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Your Guide to St. Patrick's Day 2013 in Bolingbrook (for Kids and Adults)

Family-friendly and adult-friendly activities in Bolingbrook for St. Patrick's Day weekend 2013, from parades to bar specials and a St. Patrick's Day storytelling.

For Kids 

Hippo Happynings, St. Patrick's Day Indoor Party 

  • When: Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. 
  • Where: Promenade Bolingbrook, near Ulta
  • Details: Crafts, games, prizes, plus a chance to win tickets to see Sesame Street Live (and a special appearance by a Sesame Street Live! character)

St. Patrick's Day Storytime 

  • When: Friday, 10:30 a.m. 
  • Where: Barnes & Noble in the Promenade Bolingbrook 

For Adults 

Bolingbrook Lions St. Pats Dinner at the Levy Center

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  • When: Saturday, 7 p.m. to midnight 
  • Where: Levy Center 
  • Cost: $20 Dinner and $20 all you can drink
  • Details: Live DJ 

St. Patrick's Day at Ashbury's 

  • When: Saturday 
  • Where: Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge Golf Course 
  • Details: Enjoy live music, food and drink specials. The menu includes corned beef, shepherd's pie, rueben sandwiches and more. Timothy Curran will play an acoustic set on Saturday at 8 p.m. Drink deals include all Jameson cocktails for $4.50, $3 shots of Michael Collins Irish Whiskey, bottles of Guinness for $3 and 12-oz. Miller drafts for $1.50. And yes, they're green! 

Bar Louie 

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  • When: Saturday and Sunday 
  • Saturday (8 a.m. to 11 a.m.): $10 Saturday keg and eggs, breakfast buffet, T-shirt, live entertainment 
  • Saturday and Sunday: $3 green beer, $5 Irish whiskey, $6 car bombs

Gordon Biersch 

  • When: Sunday 
  • Details: Gordon Biersch will offer a one-day menu of Corned Beef & Cabbage, Ruben Sandwiches, Shepard's Pie and Reuben Rolls.

Tilted Kilt 

  • When: Friday to Sunday 
  • Friday: Kilt Klan Party, free appetizers from 5 to 6 p.m.; live music at 9 p.m. 
  • Saturday: Hawks game with giveaways, 7 p.m. 
  • Sunday: Free Irish Breakfast Buffet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., bag pipers at 5 p.m., prize giveaways at 6 p.m., photo booth, Big 10 tournament, face painter

Parades 

Naperville 

  • When: Saturday, 10 a.m. kick-off 
  • Where: The parade kicks off at Naperville North High School, located at 899 N. Mill Street. The parade will continue south on Mill Street, east on Jefferson Avenue, south on Main Street and west on Water Street to the Municipal Center.

Plainfield 

  • When: Sunday, 1 p.m. kick-off 
  • Where: The parade will start near Plainfield Central High School, then progresses up James Street into downtown and heads towards Hwy 59 on Lockport Street and progresses south on Illinois Street and finally heads back West on Commercial Street


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