Many bars and restaurants around the Twin Cities are decked out for the holidays, but there's a new glow coming from downtown Minneapolis this year.

On the corner of 10th Avenue and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, you'll find one of the largest Irish pubs in North America. The Local, which opened in 1997, is turning Christmas upside down with The Gaelic Glow.

"For the first time in 28 years, we decided to go big for Christmas. You can see we got all the trees hanging from the ceilings and the decorations hanging from the ceilings," said general manager Brad Johnson.

The unique holiday decor fits in perfectly with the uniqueness of the pub.

"All of the woodwork in here — the bars, everything — were built in Ireland and then shipped over," said Johnson.

Besides the holiday pop-up

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