St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for March 14
The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade for metro Atlanta is scheduled for March 14 this year. There will be more than 100 entries in this year’s parade.
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Whether you have some Irish ancestry or you just enjoy the frivolity, St. Patrick’s Day means fun.
The Irish began observing St. Patrick’s Day, which lands on Tuesday, March 17, for more than 1,000 years. Here in the U.S., cities nationwide host parades and festivals to celebrate the holiday – a practice that began hundreds of years ago, according to History.com. Restaurants and bars have special St. Patrick’s Day food and drinks – yes, of course, there’s green beer.
Fewer than 10% of the U.S. population has Irish ancestry, according to the U.S. Census. But that doesn’t stop folks from celebrating.
More than one-third of consumers (36%) plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, according to research firm Numerator, which surveyed more than 5,300 U.S. consumers in January 2026. The top intended purchases are food (61%), alcoholic beverages (48%), and decorations (35%).Beer is the favored alcoholic beverage for St. Patrick’s Day drinkers (58%), with Irish beers such as Guinness or Smithwick’s favored by 44%, according to Numerator.
If you’re planning to celebrate, here are some deals and specials for the holiday.
Wear green to Krispy Kreme and get a free green doughnut
Visit Krispy Kreme wearing green on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, and get one free Green O’riginal Glazed doughnut (no purchase is necessary; offer good in-shop or drive-thru).
Also, during that time 4,000 guests will also be randomly selected to win a “Lucky You Golden Dozen Pass,” which includes a year’s supply of Original Glazed doughnuts – one dozen per month from April 2026 to March 2027, the company says in a news release.
Save some green on onion rings at Burger King on St. Patrick’s Day
Members of the Royal Perks loyalty program can get a large order of onion rings for $2 (offer good through the BK app or by visiting bk.com. There’s also a digital-exclusive meal featuring the Maple Bourbon BBQ Whopper, with fries, apple pie, and a drink.
McDonald’s serving Shamrock Shake and Oreo Shamrock McFlurry
The Shamrock Shake, the green shake made with artificially flavored minty green syrup, vanilla soft-serve ice cream, and whipped topping, returned to McDonald’s menu on Feb. 17 for a limited time. The shake usually departs fairly soon after St. Patrick’s Day, so if you have a craving for one more, you best hurry.
Also green-tinted and available for a limited time: the Oreo Shamrock McFlurry.
7-Eleven’s St. Patrick’s Day deals include $17 delivery discount
Have your party treats delivered – at a discount – with the 7NOW Delivery app. In-store customers can get a limited-time St. Patrick’s Day Donut with white icing and finished with green shamrock sprinkles.
Throughout the month, members of the 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards loyalty programs can get $1 deals on a variety of treats, including Snyder’s Mini Pretzels, Rice Krispies Treats, Snickers, and 7-Select Gummi Bears and Worms (offer good at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes stores).
Also available for a limited time: the 7-Select Replenish Zero Slurpee Cherry Piña Colada, a zero-sugar hydration beverage with electrolytes and vitamins. For a limited time, you can get two for $3.50. One more deal: if you buy any 7-Select Replenish drink, you get a free small Slurpee (offer good through April 28).
More St. Patrick’s Day deals
- Clean Juice: Loyalty program members get $2 off a Green Glow Acai Bowl on Tuesday, March 17.
- Cinnabon: Through St. Patrick’s Day, members of the Cinnabon Rewards loyalty program can get any size or flavored lemonade for $1 with the purchase of any baked good at participating locations.
- Cody’s Original Roadhouse: For St. Patrick’s Day, there’s a limited-time Corned Beef & Cabbage dinner ($15.99), plus 2 for 1 drink deals all day long, and limited-time green beers.
- California Tortilla: Get a free small order of chips and queso, chips & salsa, or chips on March 17. Dining in? Mention the secret password “Lucky Cheese” at checkout. Ordering online or in the app? Enter code LUCKYCHEESE at checkout.
- Del Taco: Members of the Del Yeah! Rewards loyalty program can buy one Epic Fresh Guac Burrito, get another one free on St. Patrick’s Day and March 18 on orders placed or scanned with the Del Yeah! Rewards app or on the Del Taco website.
