Sips & Strings w/ Wilson Morris plays Shamrock Irons Irish Pub on Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 PM. Easy one to plan a night around.

St. Patrick's Day turns into an all-day affair with bands rotating through from afternoon straight through closing time. The kitchen keeps the Irish menu running alongside the late-night stuff, so you can post up at a table or the bar and settle in for the long haul. Downtown College Street gets packed for this one, so grab street parking early if you're driving in.

Shamrock Irons is a downtown Asheville Irish pub hosting live music every night: Irish folk, acoustic singer-songwriters, and rotating cover bands. Guinness on draft, fish and chips on the menu.

"Typical pub atmosphere... fish and chips which was crisp, tasty and very good. Owner/waiter very accommodating friendly."

Shamrock Irons Irish Pub

Looking for the best bars in Asheville? Find cocktail lounges, dive bars, rooftops and live music spots downtown, on the South Slope and in West Asheville. Downtown, Little Jumbo pours cocktails in an old grocery on Broadway, The Crow and Quill stocks more than 800 whiskeys behind an easy-to-miss door on Lexington Avenue, and The Workshop Lounge has jazz inside The Foundry Hotel. Capella on 9 serves drinks with mountain views atop the AC Hotel, District 42 sits on Pack Square, and Cork & Keg pours wine inside The Weinhaus on Patton Avenue. 5 Walnut Wine Bar has live jazz and acoustic sets most nights, and Fitz and the Wolfe runs three rooms on Battery Park Avenue. On the South Slope, Banks Ave. hosts drag shows and DJ nights, and Sovereign Kava pours kava on Biltmore Avenue. Haywood Road in West Asheville has The Low Down under The Hop, wine and vinyl at Potential New Boyfriend, and late shows at The Odd and Fleetwood's. Out east, The Social is a neighborhood pub on Tunnel Road, and Town Pump Tavern and White Horse anchor downtown Black Mountain. When the night's over, call AVL Ride for the trip home.

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