How To Celebrate Saint Patrick S Day In Chicago

  We’re losing time this weekend thanks to Daylight Savings, but thankfully you’ll be able to fit in an extra hour of drinking green beer to make up for it at these Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations: 

Fitzgerald’s Saint Patrick’s Day Festival A full day of traditional Irish food and drink plus live music and dance from the Mayer School Stepdancers, the Dooley Brothers, Fitz & the Celts, and more. Sat 3/18, 1 PM, FitzGerald’s, 6615 Roosevelt, Berwyn, 708-788-2118, fitzgeraldsnightclub.com, $15.

Off the Paddy Wagon The theater’s signature drinking-game comedy show goes green with Saint Patrick’s Day-themed sketches. 3/15-3/18: Wed 8 PM, Thu-Sat 11 PM, Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, 773-650-1331, cornservatory.org, $10-$15.

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade The traditional celebration includes the great dyeing of the river at 9 AM and a parade up Columbus Drive at noon. Sat 3/11, 9 AM, Balbo and Columbus, chicagostpatricksdayparade.org.