Fergie's Pub
Fergus Carey's Sansom Street pub — the closest thing Philly has to a real Dublin local.
Fergie's is owned by Fergus Carey, a Dubliner who moved to Philadelphia in the '90s and built the pub he missed from home. The rule of the house: no TVs. Anywhere. Ever. On St Patrick's Day, this is the correct choice for people who want the pub, not the party.
Two floors, live music most nights, one of the best-kept Guinness lines in the city, and Quizzo — Philadelphia's original pub trivia — on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
On March 17th, the whole block of Sansom fills up, live trad music runs all day, and the Guinness pours are still perfect. It's a real Irish pub having its real Irish holiday.
The move for anyone who wants trad music and Guinness over sports and green beer. Live music all day on the 17th. Arrive early and stay.
Philadelphia's longest-running St Patrick's Day bar crawl. 30+ bars, free cover, free t-shirts.