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Saint Paddy's Day Mayhem on March 14: Shamrock Fest 2009

by Tina Kells | March 13, 2009 at 07:13 pm

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Saint Paddy's Day is coming a little bit early for people in Washington DC at Shamrock Fest 2009 being held Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the RFK Stadium grounds. The Shamrock Fest event is a popular one in theWashington DC area even though it is scheduled 3 days before the actual March 17 St. Patrick's Day.

Forget the pubs. Try more than 50 live bands, thousands of screaming fans and endless amounts of green beer. Shamrock Fest 2009 features all this and more in what could possibly be the most massive Saint Paddy's Day festival this side of the Atlantic.

The day-long fete features a 40-acre "party area" with Irish American bands such as Flogging Molly and Carbon Leaf, as well as notable DJs Team Facelift and Junior Sanchez. Not enticed yet? Just head over to the festival's "Irish Village" for authentic Irish pub games and performances by the McGrath Academy of Irish Dance or the D.C. folk group The Flying Cows of Ventry to fulfill all of your traditional Irish needs.

The sultry sounds of bagpipes and kettle drums go perfectly with that $12 solo cup of Guinness you chugged between the SMZB set and whatever clog-dancing group was stomping it up before them.