We all deserve the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, even if we’re not 21 yet. Here are five ways for your family to “wear the green” without being part of a pub crawl!

St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival

Sat Mar 18, parade at 12pm, carnival 12:30-4:30 pm

St. Agatha Catholic School
7960 SE 15th Ave
Free! (fee charged for some activities)
stagathaschoolpdx.us/st-patricks-day

The parade, featuring the Sellwood Middle School Marching Band, will kick off, with a family-friendly festival afterwards. An old-fashioned carnival and entertainment are provided under the festival tent together with authentic Irish corned beef and cabbage and shepherd’s pie.

Kells St. Patrick’s Irish Festival

Sun Mar 19 (Family Day)

Kells Downtown, 9am-5pm
112 SW 2nd Ave
Kells Brewpub 12-5pm
210 NW 21st Ave
Free
kellsportland.com/st-patrick-s-festival

Sunday is Family Day during this three-day festival, with a Shamrock Run, music, pipers, dancing, vendors and crafts. Local Irish dance schools will perform and children can meet the Irish wolfhounds, described as “giant friendly dogs.”

St Patricks Day and the Equinox Celebration

Fri March 17, 10am

Karu Kids
6410 SW 204th Pl, Aloha
$10 per child
facebook.com/events/110001992839411

In this parent-child class, families will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the Spring Equinox by learning a springtime action song, creating a watercolor butterfly and making a peg doll leprechaun. A small snack is provided as well as use of the outdoor playspace.

Lucky Charms

Fri Mar 17, 4pm

Beaverton Library
11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl, Ste 102, Beaverton
Free
beavertonlibrary.org

Kindergarteners through fifth graders and their families are invited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with by making four-leaf clovers and other fun lucky charm crafts.

Kevin Burke presents The Naked Fiddle – An Irishman’s Journey

Fri Mar 17, 8pm (doors at 7pm)

Alberta Rose Theatre
3000 NE Alberta St
$25 advance, $30 at the door
albertarosetheatre.com

Children together with their parents are invited to join world-renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke for a special St. Patrick’s Day concert featuring solo fiddle, songs, stories and photos – a musical travelogue up the west coast of Ireland.