- Dog Haus: The restaurant chain’s biergarten locations have specials including $7 Jameson shots; you can add a pickleback for just $1.
- Duffy’s Sports Grill: The Florida-based chain has several St. Patrick’s Day specials including $15.99 Corned Beef & Cabbage, plus $4 green Miller Lite pints, $6 Jameson shots and $7 Guinness pints.
- Friendly’s Restaurants: Get $5 off your order of $50 or more from St. Patrick’s Day through Friday, March 20.
- Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard: Wear green and get a free scoop of Irish Cream Frozen Custard on March 17. No purchase necessary; limit one per customer.
- Gopuff: Customers 21 and older who spend $40 or more on alcohol products will get $10 off their order using the code LUCKY10 (offer good through March 17). Members of the delivery service’s FAM subscription (about $72 annual regular price) can get 40% off a selection of green-colored food and beverage products, through St. Patrick’s Day.
- The Greene Turtle: St. Patrick’s Day specials include $4 celebratory shots, $5 draft Guinness and $6 Irish Car Bombs. The menu has limited-time dishes including a Reuben Sandwich and Fish ’n Chips – available for dine-in only.
- Huddle House: Members of the Huddle House Rewards loyalty program get $1 off any order of $10 or more on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Jamba: The March Monthly Mystery smoothie flavor, Lock of the Tropics, is available until March 31. In addition to greens including kale, you get tropical flavor from mangos.
- Jason’s Deli: St. Patrick’s Day specials (good Monday, March 16, and on March 17) include a deal for solo diners – a Corned Beef Sandwich Box Meal starting at $13.09, featuring a lighter portion corned beef sandwich on rye with chips, a pickle, and a cookie. For bigger groups, there’s Corned Beef Sliders ($72.39), a tray of 24 snack-sized sandwiches with a mix of Reuben Sliders and Corned Beef & Swiss Sliders, and the St. Patrick’s Day Platter ($120.59-$144.79) with 10 corned beef and Swiss sandwiches on rye, served with chips, pickles, and condiments, available in both lighter and full portion options. Deli Dollars Rewards members can unlock a “Lucky You” mystery reward, too.
- Marco’s Pizza: Get $3 off any size Specialty Pizza, such as The Philly, Hawaiian Chicken, and the Deluxe (to get the deal, use code LUCKY).
- McAlister’s Deli: Members of the McAlister’s Rewards loyalty program can get a $1 Lucky Lemonade with any entrée purchase.
- Mo’ Bettahs: Members of the Makana Rewards loyalty program get a $5 off reward they can redeem on Tuesday, March 17.
- Mountain Mike’s Pizza: Members of the Mountain Rewards loyalty program get 20% off their order on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Outback Steakhouse: On St. Patrick’s Day, get a Bloomin’ Onion and a drink (a 16-ounce non-craft domestic draft beer or Coca-Cola product) for $10. Just mention the “$10 Bloom and Beverage” deal to your server (offer good at participating U.S. locations).
- Pancheros: On Monday, March 16, watch Pancheros social platforms, the Burritos with Benefits app, email, and SMS for a code to get free chips & queso, redeemable March 16-22. Also, there’s free delivery on Tuesdays, including on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Paris Baguette: Members of the PB Rewards loyalty program get a free pastry with any beverage purchase on March 17. Members can also earn 50 bonus point rewards while trying the limited-time Irish Cream seasonal lineup – the Irish Cream Cruffin, Irish Cream Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake, and Irish Cream Latte – by purchasing any five Irish Cream items by March 31.
- Party Fowl: Get 10-ounce green beers $2 on March 17 and there’s also a new Boozy Slushie Flight with six different flavors to sample.
- Penn Station East Coast Subs: Members of the Penn Station Rewards Club loyalty program can get a free small order of “Lucky Fries” with the purchase of any sub, size small through large on March 17. Use promo code STPATRICKS26.
- Pollo Campero: Starting St. Patrick’s Day and through Thursday, March 19, Campero Rewards members can get a BOGO 3-piece deal in the Pollo Campero app. Offer good for dark meat only (legs and thighs; either roasted or fried) at participating locations.
