St. Pat’s in Five Points unveils this year’s lineup for 2025 festival

Columbia’s largest St. Pat’s in Five Points festival returns with live music, featuring several regional performances, on Saturday, March 15.

Rotating images from the St. Pat's in Five Points music festival

Plan ahead for this year’s festival, taking place on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

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Get ready for the 43rd St. Pat’s in Five Points festival, happening on Saturday, March 15 from from 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., featuring 24 acts across six stages. Every year, the festival transforms Five Points into a lively hub of music, vendors, food trucks, and family-friendly attractions.

This year’s event boasts an extensive lineup + Columbia-based recording artist, producer, entrepreneur and hip-hop activist Master Splnta will return as the host.

Headliners

Lettuce: six-piece, GRAMMY-nominated funk band that fuses, hip-hop, jazz, soul, psychedelia, and rock.

Shane Smith and the Saints: This country, folk, and rock band has been featured on hit TV shows like “Yellowstone” and “Landman.”

The Stews: a gritty rock + indie band that formed during the pandemic and played sold-out shows at venues like Windjammer and New York’s Bowery Ballroom.

Badfish: For nearly 25 years, Badfish has brought feel-good, high-energy vibes as a tribute to Sublime’s ska-punk and reggae-rock legacy.

5 Points St. Pats Festival 2024

Remember, registration for Get to the Green 5K/10K and one-mile family fun run includes festival entry. | Photo by Jessica Hunt Photography

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More than music

Get to the Green 5K, 10K + one-mile family fun run | Registration includes a race shirt, medal, and festival entry.

St. Pat’s Parade | a one-mile route that starts at Devine Street + Sims Avenue and ends on College Street.

Pot O’Gold Playland | The children’s area with balloons, face painting, rides, and more.

The Saint mocktail lounge | Think green + alcohol-free fun.

An inflatable Irish pub | This new pop-up pub will join the festival’s Food Truck Alley on Devine Street.

Purchase tickets | $30 until midnight on March 14; $35 at the gate.

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