I've only noticed a few green lights in my neighborhood.

We've never put up outside lights for Christmas - just candles in the windows and wreaths on the door along with the usual decorations inside the house. Nor do we hang seasonal flags or decorate outside for any holiday - except St. Patrick's Day and even then it's very low-key. I have a shamrock wind spinner that my son gave me and I hang it from a shepherd's hook in the flower bed. I took him to Ireland for 2 weeks to celebrate his law school graduation and passing the bar in 3 states - and he bought it at the airport gift shop as a souvenir.

We grew up in a very Irish community in the 60's and 70's and no one decorated except for Christmas and Halloween. But that was before the explosion of outdoor decor and inflatables. While I enjoy tasteful holiday decor on other homes it's just something that I don't do at my home.

I do a little decorating inside because we always have a family get-together to celebrate DH's birthday and St. Patrick's Day. We have the typical American dinner of corned beef and cabbage or colcannon.

Maire

I haven't seen any St. Patrick's Day decorations on homes. I do have a SPD plaque on my front door from the dollar tree, but you really can't see it from the road. I just have 2 things inside. It is put up mostly for the grands. I went to an Irish Catholic grade school and I don't remember any celebrating for SPD. I mostly see the decoration in clubs and bars. I guess the commercial industry hasn't figured out how to make money on it since SPD doesn't involve giving gifts or candy.

I still have the fake Christmas tree on the front porch of camp. lol It only has white lights on it and a few red puffs on it. It is back off the road and all you can see is lights in a tree shape. I do all the putting up of decorations and taking down of decorations at home. Plus all the baking, wrapping, gift buying, the holiday meal, etc for Christmas. The hubby can at least take down the freaken tree at camp, he put it up. I'm not touching it!

My understanding is that the "celebrations" known in the US for St Patrick's Day came about much more from a local, US origin than from Ireland. And as a secular, "time to party" matter and not either arising as an ethnic Irish or Catholic tradition

Have not been out at night much to have been able to observe any such lights. I did however, today, see that there was --yes-- an inflatable leprechaun and shamrock on a lawn that just yesterday had presented an inflatable pink cat holding a heart.

There is a house I drive by in Seattle that has a very visible tree on the corner of their lot which they decorate for every possible holiday, including St. Patrick's Day. It's so fun to see. There was a very eccentric and flamboyant man in Seattle, of Irish descent, who had a successful women's fashion business downtown. Every year he would paint a green stripe down the middle of the street where his business was; the next day there would be a St Patrick's Day parade down that street. https://www.historylink.org/File/21341
My Irish Catholic friends make a BIG to-do about St Patrick's Day - decorations, greeting cards, big celebratory dinner, etc. It is one of my favorite times with them, because their family has grown to about 45 people now as the kids have kids have kids. So much love and laughter! Lots of beer and Irish Whiskey and Baileys is consumed! They love St. Patrick's Day.

John Doyle Bishop in the 1960's

I see plenty of Christmas lights not yet taken down, some even still get lit up. No green and white...but we are ready for Lent.

I have noticed that people really upped their outdoor decor for every holiday during the pandemic as a way to spread joy, especially for the children. Almost like, ”by God, we are going to celebrate and have fun any way we can, you stupid virus!” Everything gets celebrated more now…2 years ago a few schools around here produced yard signs to put in the yards of graduating seniors, since they were missing so much of the traditional grad experience. It was a way to celebrate the grads.

When it came time for ’21 grads (dd was one) the yard sign thing exploded, lol. In addition to the school plunking a sign in our yard, our sweet church did one for the seniors, and each sports team brought one. ”We love our Senior Cheerleaders,” etc.😂 At one point we had 4 signs in our yard last Spring! 😂 All festooned with balloons on the actual grad day…very excessive for a hs graduation, which is really more of a milestone than an accomplishment, but dd enjoyed the attention, lol lol.

So yes, I’ve definitely seen St Paddy’s decor outside! It’s cute & cheerful.

I have a few neighbors with wreaths lighted signs, decor and other types of lights up. Everyone is Irish on St Patrick's Day. I usually wear a little green so I don't get pinched.

I have solar fairy lights wrapping around a lot of tree trunks next to our driveway all year round.

I like the look of accent lights, and TBH we kind of missed them after we took them down after Christmas. I think lights are an easy thing to do to make your decor more festive, either indoor or out. I agree with the pandemic people really upped their game, which is fun.

I've not seen any St. Paddy's decor around here. Then again, it is not a holiday that seems to get much interest in my area.

No green and white lights here (and i haven't seen any homes that still have christmas lights up). When i was younger, one family had a tree in the front yard that they decorated for every possible holiday (much like the one that Oly mentioned). It was OTT and fun for kids but it was pretty much isolated in our residential, highly walkable community.

I have seen them in some very irish neighborhoods in the philadelphia area-- but that's it.

Neighbor still has the Christmas wreaths on the outside of the house and lights on their deck.

A neighbor a few blocks away still had a giant gingerbread man outside last week, have not paid attention since then.

Another neighbor probably 1/2 mile away has multiple St Patty Day inflatables. They have multiple themed inflatables for almost every holiday. To me it is a bit much, but still a sweet idea Favorite stop for kids in the neighborhood.

I just took down the Christmas wreath on the front door, thanks to this thread. I totally forgot about it. We don't use the front door much.

I don’t recall ever seeing outdoor residential decorations for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Retail is another matter entirely.

Since there’s not a drop of Irish blood in my family, we never celebrated — corned beef and cabbage would have brought a revolt to the dinner table.

i did make Irish soda bread for a boyfriend with Irish heritage.

I have a solar powered garden gnome that's holding a sign that says 'Go Away' and is flipping the bird. Does that count as a SPD ornament/light?

FU garden gnome

I'm a minimalist wannabe, so I have very few holiday decorations. One rubbermaid bin of stuff for xmas, and two tiny things for halloween (plus we buy a couple of pumpkins). That's it. I could not imagine the storage it would take to decorate for every holiday. St Patrick's day seems really over the top.

I know.... no fun at all. What is the St Patrick's version of "bah humbug"?

I know.... no fun at all. What is the St Patrick's version of "bah humbug"?

Baaaa humbug. 🐑

No lights but someone off 127 today had giant St. Patrick day decorations in their backyard.

Well I'll be darned, I went to close the drapes against the sun this afternoon and noticed the neighbor's wreaths are gone. I'll find out tonight if the lights are gone too. I understand they consider the lights cheery, and it's none of my business; but guess I'm too traditional. The world is out of whack too much already without the holidays getting all mashed together. lol