UPDATE: The McGillin’s staff hit its original goal on GoFundMe. THANK YOU! You asked how you could help and you responded in an amazing way! While the owners are continuing to help with money, food, health insurance & other personal needs, these virtual tips really help our staff and their families. All money raised goes directly to hourly and tipped staff, whose needs continues.

We will get through this and look forward to celebrating the end of Coronavirus with you, just as we were here to celebrate the end of Prohibition.

Celebrate this Mexican holiday at an Irish fiesta! Serving rotating list of Mexican dishes and margaritas, daiquiris & Mexican cocktails. May 5.

Don your best headgear and join us for Mint Juleps & “horsing” around. First Saturday in May.

At McGillin’s, EVERY week is beer week!

Drury Breeze,  Raspberry Limoncello Martini, Fresh  Watermelon Margarita, Mango Mojito, Strawberry Limeade, Pineapple Mule, Daiquiris, Margaritas and more!

Great day to cool off with a Red, White & Blue Freedom Cocktail. June 14.

Join us at the “James Joyce” table where we’ll be reading Ulysses (11 am – 5 pm) in honor of Bloomsday (June 16). Want to be a reader? Email mcgillins@aol.com.

Serving O’Hara’s Stout from Ireland, Dublin Donkeys & Irish Breakfast  ALL day! 

On June 19 we’ll celebrate National Martini Day!

Drink where your father drank when he was your age. And maybe he still downs a few brews here with his buddies. Added bonus: McGillin’s is run by a father/son team. Third Sunday in June.

Offering specials during World Cup games: Sound off, except for the final game.

Join us on July 3 for patriotic specials. We’ll be closed on the 4th of July – 1 of only 6 nights a year that we close so staff can celebrate the holiday with family & friends). We’ll be back at 11 am on July 5th.

Stop by on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day.

Enjoy our margaritas — McGillin’s Original Margarita, Fresh Watermelon Margaritas, Peach, Strawberry & more — on National Tequila Day! July 24.

Watch the World Cup at McGillin’s!

McGillin’s month-long Oktoberfest celebration runs from late August until the Midtown Village Fall Festival on the first Saturday in October. Serving Oktoberfest beers & German food specials.

This year we’ve joining forces with Dominion Brewing Company to launch our own Oktoberfest beer! Plus Oktoberfest beers from Sly Fox, Lancaster and Stoudt’s. Plus Pumpkin beers!

Plus rotating list of food specials including: Mussels steamed in Octoberfest Lager and served over hay and straw noodles with German-style toasted cheese bread; Grilled Pork Loin served with Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce, Braised Cabbage, Apples and Potato Dumpling; and German Style Grilled Sausage Platter with Bratwurst and Knockwurst with Red Cabbage and Warm German Potato Salad served with German-style Cheese Toast and Dark Mustard; and Kasebrotchen Chicken, Chicken Breast topped with German style Spread (Ale, Brown Mustard, Sharp Cheddar Cheese) baked to a bubbly finish and served with Heaven and Earth (Himmel Und Erde), Potatoes sautéed with Apples and Bacon, served also with Red cabbage and German-style cheese toast. 

Pumpkin Martinis, Autumn Mules, Pumpkin Hot Chocolate, Apple Pumpkin Shandys, a rotating list of  Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers and more. Plus a rotating list of pumpkin food specials including Pumpkin Mac & Cheese, Pork Pumpkin Apple Cider Stew and more.

McGillin’s month-long Oktoberfest celebration continues through the Midtown Village Fall Festival on the first Saturday in October. We’ll be serving Oktoberfest beers & German food specials.

This year we’ve joining forces with Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company to launch our own Oktoberfest beer! Plus Oktoberfest beers from Sly Fox, Lancaster, Stoudt’s, Beck’s and Warsteiner Brewing. Plus Pumpkin beers!

