Posted on: Friday, March 11, 2005

St. Patrick's Day events

Advertiser Staff

The indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchases. Call the venue for details.

SATURDAY

St. Patrick Dinner/Dance, fund-raiser for the Society of the Friends of St. Patrick of Hawaii, with silent auction, bagpiper and Irish harp music, 6 p.m., Planet Hollywood; $50. 738-5155, 351-1983.

WEDNESDAY

St. Patrick's Day After-School Craft Program, make a shamrock mouse magnet, 2:15 p.m., Kahuku Public and School Library; free. 293-8935.

THURSDAY

PARADE

St. Patrick's Day Parade, hosted by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Hawaii, noon, from Atkinson Drive/Ala Moana Boulevard down Kalakaua Avenue to Kapi'olani Park; free. 956-6651.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

World's First Corned Beef Musubi Eating Contest, with games, samples and prizes, 10 a.m., Kahala Mall center court; free. 951-9888.

18th Annual St. Patrick's Day Downtown Celebration, sponsored by Murphy's Bar and Grill, with Irish pipers and dancers, the Piranha Brothers and a DJ, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Nu'uanu Avenue and Merchant Street; block party starts at 6 p.m.; free. 531-0422.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration, entertainment with James McCarthy, Scottish Folk Dancers, Celtic Wave and strolling bagpipe, 5 p.m., Aloha Tower Marketplace; free. 566-2337.

CONCERTS

St. Patrick's Day Celebration, with Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, 9:30 a.m. (lobby to pool patio) and 3:30 p.m. (Esprit Lounge to Porte Cochere), Sheraton Waikiki hotel; free. 922-4422.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration, with Irish entertainment, 11 a.m., Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa, Moana Terrace; free admission. 922-6611.

Durty Nellie's Pub, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, with Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, 5:15 p.m., Hilton Hawaiian Village Shell Bar; free admission. 949-4321.

CLUBS

O' Hula Hands St. Patrick's Day, with DJ Rayne, 9 p.m., Hula's Bar & Lei Stand; $3, $5. 923-0669.

St. Patty's Day Party, with Slug and DJ The Everlasting Gobstopper, 9 p.m.-midnight, Kemo'o Farm, The Pub and Lakeside Lanai; 21 and older; $3. 621-1835, 622-5009.