HNew Orleans Downtown Irish Club

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Downtown Irish Club, Inc is a social organization dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the Irish Identity in the New Orleans. Celebrating our Irish heritage throughout each and every year since 1976, the Downtown Irish Club maintains that "everyone is Irish for a day", making our membership rich and diverse. We march from founders' Roy Markey, Sr. and Edward "Bud Rip" Ripoll Jr.'s iconic establishments in the Bywater to the heart of the French Quarter. We're the only parade annually on St. Patrick's Day Proper with parade stops on Frenchmen, Decatur and Tchoupitoulas! Come out and enjoy the festivities that surround St Patrick's Day. For those interested in membership in the Downtown Irish Club and walking the historic parade route, come meet with us at one of the General Meetings listed below or apply on our Applications Page.   


UPCOMING EVENTS - 2024​


September 14, 2024 - Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Stroll

Who is Welcome?

  • Everyone of legal drinking age
  • Membership in the Downtown Irish Club is not required


Where and when?

  • September 14, 2024
  • Marigny, French Quarter, and CBD
  • Begins @ Marigny Brasseirie (640 Frenchmen St) with sign in at 6:30PM  – Rolls at 7PM
  • Stops are BMC, Molly’s at the Market, Corner Oyster Bar, Ryan’s Irish Pub, Ernst Café, and Lucy’s


What to expect?

  • Guinness complimentary at each stop
  • Jameson specials
  • Tee shirts reserved to first 100 registered
  • Lucy’s will open the 2nd floor for our group after the stroll


What to wear?

  • Come St Patrick’s Day festive -  


Payment?

  • $25 per person via PayPal or Venmo – Click the link below to register and pay


While you are welcome to signup at the start of the stroll we are asking as many folks as possible to pay in advance.  We need a headcount to ensure the bars have enough inventory



March 17, 2025 - 2025 Downtown Irish Club Parade 

This year's parade is still in the development stage and we will be updating the you through this website as things come together, but as always it will be on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 2025.


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