Plus rotating list of food specials including: Mussels steamed in Octoberfest Lager and served over hay and straw noodles with German-style toasted cheese bread; Grilled Pork Loin served with Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce, Braised Cabbage, Apples and Potato Dumpling; and German Style Grilled Sausage Platter with Bratwurst and Knockwurst with Red Cabbage and Warm German Potato Salad served with German-style Cheese Toast and Dark Mustard; and Kasebrotchen Chicken, Chicken Breast topped with German style Spread (Ale, Brown Mustard, Sharp Cheddar Cheese) baked to a bubbly finish and served with Heaven and Earth (Himmel Und Erde), Potatoes sautéed with Apples and Bacon, served also with Red cabbage and German-style cheese toast.

Get this season’s Eagles Super Mug for $5 & get $2 refills of Bud Light — every Eagles game — all season long!

McGillin’s month-long Oktoberfest celebration continues through the Midtown Village Fall Festival on the first Saturday in October. We’ll be serving a rotating list of Oktoberfest beers & German food specials.

Outdoor Beer Garden with karaoke & festivities throughout the neighborhood. In Midtown Village on the first Saturday in October. 

Pumpkin Martinis, Autumn Mules, Pumpkin Hot Chocolate, Apple Pumpkin Shandys, a rotating list of  Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers and more. Plus a rotating list of pumpkin food specials including Pumpkin Mac & Cheese, Pork Pumpkin Apple Cider Stew and more.

Come in costume.  Contest with prizes at midnight. Drink specials. 

Get this season’s Eagles Super Mug for $5 & get $2 refills of Bud Light — every Eagles game — all season long!

Pumpkin Martini, Eggnog Martini, Candy Cane Martini, Poinsettia (split of champagne, cranberry juice, triple sec/mix your own), Snowshoe (hot chocolate, butterscotch liquor, served in a mug with whipped cream), White Christmas Sangria, The Grinch (Stateside Vodka, melon liquor, sour mix, club soda), Old St Nick (Hot Apple Cider, Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum in a mug with cinnamon stick), Merry Mule (Ketel One, Ginger Beer, cranberry) and more!

We’ll celebrate the way May McGillin always did – by giving out carnations. In 1937, on her 90th & last birthday, she gave out nearly 4,000 carnations. November 12.

Enjoy a $5 glass of beaujolais nouveau on the third Thursday in November. Half-priced French Onion Soup too! Third Thursday in November.

Get your Christmas spirit (& spirits) at McGillin’s, Philadelphia’s original pop up bar with over-the-top decor since 1860 and holiday drink prices that don’t pop UP during the holidays. Make it a tradition to stop by before/after shopping & Christmas shows for meal/drinks. McGillin’s Olde Ale House is like a Winter Wonderland with hundreds of ornaments, bows and strings of lights.

Get this season’s Eagles Super Mug for $5 & get $2 refills of Bud Light — every Eagles game — all season long! For our Birds, Beers & Brotherly Love t-shirt, click here.

Open 7 days a week. Closed 6 days a year – Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day. Close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Get your Christmas spirit (& spirits) at McGillin’s, Philadelphia’s original Christmas pop up bar with over-the-top decor since 1860 and prices on holiday drinks prices that don’t pop UP. Make it a tradition to stop by before/after shopping & Christmas shows for meal/drinks. McGillin’s Olde Ale House is like a Winter Wonderland with 1,000 feet of garland, 3,000 lights, and hundreds of ornaments and bows. It takes 15 people 5 hours to decorate! 

Pumpkin Martini, Eggnog Martini, Candy Cane Martini, Poinsettia (split of champagne, cranberry juice, triple sec/mix your own), Snowshoes (hot chocolate, whipped cream and Smirnoff Peppermint Twist, Captain Morgan Ginger Bread Spiced Run or 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey & Butterscotch Liquor), White Christmas Sangria (Pinot Grigio, Winter Spice Simple Syrup, Star Anise, Cinnamon Stick, Lemon, Lime and Orange) and more!

Hate to shop? You can do all of your holiday shopping right here at McGillin’s — baseball caps, gift cards, t-shirts, thongs & even a onesie to guarantee you’ll have the coolest baby at day care. Stop by & check out our McGillin’s merchandise or shop online. 

Look who stopped by to warm himself by the fire at McGillin’s! Check out the Philadelphia Phillies 2019 Yule Log video and stream it on YouTube during this holiday season!

