻

TheBuy: Flea Market Junk Sale | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Ivy House | 10511 Two-Notch Rd.

ForKids: St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Days | March 17-18 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | EdVenture | $11.50; free for members

Listen: Jounce | 9 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $6-10 | 18+

WaterCooler: Gamecock Baseball vs. Florida Gators | 4 p.m. | Founders Park | $10

Roadtrip: Green River Revival | 9:30a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | U.S. National Whitewater Center | 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte, N.C. | 5K trail run, all-levels yoga class, live music, turn the whitewater green + more

Sunday | March 18

Show: Cinderella hosted by the Columbia City Ballet | 3-4 p.m. | Richland Library Sandhills | 763 Fashion Dr. | free

Art: Mind Gravy Poetry: Jonathan Brent Butler, Kristine Hartvigsen + Matt Gaskin | 1-3 p.m. | Rooted in Wellbeing | 2917 Millwood Ave. | free

WaterCooler: Gamecocks Baseball vs. Florida Gators | 1 p.m. | Founders Park | $10 🐔⚾

Active:

Intro to Pole Fitness | 2:30-4 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $30
Empowered Girls Yoga | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Athleta Cross Hill | 702 Cross Hill Rd. | free
Sunday Yoga with Lesley | 2:45-3:35 p.m. | Strictly Running | 2515 Devine St. | free

Dish:

City Limits Q BBQ Pop-Up | 11 a.m. | Craft and Draft | premium smoked meats + scratch-made sides
Brookland Brunch | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | West Columbia Riverwalk | free to attend

Historic: Dollar Sunday | 1-4 p.m. | Robert Mills House and Gardens | 1616 Blanding St. | $1

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