Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There may not be a pot of gold waiting for you, but you can take advantage of some fun free food and services offered today, plus lots of parades going on!
Visit the 30th Annual City of Dublin St Patrick’s Day Celebration. The festival opens 10:00am – 5:00pm with free admission and is located at the Dublin Civic Center 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin. For events and activities schedule, click here or for directions click here. Plus take advantage of free transportation to the parade.
Free bus service to and from the Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day festival and the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station will be offered both Saturday and Sunday. Festival goers arriving at the BART station should look for signs directing them to the Wheels route 10 bus. Riders should ask the driver for a return trip coupon. Buses will leave every 40 minutes from 6:21 a.m. to 6 p.m. The city especially encourages out-of-town visitors to take the free bus, so come on out!
For other local parades and activities, check out StPatrick’sDay.com. All you have to do is click on your state to find a parade near you.
If your headed into the city, visit sf.funcheap.com for a list of all free and cheap St Patrick’s Day parades, live music and events. Berg Injury Lawyers is sponsoring the Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program for 2013. Free Cab Rides Home for St. Patrick’s Day – Begins: March 17, 2013 – 10pm Ends: March 18, 2013 – 4am. Call one of the following cab companies and tell them the ride is on Berg Injury Lawyers. Please remember, there’s a $35 cap on all rides home, and patrons are responsible for costs more than $35. San Francisco – Call Luxor Cab at (415) 282-4141.
*Note: Due to the high number of ride requests on St. Patrick’s Day, rides cannot be guaranteed for everyone who calls. Cab rides are made available to area residents who otherwise might attempt to drive home after drinking. Rides are provided from bars & restaurants (not from house parties) to an individual’s residence and not to other drinking locations. Links: Event detail *Cabs must be requested by phone.
Before you go out with your friends, here are some freebies up for grabs. Hope you enjoy these & Happy St Patrick’s Day and drive safely!
Free Starbucks – Get a FREE Tall Hazelnut or Caramel Macchiato at participating Canadian and American Starbucks. One freebie per person and offer runs through March 31, 2013. Note – be sure to check with the Barista before ordering and ask for Discount Code 350. Some locations may require a copy of the flyer (below) for the freebie.
Free Coke – Stop by participating Walmart locations between 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. on March 17, 2013, and get a free ice cold .5 liter bottle of Coca-Cola Zero, while supplies last. Martinez.
Free Arby’s Sandwich – Buy one New York Style Reuben Sandwich, get a second one for free, at participating Arby’s locations. Offer is good from March 15 – March 17, 2013. Pleasanton & Vallejo
Corner Bakery Cafe Treat – Get a cookie, brownie, bar, Whoopee Pie or Baby Bundt Cake when you purchase an entree at participating Corner Bakery Cafe’s. Coupon is required. Offer expires March 19, 2013. Pleasanton.
Sweet Jelly Belly Deal – Speaking of sweet treats, the folks at Jelly Belly are offering a 15 percent discount on all green candy through March 17, 2013!
$2 Fruit & Veggie 16oz Smoothies Jamba Juice. Redeem with coupon (below).
JC Penny Deal – Get a $10 discount on orders of $50 or more when you use promotional code “SPENDIT” at JC Penny. Offer is good in store with printable coupon or online – though March 17, 2013.
Kohl’s Friends & Family Shopping Days – Get 20 percent off everything in the store or online using promo code “MARFB20.” Offer runs through March 17, 2013.
Bath and Body Works Sale – Get 20 percent off your entire purchase at Bath and Body Works when you use coupon code “SPRING13.” Offer expires March 31, 2013.
Nine West Sale – Nine West is having a great deal. Get 30 percent off on everything through March 18, 2013. No special code is necessary.
Free Music – In the mood for some tunes? Get your Irish jig on with free Celtic Sampler from Amazon!
Free Tea – Get a free 16-ounce cup of featured brew tea at participating Teavana stores with printable coupon (below). Offer expires March 31, 2013 at Sunvalley.
Redbox has a new code available that will get you a free movies. Simply enter the codes below (one code per free movie) at checkout when prompted.
- REDBOX (new customers only)
- DVDONME
- BREAKKROOM
- DVDATWAG (good only at Walgreen’s Redbox locations)
- WALGREENS (good only at Walgreen’s Redbox kiosks)
Right now there are two free game rental codes: NOWPLAY (expires 5/9/13) and GAMEKIDS (expiration unknown). Text them to 727272 and Redbox will text you back a code to get a free video game rental which you’ll want to enter at the Redbox kiosk. The code is good now through May 9, 2013. You can find more free Redbox codes for both video games and movies as well as tips on using the free codes.
Get a free St. Patrick’s Day plastic beer mug. Just “Like” their page, fill in your information and put in the code green2013. Your mug should arrive in 2-3 weeks. Hurry and get yours before they’re all gone!
Smilebox- St. Patrick’s Day Offer: Free St. Patrick’s Day Design called Clover Stamp and it’s available to use for free through March 12th. This design is also great for sharing up to 25 pictures from your St. Patrick’s Day party. Get access to this premium design, email or post to Facebook ad-free or print at home, all for free through March 12th.
*Note: Please note – some restrictions may apply. Please visit the vendor’s website for specific information.
Diablo Reporter 
This is awesome! Thank you!
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Starbucks coupon WITHOUT a BAR CODE (even with discount code doesn’t work) is not FREE!!! don’t waste your time.
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That’s not true. They prefer you print out a coupon but it that’s not available, you can show them the flyer on your phone or tablet. If that’s not available just tell them code 350 and they will do it and it is FREE. I will attach my recent from yesterday’s FREE Starbucks trip.
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