{"id":160015,"date":"2026-02-18T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160015\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:49:47","slug":"paddy-fest-returns-to-williams-park-in-march-with-three-days-of-irish-music-dance-food-and-family-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160015\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Fest returns to Williams Park in March with three days of Irish music, dance, food, and family fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBack in 2023 when we first put it together, we were kind of worried it would turn into a drink-a-thon,\u201d Boland says. \u201cBut it\u2019s really become this family-friendly community thing. It\u2019s a way to celebrate Irish heritage, and our love of St. Pete, without fighting the bar crowds on March 17th.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s festival includes a large Kids Zone with bounce houses, face painting and interactive activities, plus mini golf, an interactive art wall and a photo booth. <\/p>\n

The shepherd\u2019s pie eating contest returns, along with raffles, giveaways and interactive competitions throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n

More than 40 local vendors will set up shop in the park, offering everything from Irish heritage merchandise and handmade jewelry to art, wellness products and boutique finds. <\/p>\n

Food trucks like Charm City Eats<\/a>, Galvin\u2019s Goodies<\/a>, Johnny Nevada\u2019s Tamales<\/a>, and Pamz Pizza Cones <\/a>will join Irish food favorites and festival bars serving beer, whiskey, and mixed drinks.<\/p>\n

The Tullamore DEW VIP Experience<\/a> will offer a 21+ tent with air conditioning, private restrooms, a full bar with complimentary whiskey tastings, a grazing table, door prizes and intimate live performances. <\/p>\n

Single-day VIP access is $30 in addition to general admission. A limited number of $80 All Access VIP Passes include general admission and VIP entry for all three days, plus a gift set with drink coupons and a 2026 festival shirt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cBack in 2023 when we first put it together, we were kind of worried it would turn into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-160015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}