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Hurley09 OP
Mar 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM ET
Any you Richmond folk been to the Shamrock the Block? Going tomorrow with a
buddy. Based solely on photos, this appears to be the young person's Saint Patrick's Day event and the Church Hill Irish Festival is the older one. Is that accurate? Are we walking into a young-20's rage fest full of beer bongs and shotgunning? If so, sign me up! Looking at you @MP4VT2004

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4dhokies 4dhokies
4mo
Last time I went was 16 yrs ago with a chick I had been dating for 3 weeks.
That turned into a wife and 4 kids so.... Sounds like it's in a different spot now, it was in Shockoe back then. I remember ending up at Siné.
HokieDan95 HokieDan95
4mo
I don't tolerate street festivals like I used to
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EDGEMAN
4mo
I remember drinking in downtown Blacksburg (actually sitting on the wall)..
...next to the VT infirmary drinking beer with a bud. He said, "let's don't take our wallets with us" when we got out of the car with our cooler of beer, and that turned out to be the right decision. We saw people walking through the crowd drinking bottles of wine, liquor and beer, but one of the BPD officers walked past one or two of those and came straight up to us asking what we were drinking, and for our IDs. We told him we didn't have ID, so he decided he didn't want to cite or arrest us for drinking in public as "John Does," so he just had us pour our beers out and leave. Yeah, good decision...lol
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
4mo
I've actually never been to either, as I've pretty much been a...
...grumpy old man since birth, ha. But I believe your synopsis is pretty accurate!
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Hurley09 OP
4mo
Sweet. Then this will probably be a 'show up early for a bit, leave before
it gets crazy' type thing. Then head to the three Irish pubs over in wonderful Shockhoe Bottom.
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
4mo
That sounds like a fantastic plan....avoid the inevitabledrunken idiocy...
...that will increase later in the day. Enjoy yourselves!
Nova Hokie 95 Nova Hokie 95
4mo
You truly do not know the Irish spirit ...
If you believe that there will not be drunken idiocy early as well.
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EDGEMAN
4mo
Agree! Much better than trying to hang with the college kids slamming...
...beers.