\u201cWe come to this place in particular because it’s full of culture. It’s a Sacramento tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 Crowds dressed in green packed the Old Sacramento Waterfront on Saturday as visitors gathered early to celebrate the Saint Patrick’s Day weekend.<\/p>\n
People traveled from nearby communities, including Wilton and Yuba City, to take part in the festivities. Some said they chose to celebrate locally instead of traveling to larger St. Patrick\u2019s Day destinations like Chicago or New Orleans, preferring to support businesses in the area.<\/p>\n
Inside O’Mally’s Irish Pub<\/a>, staff expect thousands of visitors over the extended holiday weekend.<\/p>\n “The whole weekend from Friday to Tuesday, is my one whole day of Saint Patrick’s Day celebration,\u201d said Cooper Zamora, the pub\u2019s assistant manager.<\/p>\n Zamora said the pub has been part of Old Sacramento for 29 years and has become a tradition for many families returning each year.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople coming in, coming to the place where their grandparents have been, their aunts and uncles and fathers and mothers have been. It’s kind of a memory for them. It builds on the community and everything else,” Zamora said. “I’ve been here since 10:30 this morning. I’ve seen probably 1000 people plus.\u201d<\/p>\n Visitors packed bars and restaurants throughout the district, enjoying classic holiday staples such as green beer and corned beef and cabbage, which some businesses offer year-round.<\/p>\n Julia Danner, who was visiting Sacramento for the celebration, said the location itself draws people in.<\/p>\n \u201cWe come to this place in particular because it’s full of culture. It’s a Sacramento tradition.\u201d Danner said. \u201cIt’s St. Party’s Day, and we just love it here. We have to represent Sacramento.\u201d<\/p>\n