The San Diego Nightlife Celebrates St. Patrick's Day

Added: 03/03/2006

When you think of San Diego, what comes to your mind? Is it the famous San Diego Zoo? This zoo is equal to none! What else do you think of? Is it the Aquarium? Perhaps you think of the hundreds who flock to this city because of the whale watching opportunities. Yet did you know that San Diego is a prime location to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? Were you aware that the green reigns supreme come the seventeenth day of March? Take a look at the San Diego nightlife and be amazed!

When was the last time you went to visit the night clubs in San Diego? Have you been a recent visitor to all that the San Diego nightlife has to offer? If it has been a while since you sampled the San Diego night life, or if you just recently went clubbing, you will have quite possibly missed one of the premier celebrations that the city puts on every year: Saint Patrick's Day! Oh sure, you know all about the plastic green hats, the buttons that read "Kiss Me, I'm Irish," and the green beer that you might have reluctantly sampled in the past. Yet have you really taken in all that sets apart the San Diego nightlife on this day from all the other bars, clubs, and restaurants in surrounding areas? If not, you will be in for a treat! You will soon recognize that the night clubs in San Diego put on a Saint Patrick's Day celebration that is equal, if not superior to, anything Los Angeles or even Hollywood have to offer.

Case in point is the "ShamRock", a festival that is held in San Diego's Gas Lamp Quarter. For fifteen to twenty dollars, patrons will be granted access to about thirty-thousand feet of wall to wall bars, restaurants, and live Irish rock bands. The party is scheduled to go until midnight, and is a staple of the San Diego nightlife that visitors look forward to when coming to the city for Saint Patrick's Day. Yes, the green beer is a standard item on the menu of any club that night, but the other entertainment is hard to find elsewhere!

Are you tired of the same clubs, bands, dancing and other entertainment you can find in San Diego; nightlife planning got you down in the dumps? Trying to wow your date with something new and fresh and you are just plain out of ideas? Here is an open secret that those who enjoy the San Diego night life have long since found tried and true: cooking classes! Yes, the San Diego nightlife does offer cooking classes. The Balboa Park Food and Wine School is a perfect rendezvous spot for couples and hopefuls alike. The friendly, low pressure atmosphere combines mouthwatering recipes with the sensuous presentation of Sushi in a fun filled environment that creates a perfect backdrop for any date. In addition to the foregoing, wine tasting classes are sure to stir up the inner sommelier in anyone! What a wonderful way to enjoy an evening on the town or a whole set of evenings.

If cooking classes are a bit too high browed for your taste, or if you just want to have someone else prepare the food, why not enjoy Saint Patrick's Day at the "Ould Sod" which is your classical Irish watering hole. The bar is decorated in "dark" which gives it a warm and cozy effect, just you would have expected from an Irish pub. While the green holiday will offer it a lot of publicity and the crowds will thoroughly enjoy all the pub has to offer, those who would like to take in the atmosphere and come back for more will be happy to hear that the "Ould Sod" is open year round!

As you can see, San Diego is a premier spot to enjoy the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations and revelries on this side of the emerald isle. Why not come for the holiday but keep coming back after experiencing some of the wonderful establishments that make up the San Diego nightlife?

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