It’s time to Patty: Clemson’s annual Ain’t Patty’s Day is this Saturday, March 9, all the way down College Avenue until you find the pot of gold, or at least your Uber home.
If you haven’t heard of it, Ain’t Patty’s Day is a fake holiday and sacred Clemson bar crawl that occurs the week before the actual holiday it mimics, Saint Patrick’s Day. This year, like every year before, Saint Patrick’s Day unfortunately falls during Clemson’s spring break, when many students flee to various parts of the globe.
In order to celebrate together and capitalize on the rowdy theme Saint Patrick’s Day brings, bars downtown have encouraged the phony holiday the weekend beforehand, making sure to offer deals on drinks and food. Bar-crawlers march the streets in seas of green or leprechaun costumes to get in the festive spirit.
Some tips for this year: bring a poncho, wear all the green you own, practice your Irish pickup lines, be kind to your bartenders and most importantly, stay safe.
For extra fun, the Instagram @cu_bartab has created “Ain’t Patty’s Day Bar Golf,” which is essentially a game to tally the drinks and bars visited. Irish you much luck on the journey.
Below, you can find all of the downtown bars’ hours, deals, music and more that they are offering this fake holiday season!
Tiger Town Tavern: Open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Deals: $3.50 tequila shots, $5 Leprechaun fuel, $5 Car bombs, $1 Jello shots, $1 Pot O’ Gold shot, $3.50 mystery shot
More: $25 TTT St. Paddy’s Day shirt
Itsurweiner: Opens 11 a.m.
Deals: $1 mimosas; $2 tall boys, spiked Vita Coco, White Claw vodkas and Rebel pumpkin lattes; $5 all taps, $25 green tea bottles
More: $20 T-shirts, with the phrase “It’s not a party until the wiener comes out,” the bar’s logo and “Ain’t Patty’s Day 2024”
The Basement: Opens 11 a.m.
Deals: $1 mimosas; $2 Coors and High Life; $3 Ultra, SW420 Modello, Vita Cocos and wine spritzers; $4 Bold Rock and Fireball shots; $5 espresso shots, vodka Redbulls and Frongs in a blender; $6 Jägerbombs; $25 green tea bottles
Music: Hegedus DJ
Study Hall: Opens 10 a.m.
Deals: $3 Guinness, $5 Irish car bombs and bottomless fries with a meal purchase
More: $20 Study Hall Ain’t Patty’s T-shirts
Music: Bayne & 3-Dee, DJ Zach & DJ B//Y
Roar: Open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Music: Outdoor patio sets: Madz, Zkock, Tony Jack, Luke Bruv, Bayne, Zen, 3Dee, Beck
Indoor party: Tony Jack and Friends B2B, DJ Dollamenu, DJ Dougie, DJ Banjo
Roar Park: The Carly Miller Band with a mechanical bull and Roar Shack
Backstreets: Opens at 11 a.m.
Deals: $2 green tea shots, $8 mini pitchers, $2.50 PBR 16-ounce cans, $2.50 Rebel pumpkin spice cans, $8.50 house champagne, $2.50 Busch Light pints (downstairs only), $6 chicken tender baskets
TD’s: Opens 11 a.m., karaoke beginning at 10:30 p.m.
Deals: $2 PBR, green Bud Light pint; $3 green tea shot, Fireball shot; $4 Proper 12 shots; $5 High Noon cans; $8 Leprechaun pitcher
356: Opens 1 p.m.
$1 Jello shots; $2 roulette shots, green tea shots and Skittles shot; $2.50 Miller High Life and mystery beer; $3 Proper 12 shots, Fireball shots and lemon drop shots; $3.50 Goldschläger shots; $4 Shamrock smash and Patty’s punch; $5 Car bombs and Baby Guinness shots
Charleston Sports Pub: Opens 10 a.m.
Deals: $2 PBR; $3 bartender’s choice, Fireball shot; $3.50 pint green Bud Light, Cinnamon Toast Crunch; $4 Irish car bomb, Jameson and Shamrock rumple; $5 Liquid marijuana; $8 Green Ultra pitcher; $5 fried pickles and $10 BBQ nachos
Loose Change: Opens 11 a.m.
Deals: $5 purple Gatorade shots
Nick’s: Opens 4 p.m.
Deals: $6 Irish car bombs