Get this season’s Eagles Super Mug for $5 & get $2 refills of Bud Light — every Eagles game — all season long

Ring in the New Year at McGillin’s Olde Ale House, Philadelphia’s oldest bar. DJ  starting at 9 p.m. plus drink specials, over-the-top decor, and party favors. Cover charge with in/out privileges. NO reservations needed. NO jacked up prices!

Open 7 days a week. Closed 6 days a year – Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day. Close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

During the Mummer’s Parade, whet & warm your whistle by the fire at McGillin’s. Warm up the new  year sipping an Irish Coffee, Hot (Spiked) Cocoa, Hot (Spiked) Cider or regional beer and watching the bowl games. We’ll start the new year by opening one hour early – at 10 a.m. $5 cover charge with in/out privileges. 

3 day weekends give us an extra night to party at McGillin’s! 

Watch the Playoffs and Super Bowl on our high def & projector screen TVs. Drink specials. 

Watch the Super Bowl on our high-def and big screen TVs. Sound on. Pitcher specials. In honor of Andy Reid, you can use your 2019-20 Super Mug for the last time (or buy one for $5) to get $2 refills of Bud Light during the game. February 2, 2020.

McGillin’s just a short walk from Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. Stop by before/after the show for a meal/drink. Serving Lincoln Cosmos $8, Pink Cadillac $8 (Tequila, Triple Sec, Sweet & Sour Mix & Cranberry Juice with a Salted Rim), Speedway Stout $5 (Sly Fox O’Reilly’s Stout) & Accelerator Ale $4.50 (Stoudt’s Amber Ale)! 

Watch the Super Bowl on our high-def and big screen TVs. Sound on. Pitcher specials. In honor of Andy Reid, you can use your 2019-20 Super Mug for the last time (or buy one for $5) to get $2 refills of Bud Light during the game. February 7, 2021.

More couples have met, become engaged, hosted bachlor/bachlorette parties and even gotten married at McGillin’s Olde Ale House then anyplace else in Philadelphia. Food & drink specials including Chocolate Caramel Kiss Martini, Single Ladies Sangria, Pints of Love City & McGillin’s RED Ale. Plus Love Mussels, Bosom of Love & Heart-BEET Salad. 

It’s a long weekend and that means one more night to party at McGillin’s. Third Monday in February. February 15, 2021.

Warm up with Spicy Jambalaya, McGillin’s Muffulettas, Blackened Catfish Sandwiches, Cajun Pot Pie, Po’ Boys and Hurricanes! Let the Good Times Roll at McGillin’s! February 16, 2021.

Stop at McGillin’s for a meal before/after the show. Free bowl of homemade soup with every lunch. Rotating food specials including:  Flower Pot Pie nestled in greens. Flower-themed beers from Ithaca, Troegs & Dominion and flower-themed cocktails. Close to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. March 6 – 13, 2021.

Warm up with Spicy Jambalaya, McGillin’s Muffulettas, Blackened Catfish Sandwiches, Cajun Pot Pie, Po’ Boys and Hurricanes! Let the Good Times Roll at McGillin’s! February 16, 2021.

Jelly Bean Martini, Irish Potato Martini, Blueberry Lemonade, Irish Car Bomb, Chocolate Leprechaun Martini, Irish Coffee, Dublin Donkey, Sparkling “Green” Apple, Nutty Irishman and more.

Going on a pub crawl this month? Add McGillin’s as your first or last stop! Stop by for our original Irish Potato Martini or some authentic Stout from Ireland! Serving rotating list of Irish food specials through March 17, including bangers and mash (Irish sausage & mashed potatoes), Shepherd’s Pie, Irish lamb stew, corned beef and cabbage & more. Cover on the two Saturdays before St. Patrick’s Day. 

The BEST St Patrick’s Day party in Philadelphia! Green beer and green cheer. March 17! Opening at 10 a.m. – 1 hour early. Cover.

Watch the games on the high-def & projector screen TVs at McGillin’s! See nightly specials above.

No tickets? No worries. Watch the game on our high def and projector screen TVs.  Serving Phillie-tinis (vanilla vodka, pineapple & cranberry juices, garnished with an orange slice & rimmed in red sugar) & 30 beers on tap.  Date TBD.

Date TBD