If you are ready to put on your favorite white, orange and green outfit this week, there are some places you can go to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day near Olympia! Find corned beef, Irish music, an Irish Festival and more. Just remember, it’s St. Patrick’s Day or St. Paddy’s Day, never St. Patty’s Day!
Where to Find Corned Beef Near Olympia
If you are just craving some corned beef, then the luck of the Irish is with you because we have several places around the county where you can find corned beef in many forms – from hash to Reuben sandwiches.
Stewart’s Meats
17821 State Highway 507, Yelm
Olympia Farmers Market, Saturday Only
700 Capitol Way N, Olympia
If you want to cook your own corned beef, Stewart’s Meatsv has a special on corned beef, just $6.99 a pound. As a long-time maker of corned beef and cabbage, here is my suggestion. Put that corned beef in your crock pot in the morning, add water to just cover, and turn to high. About four hours before you are ready to eat, add small red potatoes and carrots. Then slice the cabbage and stick on top! Done! All you need now is some Irish Soda bread, which goes amazingly with honey butter, by the way.
Call ahead and make sure they are planning on having corned beef at the Olympia Farmers Market this Saturday.
Hash
1807 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia
As the name implies, Hash is a great place to start your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with some corned beef hash! Full of shredded potatoes, sweet onions and a Dijon cream sauce and served with two eggs and toast, it’s the perfect Irish-American breakfast.
Uptown Grill
514 Capito Way South, Olympia
Head to the Uptown Grill for their Reuben sandwich, made traditionally with sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing, Dijon and Swiss cheese.
St. Patrick’s Day at O’Blarney’s
Of course, heading to Thurston County’s Irish bar, O’Blarney’s Irish Pub in Olympia, is never a bad idea for St. Patrick’s Day! For 2026, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all week long at O’Blarney’s! Come in any day this week for specials on shots of Paddy’s and Tullamore Dew. You can also request your beer green! And of course, their restaurant will be serving up plenty of corned beef and cabbage!
On Wednesday, March 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. they will be having free Irish-themed trivia. There will be Guinness printing, drink specials and giveaways too. No reservation. Enjoy $7 draft Guinness during trivia.
Saturday, March 14, their outdoor beer garden will be up and ready to party with live music featuring Duchamp, Eel Sallad, Huligan and Big Blue Van from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cover charge is $10, no reservations and $2 off all Irish Whiskeys.
On St. Patrick’s Day itself, Tuesday, March 17, the beer garden will be open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. with a $10 cover charge – no cover for restaurant. Again, there will be live music all night including Bagpipers and Slainte!
They do have VIP tickets available for St. Patrick’s Day, so you can skip lines and can come and go without paying re-entry fee. Purchase those tickets ahead of time online. Stay tuned for more announcements before the weekend. Remember, this fun event is for 21-and-over only.
Irish Festival in Thurston County
The South Sound Makers Market is putting on the 5th Annual Irish Festival March 14 and 15, 2026. This event has free admission and free parking at the Thurston County Fairgrounds and is perfect for people of all ages! Event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.
This event will have over 75 vendors and food trucks. Enjoy entertainment, Irish-themed photo-ops and more! Be sure to catch the leprechaun and get your photo with him! There will be a Beer Garden for those 21-and-over benefiting the Royal T Foundation.
Food trucks will have a range of foods, from grilled corn on the cob and Russian dumplings to Irish-themed coffee and energy drinks.
Both days will have lots of entertainment – including Irish bands, bagpipes, belly dancing, fire spinners and even mermaids. Don’t miss the knighting ceremonies either!
