Philadelphia is about to turn 50 shades of green because St. Patrick’s Day is coming in HOT. Doesn’t matter if you’re chugging Guinness, belting out “Shipping Up to Boston,” or making new best friends in a bar bathroom, this city knows how to celebrate no matter where you are. (Do you even know where you are on St. Patrick’s Day? Like in Philadelphia? Or the Universe? ‘Cause same.) Let’s get into it.

It’s time to dig out every green thing you own – though we Philadelphians are no strangers to the color green (especially this past week) – because St. Patrick’s Day is coming, and in Philadelphia, that means one thing and one thing only: Erin’s Express. If you’re not already prepping your liver, lacing up your most comfortable bar-crawling shoes, and mentally preparing to drink your weight in Guinness, you’re doing St. Paddy’s Day a disservice. And if you’ve never been? Consider this your official welcome to one of the wildest traditions Philly has to offer.