GENEVA, Switzerland – “Kiss Me, I’m..” well, no, but I can’t deny I wear green and enjoy St Patrick’s Day celebrations as any green-blooded fella out there. Therefore, following a seven-year tradition, here’s my annual list of bars that celebrate St Paddy’s, and of other St Patrick’s Day activities in the area. [Sadly, two bars featured in the 2016 list have closed their doors… but two new ones are joining — albeit only one can claim Irish ancestry, McCarthy’s, formerly known as Crazy Canucks in Lausanne.]

City and Canton Geneva

• 17 March at noon: Lunch with the Walking with Purpose ladies for senior and retired parishioners of the John XXIII church
• Bar de la Plage
• Britannia Pub at the Astoria Hotel
• Charly O’Neills Pub
• Mulligan’s Irish Pub
• Mr Pickwick
• Spring Brother
• The Clubhouse (traditional Irish stew served)

• 18 March: Ferme Sarasin in Grand-Saconnex – an outdoor celebration for families during the day, and grown ups in the evening. From 14:30 to 24:00
• 18 March: St. Patrick’s Gala at the Beau Rivage Hotel with the Geneva Irish Association

Canton Vaud
Lausanne

• Captain Cook
• Cruise over Lake Geneva with the CGN.. beers over Lake Léman departing from Lausanne only
• McCarthy’s — newly inaugurated on 16 March, celebrations planned until the 19th!
• King Size Pub
• Les Boucaniers
• White Horse Pub

Nyon and Vevey

• Fishermen’s Pub in Nyon (17-19 March)
• Le Bout de Monde in Vevey celebrates with a traditional Irish music concert

Neighboring France

• Paddy’s Pub in Ferney-Voltaire
• Le Finn Kelly’s, Annecy
• Captain Pub, Annecy

Other Swiss towns

• Paddy Reilly’s celebrates with concerts, DJs and food at its three locations: Basel, Fribourg and Zurich (17-19 March)
• Pub l’Irlandais in Val de Travers in Neuchatel

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