March 13-14, 2010
Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion

Irish tunes, step dancing and the Irish jig breathe Irish spirit and life into the Irish Week Festival. Festival-goers can participate in Gaelic games, trace their own Irish history with the help of genealogists or take Irish language lessons. Enjoy Irish movies, cultural exhibits and demonstrations, mingle with Irish celebrities and have a "great craic" (Gaelic for "a great time"). Presented by the Irish Heritage Club of Seattle.

Did you know?

Fr. William Treacy was born in Ireland in 1919, entered the priesthood in 1944 and came to the Seattle area in 1945, where he served as a parish priest until, in 1960, he became the Catholic representative on the interfaith television program, "Challenge." The program included a Jewish Rabbi and a Protestant clergyman and aired for 14 years on KOMO-TV. Through the program, Fr. Tracy and Rabbi Raphael Levine, a Lithuanian by birth, became friends and together they wrote, "Wild Branch on the Olive Tree," a book about their relationship. After the show ended, he and Rabbi Levine founded Camp Brotherhood outside Mount Vernon, a 200-acre "family friendly" retreat where people from different faiths and ethnic backgrounds learn from one another. Fr. Treacy still serves on its Board of Directors.

Thanks to our Irish Festival sponsors