Is Saint Patrick's Day a fasting day in the US?

[Bataar]

I don't remember if, in the US, Saint Patrick's Day is traditionally still a day of fasting or not.

[Heinrich]

I don't remember if, in the US, Saint Patrick's Day is traditionally still a day of fasting or not.

Bishops will dispense and require an alternate sacrifice in some dioceses.

[KreKre]

The 1962 discipline is: fasting is obligatory every day during Lent, except on Sundays and First Class Feasts. See this for more details: https://www.materecclesiae.org/documents/1962fastduringlent.pdf

St. Patrick's Day is not a First Class Feast in the General Roman Calendar, so worldwide, in regards to fasting, it's the same as any other day of Lent. However, I think in Ireland it is a First Class Feast, if so it is an exception from fasting locally. But please confirm with your priest.

EDIT:

According to this bulletin, St. Patrick's Day is a First Class Feast in the diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
https://stlawrence.cc/images/bulletins/2025/Bulletin03.16.2025.pdf
This is probably also the case in some other dioceses, so you'll need to confirm with your priest.

In any case, it should go without saying that getting drunk, for which St. Patrick's day is, unfortunately, known in modern times, is not compatible with Catholic faith.