Next Wednesday March 17th, Saint Patrick’s Day, the most important Irish community festivity, will be celebrated around the world. Round the planet, the green color takes over the streets, symbolic clovers blossom and happiness irrigated by good beer walks on the streets and public walks. Buenos Aires is no exception to this.Every March 17th, in Retiro neighborhood, on Reconquista St and its surroundings, the festivity takes place. The place is not casual, on this streets are located the most traditional Irish pubs of the city, headed by The Kilkenny. The streets are blocked off in the afternoon, when the celebration starts as an after office that last until dawn. To bring green clothing or something allusive to Ireland is a must.
The Irish community in Buenos Aires is not particularly numerous, but from some year now (since 1997 until today) Saint Patrick’s Day has become a popular celebration among porteños, gathering more than 100.000 people in the past years. Goblin costumes, fake red beards, tall green hats and hundreds and thousands glasses of beer in all its colors and presentations are part of the picture.Hostel Colonial is in the middle of the celebration, just one block away from Reconquista St, five blocks from the traditional Kilkenny (on the corner of Reconquista St and Marcelo T. de Alvear St) and close to lots of other pubs of Retiro, among which we recommend: El Verde (878, Reconquista St), The Pub (924, Reconquista St) and Rigoletto (958, Reconquista St).
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