Here at The Irish Times, March Madness isn’t just the college basketball tournament, but a more accurate description of the month-long party that is happening down here.

Starting this week, when we have Syndicate on Friday and Never In Vegas on Saturday. For those of you who know our bands, this is a SPECIAL TREAT as two of the biggest and best cover bands in New England play on back-to-back nights. If you’ve been waiting for a special week to come back down to the bar and hear some great bands, this is it!

Sunday, March 9th is always a big day in Worcester….PARADE DAY! The parade and Park Ave will be jumping all day on Sunday and as always,m The Times will be the spot to go after the Parade. The Drunken Uncles will be performing from 8pm until midnight and special prizes will be given away all night long! As always on Parade Day….NO COVER CHARGE!

We want to be the first place and the last place you celebrate Paddy’s day this year, so we are having a huge celebration on Sunday March 16th. Chad Clements will be laying music along with Irish music of Saw Doctors, Dropkick Murphy’s, Floggin’ Molly and a few others. The show starts at 8pm and will get crazy immediately after The Saw Doctors concert at the new Hanover Theater. We will also be giving away 50 Corned Beef and Cabbage dinners that evening at Midnight to celebrate the start of the best holiday of the year!

There has also been some confusion as to when everyone is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this year. Let me assure you that no matter when the church, the government or the newspapers say you need to celebrate it…The Irish Times will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day ON St. Patrick’s Day MARCH 17th. We have the world famous (yes WORLD famous) Highland Rovers playing at 8pm, traditional menu all day long, and we will be opening at 10 am for you early starters!

One thing is for certain, the “Madness” happens at The Irish Times all month long.

Cheers!