On 14 March, on the East Side of Manhattan, New York City, USA, 3,163 people successfully completed the largest pub crawl.

The record attempt was part of the 11th Annual “Luck of the Irish St Patrick’s Pub Crawl” and was organized by SaintPattys.com. Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Carlos Martínez was on the scene to officially monitor the event, which started at 9 a.m. when the first participants began to gather at the Village Pourhouse.


The pub crawl took in some of the most iconic bars of East Side Manhattan, from the Village Pourhouse and the Coyote Ugly Saloon to the SideBar, TG Whitneys, Stir and the Big Easy, to name but a few.

More than 6,000 high-spirited participants had originally registered to take part in this annual event, traditionally celebrated a few days before St Patrick’s Day on 17 March. However, although everyone made a terrific effort, not all of the green-garbed guzzlers could finish the pub crawl according to the Guinness World Records rules.

By the time the event was completed, Eddie Miller – SaintPattys.com’s principal – was exhausted from the effort of adhering to all of Guinness World Records’ stringent regulations, and from the emotional intensity of putting together this record-breaking event. But he must have felt it was worth it, as Eddie has already started to organize next year’s attempt on the same record.

Congratulations to everyone who took part.

26 March 2009