- Randy’s Donuts: The donut chain has deluxe-raised St. Patrick’s Day donuts with green and gold glitter spray icing. Members of the Randy’s Rewards loyalty program get double points with each purchase of the limited-time donuts through March 17.
Special St. Patrick’s day food and drinks
- Baked by Melissa: Available in stores and online are special St. Patrick’s Day mini-cupcakes, available in a Pot O’Gold 25 pack ($37) and other assortments, which can include the limited-edition St. Paddy’s Day flavor, Lucky Charm (stuffed with brownie batter).
- BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse: Blue is the color for this Monster Pizookie, available for $5 on March 17. The dessert has the restaurant’s freshly baked cookie topped with electric blue-colored vanilla bean ice cream, a chocolate shell and Oreo cookie pieces. There’s a bigger version, too – a shareable Monster Pizookie Platter made with a total of four freshly baked cookie bases topped with eight scoops of blue vanilla ice cream.
- Carvel: The ice cream company has its Cookie O’Puss ice cream cake available for a limited time.
- Dairy Queen: You can choose from two limited-time St. Patrick’s Day treats, including the Mint Crunchin’ Cookie Dipped Cone and the Mint Oreo Blizzard Treat.
- Eddie Merlot’s: Through St. Patrick’s Day, sip on one of the restaurant chain’s featured St. Patrick’s Day cocktails including the Sake Sunset ($16), made with Sake, Grey Goose Vodka, Midori and pineapple juice, and the Spicy Pineapple Margarita ( $15), made with Patrón Silver Tequila, and the Grasshopper ($16), a mix of Irish whiskey, créme de menthe, rich white créme cocoa, and Frangelico.
Honey Dew: The New England-based donut and coffee chain has a trio of holiday-themed drinks, including a frozen drink, the Chocolate Pistachio Blas, a Mocha Pistachio coffee drink, served hot or iced, and Irish Cream gourmet coffee, plus Pistachio Muffins, drizzled with chocolate.
Insomnia Cookies: The bakery chain has a special cookie for the holiday, a Rainbow Dream Cookies N’ Cream cookie, made with rainbow sprinkles, marshmallows, and Hershey’s Premier White Chips (while supplies last).
- Margaritaville: The restaurant chain has two limited-time St. Patrick’s cocktails – the Leprechaun Marg O’Rita, made with melon liqueur, and an Island Shamrock, made with Margaritaville Last Mango Tequila and Blue Curaçao – for $7 or $16 in their Blender Cup (available in all locations nationwide with the exception of Atlanta, Boston, and Myrtle Beach).
- Milkshake Factory: The ice cream and chocolate chain has a limited-time Strawberry Matcha Milkshake, available through March 29.
- 99 Restaurants: The New England pub chain is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a limited-time lineup of festive cocktails, including an Irish Cream Martini ($11.99), plus holiday-themed entrées, including Irish Corned Beef Poutine ($11.99). And after 4 p.m., a Corned Beef Twice-Baked Potato )$4.99) while supplies last.
- PJ’s Coffee: The New Orleans-founded chain has a green-hued drink for St. Patrick’s Day, an Iced Strawberry Matcha.
- Shipley Donuts: Through St. Patrick’s Day, you can get holiday-themed donuts – topped with white, green, or chocolate icing, white and gold sprinkles, and shamrocks – at participating locations, while supplies last.
- Sonic Drive-In: Want to deliver a parade of flavor to your taste buds? Try Sonic’s Sour Shamrock Slush, a tangy green apple slush with sour popping candies, a tart rainbow candy strip, and whipped cream.
- Sullivan’s Steakhouse: Seasonal cocktails include the Shamrock Martini ($16), made with Ketel One Vodka, Midori, Cointreau, fresh lemon & lime juice, and garnished with edible glitter, and the Four-Leaf Clover Old Fashioned ($15) made with Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon, simple syrup, and garnished with Angostura & Peychaud’s bitters.
Contributing: Greta Cross, Melina Khan, and Kate Perez
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