Play on: Bend Fire Pipes & Drums all set for annual St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without bagpipes. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Bend Fire Pipes and Drums' Bar Crawl.

On Monday, the sounds of traditional Celtic music will fill the bars of Bend. They'll start at 1 p.m. at the Midtown Yacht Club and then move over to Boneyard Brewery by 4. At 4:45, they'll march downtown and begin playing at bars as they pass them.

Rain or shine, nothing will keep them from piping up some St. Patrick's Day spirits.

Mike Baxter, Pipe Major of Bend Fire Pipes and Drums, says whatever the temperature, "We'll be OK physically. We wear a lot of wool, we wear a lot of sweatshirts and things. The bagpipes, surprisingly, since they're so popular in Scotland, they don't really work that great in the cold, so we're going to do our best to keep them going. We'll try to keep them, at the right temperature, but yeah, they may be a little finicky this year."

Their last stop is around 8:30 p.m.. That'll be at Sidelines Sportsbar & Grill. They like to end the night with a big hurrah and go out on a high note, so you might want to catch that one.

Bend Fire Pipes and Drums also includes first responders and paramedics from all across Central Oregon.