Dayton ranks No. 21 of 200 U.S. cities for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

The Dublin Pub, located at 300 Wayne Ave. in Dayton’s Oregon District, celebrated its 25th anniversary on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, Mar. 17, 2023. Did we spot you there? TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Credit: Tom Gilliam

Credit: Tom Gilliam

The Dublin Pub, located at 300 Wayne Ave. in Dayton’s Oregon District, celebrated its 25th anniversary on St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, Mar. 17, 2023. Did we spot you there? TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Lifestyles
By Alexis Larsen
March 12, 2024
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WalletHub.com is all about metrics, so when the metrics and data website listed Dayton in the Top 25 major cities in the U.S. as having the best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in 2024, we took notice.

The website shared that $7.2 billion is expected to be spent on the holiday this year, and local bar and restaurant owners definitely see a sizable uptick in spending locally.

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No , you are not seeing double that's Jeff and Steve Nagel having a good time at the Dublin Pub Friday March 17, 2023. The twins tell drinkers when they see four of them it's time to go home. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

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The website’s methodology involved four key dimensions for the rating:

1) St. Patrick’s Day traditions, including parades, share of Irish population, Irish pubs and restaurants per capita, Google search interest for “St. Patrick’s Day Events”

2) Costs, including average beer price, lowest price of a three-star hotel on the big day and affordable 4-star Irish pubs and restaurants

3) Safety and accessibility, including crime rate, traffic congestion and walkability as well as DUI-related fatalities in motor vehicle crashes per capita

4) St. Patrick’s Day weather, including forecasted precipitation and forecasted versus average temperature

These four numbers roll up into an overall ranking which found Dayton to be the No. 1 city in Ohio to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, which is something worth toasting.

Cleveland was ranked No. 24, Cincinnati came in at No. 30 Toledo was No. 54 Akron No. 60 and Columbus No. 81. The Top 5 cities are Boston, Chicago, Savannah, Ga.; Reno and Pittsburgh.

Contact this writer at alexis.e.larsen@hotmail.com.

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