Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images Plus, a baked goods pop-up at the Smithsonian — and more intel If you’ll be wearing green and sipping Guinness pints all weekend before the Irish-themed Monday holiday on Monday, March 17, these upcoming St. Patrick’s Day deals and events across the D.C. area may be for you. Big Buns Damn Good Burgers Big Buns Damn Good Burgers’ minty green milkshake. Atlas Brew Works: The Alexandria brewery and tap room is taking $1 off The Green Street Hooligan drafts, the brewery’s silky stout, all day on Saturday, March 15, and every beer will be available for $5 a pint from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meanwhile, the Ivy City tap room is holding a ticketed St. Patrick’s themed calligraphy class ($65) from 3 to 4:30 p.m., with a whole calligraphy kit included. Plus, there will be a traditional Irish dancing class ($28) at the D.C. location from 1:30 to 3 p.m., hosted by Jigs & Swigs, followed up by festive live music by Celtic Underground till 5:30 p.m. Multiple locations Cordelia Fishbar: This new seafood-centric restaurant is selling $5 Miller High Life beers on Monday during happy hour, plus the usual half-price oysters and raw bar platters. 550 Morse Street NE Big Buns Damn Good Burgers: This Thompson Restaurant’s Virginia chain sells a minty and crunchy Luck O’ the Irish Shamrock Shake, made with vanilla ice cream, Andes mints, and green sprinkles (March 13-17) at all eight locations. Multiple locations Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken: The Shirlington outpost of this doughnut shop hosts a festive mini doughnut decorating event ($15) on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 4005 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, Virginia D.C. pastry chef Paola Velez x Smithsonian Every Friday in March, the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Sweet Home Cafe welcomes D.C. pastry chef and co-owner of Bar Providencia Paola Velez for a monthlong pop-up, with plantain stick buns, carrot buttermilk pie, Dominican cake, and Summer Camp brownies from Velez’s new cookbook Bodega Bakes. She also does in-person book signings (March 14, 28) from 10 a.m. to noon. 1400 Constitution Avenue NW A Bethesda French bistro renovates and expands menus David Borzkowski Happy hour dishes and new martinis at Mon Ami Gabi. The popular French bistro Mon Ami Gabi unveils an extensive renovation on Monday, March 17, with way more seats indoors and out (260). The revamped Parisian cafe wrapped in green and bronze features 90-inch antique chandeliers hanging above the main bar. Executive chefs Jason Mayle and Andrew Fleischauer debut new salads and sandwiches on the lunch menu, along with more brunch dishes like truffled scrambled eggs and a classic French omelet. A new weekday happy hour (4 to 6 p.m.) showcases a new chilled martini program featuring a dirty martini, Vesper crudite, and classic gin martini. 7239 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland Salamander Hotel’s Family Reunion is back for a fifth year The Salamander Middleburg resort’s famed food and drink festival celebrates diversity in the hospitality industry each year, with panel discussions, cooking demonstrations, recreational activities, legendary feasts, and vibrant nightly parties for four days in August. Chef and restaurateur Kwame Onwuachi, Salamander Collection CEO Sheila Johnson, and Food & Wine editor-in-chief Hunter Lewis have even bigger plans this year (August 14-17), from legacy dinners to golf excursions. The full schedule will be released in the next few months, but overnight packages and event passes are available on Salamander’s website. 10 North Pendleton Street, Middleburg, Virginia Pi Day deals in D.C. “Pi Day” falls on Friday, March 14, and plenty of D.C. pie places mark the math lover’s 3.14 holiday with TGIF deals. Wiseguy Pizza’s giant New York-style slices cost $3.14 (cheese or pepperoni) using code PIDAY2025 at checkout. Multiple locations Detroit-style handhelds at Navy Yard’s Side Door Pizza are $3.14 each (regularly $7-10) during lunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 909 New Jersey Avenue SE Pizzeria Paradiso Pizzeria Paradiso turns 30 this year. Pizzeria Paradiso guests get $3.14 off all 12-inch pizzas. Recite the first 31(.4) numbers of Pi from memory and get one free nine-inch pie with any purchase. Available at all four area locations (Dupont Circle, Georgetown, Spring Valley, and Hyattsville). In honor of mathematician Archimedes, Chevy Chase’s new Elena James goes Greek on Pi Day with Spanakopita and Sicilian tomato pies. Order the two pies with duck wings for $50. 8551 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland Slice & Pie’s New York-style cheese and pepperoni slices are $3.14 all day long (noon to 3 a.m.). 2221 14th Street NW Mt. Pleasant’s Ellē has four pies on preorder (sour cherry, Key Lime, quiches), with free slices for the first 10 guests who recite the first 10 digits of Pi. 3221 Mt Pleasant Street NW ...read more read less