Why People Choose Organized St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawls Over a Normal Night Out 

On paper, going out for St. Patrick’s Day sounds simple — pick a bar, meet your friends, and celebrate. In reality, the holiday weekend usually looks very different.

Here’s why more people are choosing organized bar crawls instead of winging it.

1️⃣ No Guesswork or Planning Stress

A typical St. Patrick’s Day involves:

• texting friends back and forth about where to meet

• checking what bars will have entertainment or fun activations for the St. Patrick’s theme.

• bouncing between full bars. It can get costly with cover charges. 

• calling Ubers to change neighborhoods

With an organized crawl, the route is already mapped out. Participating bars are expecting you, drink specials are coordinated, and you know exactly where the event starts and ends. You work hard all week – let us, Bar Crawl USA do the planning for you.

Instead of spending the afternoon figuring out logistics, you spend it enjoying the St. Patrick’s holiday.

2️⃣ Bars Are Prepared for the Crowd

On major drinking holidays, random bars can get overwhelmed.

Organized crawls are different because:

• venues know how many attendees to expect. We communicate with them multiple weeks leading up to the event and even the day of on what to expect. 

• staff is scheduled accordingly

• specials are pre-planned

• check-in spreads over a few hours and multiple staff members there to help.

That coordination creates a smoother experience compared to walking into an unprepared bar during peak hours.

3️⃣ Built-In Drink Specials

If you go out normally, you’re paying whatever the bar pricing is for the themed drinks or normal drinks at the bar.

Crawls typically include:

• complimentary welcome shot & swag giveaway at check-in.

• reduced drink pricing at each bar.

• themed specials at each bar.

• access to multiple locations without additional cover charges

• DJ or Live music entertainment at select participating bars.
• Timed routes so you know you’ll be with other people celebrating the same themed event. 
• Official after party with DJ to end the crawl.

For many people, the value alone offsets the ticket price.

4️⃣ It Feels Like an Event — Not Just a Bar Visit

A normal night out is just… going to bars.

A crawl feels more like:

• a moving festival

• a neighborhood block party

• a themed social event

When hundreds of people are following the same route dressed in green, the atmosphere becomes part of the experience — not just the drinks.

5️⃣ Easier to Go With Groups

Coordinating 6–12 friends at a single crowded bar can be difficult.

A crawl gives your group:

• a clear meeting point

• flexibility to move

• space across multiple venues

• a structured timeline

It reduces the “where are you?” texts that dominate most holiday nights.

6️⃣ The Day Has a Natural Flow

Instead of starting late and fighting peak crowds, most crawls begin earlier in the day.

That means:

• shorter lines

• more daylight social energy

• a gradual build into the after party

• Let’s face it we are all getting older – day drinking/partying/socializing allows you to have all the same fun but home and in bed at a reasonable hour. 

It feels intentional rather than chaotic.

Lastly, you can find all of these organized events on our website at barcrawlusa.com

We will be in 8 cities this March for our St. Patrick’s Bar Crawls!

March 7th:  

• Cleveland: West Park Bars

March 14th:

• Cleveland: Lakewood Bars
• Greenville, SC
• Columbia, SC
• Roswell, GA
• Alpharetta, GA
• Sarasota, FL
• Macon, GA

Tickets will include welcome shots, discounted drinks, giveaways, live entertainment, registration party, and official after party. 

If you want to check out all the fun from our previous events head over to our Instagram page at @BarCrawlUSA

Looking for some St. Patrick’s day cocktails to make for pre-game to the bar crawl?  Check out our blog 11 Essential Cocktails for Your March Parties | Bar Crawl USA 

Come Crawl With Us This March!