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Grab your fellow leprechauns and don your green attire!

 

Tradition returns as an authentic Irish celebration takes over the streets of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter district.  Heading back to its roots, the 28th Annual ShamROCK provides a full lineup of the nation’s top Irish & Celtic Rock bands, iconic tribute performances and Irish dancers galore!

 

Full of Ireland’s humble jest and rowdy cheer, this treasured San Diego tradition brings back more Irish faire, lucky libations and outrageous shenanigans than ever seen before in the Emerald Isle of the West Coast!

st. paddy's day music + beer festival

saturday, march 15, 2025
2pm - 11PM

gaslamp quarter | ALL AGES

Event Open to lads, lasses and lil' tikes of all AGES!

save ye coins...get tickets now!

Music

Non-stop Irish Rock & tribute band performances all day long

THE PINT STAGE

THE RAINBOW STAGE

THE SHENANIGAN STAGE

Pint Stage

IRISH & CELTIC ROCK BANDS AND IRISH DANCERS

PRESENTED BY

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featured 2024 artists

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SKELPIN

2:30PM - 3:30pm

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ASS POCKET WHISKEY FELLAS

4:00pm - 5:00pm

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FINNEGAN BLUE

5:30pm - 6:45pm

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LEXINGTON FIELD

7:15pm - 8:45pm

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THE FOOKS

9:15pm - 11:00pm

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NA SCEALAITHE IRISH DANCERS

Irish Celtic music and Irish Step Dancers all night long.
[In Between the Band Perfomances]

2025 lineup coming soon

Rainbow Stage

TRIBUTE BANDS AND DJS

featured 2024 artists

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BLINK 180 TRUE

2:30pm - 3:30pm

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Faux FigHters

4:00pm - 5:00pm

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LIES N ROSES

5:30pm - 6:45pm

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CASSIE B

7:15pm - 8:45pm

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PAGING THE 90S

9:15pm - 11:00pm

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DJ Yodah

2:00pm - 11:00pm

2025 lineup coming soon

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THE SHENANIGAN STAGE

Two men in festive green attire showcase a battle of booty popping dance moves.

we take shenanigans seriously!

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A man in a green vest wraps rainbow colored streamers around a pair of poles.

magical chairs

unicorn races

rainbow streamers

FREE shamrock games with epic prizes!

The ShamROCK Shenanigans Stage hosts FREE Shenanigan Showdowns all-day with epic prizes to make your friends green with envy!

Show off your mighty leprechaun muscles.  Bust out your best jig moves.  Shine as the feistiest leprechaun to battle over a seat.  Bounce like a magical wonder to victory.  You name it, there is a game schedule for that.

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A crowd gathers to watch a female competitor limbo beneath a limbo pole.
A bearded man reaches tall to high-five a leprechaun performer on stilts with a giant clover cape.

Taste the Rainbow

lucky limbo

& more

Shenanigans
A quartet of dancers in green dresses performs a traditional Irish dance.

irish dance lessons

4:15 pm | 5:45 PM

Experienced dancers, beginners and those that have never danced outside of their bedroom will learn how to hop, turnout, point and switch in this free 20 minute Irish dance lesson by Na Scealaithe (pronounced "Na SHKAYL-uh-huh").

Bring your high knees and a good attitude!

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 Stay in the Heart of the Shenanigans 

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Andaz San Diego Hotel, creatively designed in the heart of downtown’s Gaslamp Quarter and just steps away from the ShamROCK festival. Enjoy the largest rooftop downtown has to offer, overlooking all the rockin’ shenanigans happening below. At Andaz, we embody contemporary living spaces while incorporating the vibrancy of Southern California lifestyle throughout the hotel.
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2025 hotel offerings below.

 

Let the Shenanigans continue into the weekend...
March on over to Andaz and book a discounted stay with us!

OUR SPECIAL SHAMROCK DEAL INCLUDES:
• Destination fee of $30 will be WAIVED on all rooms

• All standard King rooms upgraded to Deluxe King at no extra charge
• Available late checkout to 12PM guaranteed
• Complimentary Wi-fi

• Group rate offered to attendees March 15th & March 17th, should they elect to extend their stay (based on availability)

Ticket holders can either use this booking link HERE or THEY CAN USE CODE

Reservations may also be made on the Andaz toll free reservations hotline: 800-233-1234.

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MTS Makes Getting to and From the Shenanigans Easy as Shepard’s Pie!

Take the following lines to ShamROCK:

  • UC San Diego Blue Line to Fifth Ave Station

  • Orange Line to Fifth Avenue Station

  • Green Line to Gaslamp Quarter STation

Get Home Safely from the Shenanigans by hopping on:

  • UC San Diego Blue Line from Fifth Ave Station

  • Orange Line from Fifth Avenue Station

  • Green Line from Gaslamp Quarter Station

Pints & Bites
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Sláinte!

(cheers!)

come thirsty for green beer, craft beer, green seltzer, whiskey libations, and having a rollicking good time that you won’t soon forget.

expect faire with irish flaire from  traditional treats to those with creative california twists.
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cheers lads & lasses!
use #sdshamrock to show up on our INSTAGRAM

ShamROCK has been produced for 28 years by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation (GQHF) which is dedicated to the preservation of the architecture, culture and history of the Gaslamp Quarter.  This St. Patrick’s Day affair funds the year-long GQHF programs including the operations of The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House at 4th & Island. 

 

In 2025, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day to fund the GQHF!

we're ready for more shenanigans

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A man in a suit of tri-color clovers sips a green beer from a stein as he holds a box of LuckyCharms
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entrance at 5th & F st.

7 bars

3 stages

festive faire

free photo booths & shamrock selfie stations

lots of seating

Map

free play games
throughout

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