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St Patrick’s celebrations with The Old Crown in Digbeth, Birmingham
Via Alex for The Old Crown
The Old Crown in Digbeth, Birmingham’s oldest pub, is back with another year of St Patrick’s celebrations! With events taking place from the 8th March right the way up to the 18th March, there is something for everyone to get involved with.
This year, 2023, The Old Crown has teamed up with Digbeth events space, The Old Library, to bring Birmingham an even bigger selection of events than usual. The Old Library will play host to talks from the likes of Birmingham historian, Professor Carl Chinn MBE and legendary ex-Villa player, Paul McGrath.
The Old Crown will also see some famous faces throughout the festivities, including Irish post-punk band, Fontaines D.C.! Band members will be heading down to Digbeth on Sunday 12th March for a DJ set, joining in on what would be “Parade Day” celebrations. While the Digbeth St Patricks Day parade will STILL not be returning due to ongoing road works, the team at The Old Crown will be marking the occasion!
Co-owner of the pub, Ciaran Healy said:
While we are of course disappointed that the parade won’t be returning to Digbeth this year, we aren’t going to let this dampen our spirits or halt our celebrations. We can’t wait to welcome all those hoping to celebrate to join us for what we are hoping will be our biggest year yet.”
As well as Fontaines D.C., The Old Crown will be hosting a Big Irish Quiz with host, Aideen McQueen, plus live music throughout the week from Fleetwood Mac tribute band, Rihannon and local Irish bands, On The Sesh and Lampa.
The Full Lineup: The Old Crown 2023
- Saturday 11th March – Fleetwood Mac Tribute Night with Rihannon.
- Sunday 12th March – Parade Day Party with Fontaines DC (DJ Set), On The Sesh, Ash Sheehan and Ire-ish plus DJs.
- Monday 13th March – A showing of The Banshees of Inisherin at The Mockingbird Cinema, all proceeds go to the Birmingham Irish Association.
- Tuesday 14th March – Comedy Night with Barbara Nice, Mary Flanegan plus Special Guests.
- Wednesday 15th March – The Big Fat Irish Quiz with host Aideen McQueen.
- Friday 17th March – St Patrick’s Day and Cheltenham Gold Cup Day with live music from On The Sesh and Lampa.
- Friday 18th March – The Six Nations, shown live at the pub: Scotland vs Italy, France vs Wales and England vs Ireland with live music from Ash Sheehan.
The Old Library:
- Wednesday 8th March – An Evening with Professor Carl Chinn MBE – The Real Peaky Blinders: An Irish Connection? An Illustrated Talk.
- Wednesday 15th March – An Evening with Professor Carl Chinn MBE – Making Their Mark – The Irish of Victorian Birmingham. An Illustrated Talk.
- Thursday 16th March – An Evening with Paul McGrath.
Tickets for all the events are available to book now over on Design My Night: designmynight.com/birmingham/pubs/digbeth/the-old-crown Find out more about The Old Crown here: theoldcrown.com and The Old Library here: theoldlibrary.co.
