21 Upscale Ideas for a St. Patrick's Day-Theme Party

Another holiday-appropriate appetizer from Elegant Affairs is the Rumpelstiltskin Deviled Eggs. The dish features a mix of egg yolk, avocado, lemon juice, mayonnaise, mustard, and Franks Hot Sauce presented in hardboiled eggs.

For an Irish-theme wedding shoot in Fullerton, California, Heather Benge Events and Alexi Events teamed up to create a St. Patrick’s Day-inspired tablescape. Shades of green and gold featured throughout the design, with florals from Intrigue Designs and linens by Nuage Designs. Green candlesticks in gold holders offered an on-theme touch.

At the Irish-theme wedding shoot, a cake from Nicole Bakes Cakes continued the holiday-appropriate color scheme of green and gold.

Toronto's the One Eighty restaurant from Eatertainment serves a seasonal bloody mary dubbed the Green Caesar. The cocktail includes Absolut Vodka mixed with a blended mix of tomatillos, yellow grape tomatoes, English cucumber, garlic, lime juice, Thai chile, cilantro, horseradish, green Tobasco sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.

Blueprint Studios designed a green-theme after-party in 2017 for Palo Alto Networks in San Francisco. The event featured vibrant green decor that included Blueprint’s Jewel Highboy Tables, Gallagher Barstools, Grass Ottomans, and green candle holders.

Candy company Sugarfina has a dedicated St. Patrick’s Day line packaged in lucite cubes that cost $7.50 each. The Lucky Pints o’ Beer (left) are beer-shaped gummies with a citrus flavor, while the Pot o’ Gold Pearls are chocolate droplets in gold candy shells.

Chef Andrea Correale, founder and C.E.O. of Elegant Affairs, has several elevated St. Patrick’s Day catering options available this year, including a corned beef taco made with Guinness, horseradish, mustard, and sour cream topped with corn and red onion. Correale suggests pairing it with Melon Ball Margarita Shots, which she makes with tequila, Midori, pineapple juice, and fresh lime wedges.

For a spring-inspired tradeshow lounge, Taylor Creative Inc. used a seasonally appropriate green and white color scheme. In addition to the Aston sofa in white ($450), the Tufted Ottoman Square in white ($285), and the Reflection Side Table ($95), green touches included a green Boheme Stool ($60), the Infinity Area rug ($400), and Peridot and Tangier pillows ($30 each).

Taylor Creative Inc. rents faux hedges for indoor or outdoor use. The 70-inch hedges are available with a black, white, or oak base, and cost $325; the hedges are also available in a 30-inch option. Add a spring-like touch with the Cane Ottoman, which comes in two sizes and starts at $125 or $150 with a glass top.

St. Patrick’s signature color can extend beyond the decor and the food. Give a festive gift like Gifts for the Good Life’s flapper-inspired party prep kit. The green package features engraved collar stays, shoe shine wipes, heel protectors, bobby pins, and more.

New Los Angeles cocktail lounge Birds & Bees offers a cocktail dubbed the Celtic Knot. The drink features three distinct flavors woven together, including Jameson, Oloroso Sherry, honey syrup, lemon juice, and Creme de Menth.

For the Art Gallery of Ontario's Picasso Gala, designer Jeffry Roick of McNabb Roick used bold colors to evoke Picasso’s work. Kelly-green carpeting and yellow Victorian-inspired lounge furniture were complemented by golden trees and green lighting by AusCan Media Productions.

Butcher & Banker in New York has a variety of modern twists on classic Irish dishes, such as corned beef steak with mashed potatoes, cabbage, leeks, and horseradish cream.

Hanging installations covered in greenery and blooms, like this one from New York-based B Floral, is an out-of-the-box way to incorporate St. Patrick’s Day green into an event.

St. Patrick’s Day events don’t need to be green. Give it an upscale twist with a pot-of-gold-inspired event, like HBO’s 2016 Golden Globes party in Los Angeles. HBO’s Cindy Tenner oversaw the production, working with longtime design partner Billy Butchkavitz, giving it a “winter garden” theme with a color palette of gold, black, and cream.

Elegant Affairs’ Luck o’ the Mojito features lime juice, fresh mint leaves, rum, sugar, club soda, and Creme de Menthe.

To kick off its yearlong 75th anniversary campaign in 2016, M&M's celebrated the milestone with a media and consumer event in New York that offered guests an inside look at the residences of the brand's six “Spokescandies": Red, Yellow, Ms. Green, Blue, Orange, and Ms. Brown. As the green-colored M&M, Ms. Green, is billed as having star quality and a fabulous, flirty demeanor, the St. Patrick’s Day-appropriate green room included eye-popping wallpaper, framed pictures of the character's fake magazine covers, and a green vanity with green makeup. The activation was designed and produced by Jack Morton Worldwide.

STK locations around the country are serving the Leprechaun’s Libation this year. The cocktail is made from Absolut Elyx, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, jalapeño, and basil leaves.

Monochromatic food can create an eye-catching, on-theme touch for holiday events. At a comic-book-inspired industry party in Toronto for architecture firm Raw, Sublime Catering worked with event producer Kim Graham Associates to create vibrantly colored event menu. Dishes included a chicken salad with green peas and pesto, served in a green pepper cup.

“An all-white table runner with pops of green is the perfect way to create a subtle St. Patrick’s Day tablescape,” says Bronwen Smith of B Floral.

City Tap House in Boston is offering four days of Irish-inspired specials, including corned beef and cabbage spring rolls paired with Guinness.