If major life regrets include not catching one of the Dropkick Murphys’ fabled St. Patrick’s Day shows in Boston, you’ve got a local option to take the sting out of things.

CelticFest Vancouver runs from Friday (March 10) to March 18. Over nine hopefully Guinness-fuelled days you can catch some of the city’s most enduring Shamrock-flavoured acts, including Tiller’s Folly, Delhi 2 Dublin, the Wheat in the Barley, the Paperboys, and the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band.

If your teeth end up a greenish brown, you’ll be well prepped for that trip to Dublin (the one in Ireland, not Kentucky). Go to the Celticfest Vancouver website for full details.