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Irish Festival Seattle will take place on March 16: 12pm-6pm & March 17: 10am-6pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 24 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.
TIME | Saturday, March 16 | Sunday, March 17 |
10:00am | Fiddlesticks | |
11:00am | Rowan Fae Irish Dance Academy | |
12:00pm | Henry's Drift -Song of the Seas | Mateo Messina: Voice of Finnegan Farrell |
12:30pm | Comerford Irish Dance | |
12:45pm | Carroll-Henderson School | |
1:00pm | Fire & Ice Irish Dance Company | |
1:15pm | John Whelan - All Ireland accordion player | |
2:00pm | Tara Academy of Irish Dance | |
2:15pm | Parade Closing Ceremony | |
2:45pm | Grafton Street Academy | |
3:30pm | Haley Prendergast School of Irish Dance | Comhaltas Ceili Band |
3:45pm | Set dancing | |
4:15pm | The Home Rulers with Susan Burke | |
4:45pm | Rabbit's Rebellion | |
5:30pm | Raffle Drawing |
TIME | Saturday, March 16 | Sunday, March 17 |
12:00pm | Genealogy: Researching your Irish ancestors with Susan McKee | Genealogy: Researching your Irish ancestors with Susan McKee |
1:00pm | Traditional Irish & American Storytelling with Joe & Paula McHugh | Traditional Irish & American Storytelling with Joe & Paula McHugh |
2:00pm | Wild Geese: Selections from some of Ireland's famous poets & writers with Claudia Finn | Citizenship: How to apply for Irish citizenship, and why you would want to with Aaron McCloud |
TIME | Saturday, March 16 | Sunday, March 17 |
12:00pm | Tin Whistle Classes: Learn basic techniques of this traditional Irish instrument with Rob Ganadra | Tin Whistle Classes: Learn basic techniques of this traditional Irish instrument with Rob Ganadra |
1:00pm | Gaelic: Learn enough Irish phrases to get lost, make friends and order a Pint with Matthew Judge | Gaelic: Learn enough Irish phrases to get lost, make friends and order a Pint with Matthew Judge |
2:30pm | The political & cultural significance of the the Art of Jack B. Yeats with Megan Howard |
TIME | Saturday, March 16 | Sunday, March 17 |
12:00pm | The Irish In America: Long Journey Home: Up From City Streets | Lego Irish History: The Story of Cuchulainn & Legend of Louth |
12:30pm | Little Wing: How one fantastical story, can influence our everyday lives | |
1:00pm | Butte, America: The Saga of An American Mining Town | |
1:40pm | Lego Irish History: The Story of Cuchulainn & Legend of Louth | |
2:15pm | Butte, America: The Saga of An American Mining Town | |
2:30pm | Irish Week in Seattle | |
3:00pm | The Irish In America: Long Journey Home: Up From City Streets | |
3:30pm | Irish Week in Seattle |
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