Get Out: 5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2013

It’s Saturday, and you're still trying to decide how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. You're in luck. North Allegheny Patch is here with a few ideas. Check out our lucky picks, and tell us about yours.

Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade

When/Where: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16 in Downtown Pittsburgh. 

Why Go: Enjoy a fun-filled day of celebrating. The parade will proceed from the intersection of Liberty and 11 th Streets to Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies to Stanwix Street.

Admission: Free. 

Ballroom Dancing

When/Where: doors open at 7:30 p.m. and dancing starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Blueberry Hill Activity Center, Franklin Park. 

Why Go: If you arrive early, you can learn some of the fundamental steps in the dance of your choice. There will be a variety of great dance music, the best in Latin, Smooth, Rhythm and Swing. Feel free to bring your own beverages of choice.

Admission: $10 per person. Gentlemen should dress in slacks and a dress shirt, and ladies should wear dress slacks, a skirt or a dress. No jeans allowed.  

Sewickley Soup Crawl 

When/Where: 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Wolcott Park, Beaver and Thorn streets, Sewickley. 

Why Go: This is a great opportunity for foodies to sample signature soups, for families to spend a fun, wholesome day together, and for cooks to enter their prized soups in the "Souper Chef Contest" for a chance to win prizes. 

Admission: Adults $10; kids 10 and up $8; and children 9 and under free. Click here for more information.

St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance

When/Where: 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday in the St. James Catholic School gym. 

Why Go: St. James Parish along with the Knights of Columbus will celebrate with dinner, food and prizes. Menu includes baked chicken, stuffed cabbage, salad, green beans, baked potato and desserts. Music by D.J. Lou Frishkorn. There will be a silent auction and raffle.

Admission: $15 per person available at the rectory office. No tickets will be sold at the door. 

The Irish Potato Famine in History and Memory

When/Where: 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at Legacy Theater of Cumberland Woods Village, McCandless Township.

Why Go: Writer and historian Chuck Lanigan will go beyond the the green beer and Riverdance depiction of Irish "troubles" to explore the most traumatic event of Irish culture and history. "The Irish Potato Famine in History and Memory: From An Gorta Mor to Riverdance," will challenge popular perception about an event that killed 1 million Irish citizens and sent many more fleeing.

Admission: Free.

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