Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in St. Louis

St. Louis is a great place to be Irish. The city loves to celebrate St. Patrick's Day - it even has two St. Patrick's Day Parades! Here's your guide to the best festivities, as well as information on St. Louis' best Irish pubs and Irish shops.

It's no surprise St. Patrick's Day is the most popular day of the year in Dogtown, St. Louis' Irish neighborhood. Every year on March 17, crowds gather along Tamm Avenue for the Ancient Order of Hibernians' parade. Here's everything you need to know about this year's St. Patrick's Day parade in Dogtown.

The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown St. Louis is one of the most popular events of the year. Crowds pack Market Street to see the marching bands, balloons, floats and more. Here's information on the parade and other ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in St. Louis.

Downtown St. Louis stages one of the country's best St. Patrick's Day Parades. It's a family- friendly parade, featuring more than 120 marching bands, floats and giant balloons. Here are photos of last year's parade, including pictures of families in their St. Patrick's Day "green" packing the sidewalks in downtown St. Louis. There are also pictures of many of the marchers and floats.

St. Louis' Dogtown Neighborhood is the place to be on St. Patrick's Day. The city's historic Irish neighborhood is filled with tens of thousands of people who come for what they consider to be St. Louis' "true" St. Patrick's Day Parade. Here are pictures of last year's parade from Dogtown's famed Tamm Avenue.

Whether you're looking for a green sweatshirt that screams "Kiss Me I'm Irish" or more traditional (and subtle) Irish clothes, the shops below have what you're looking for. They're also great places to find gifts, carrying everything from Waterford Crystal to handwoven Irish sweaters.

St. Louis has some of the best Irish restaurants and pubs this side of the Mississippi. From St. Louis institutions like O'Connell's, to newer, trendier places like The Dubliner. Here's information to help you find the perfect pint of Guinness, great live Irish music, or just a place to gather your clan on St. Patrick's Day.

John D. McGurk's in St. Louis is one of the best Irish pubs in the country. McGurk's is a great place for good food, cold Guinness and live Irish music.