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Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Time
12:00 p.m.
Place
Armory Food & Event Hall
Cost
Free Event

Irish Festival Seattle is March 15: 12pm-6pm & March 16: 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 25 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.

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EVENT Schedule - SATURDAY, MARCH 15

ARMORY STAGE

Time

Event

12:00pm

Carrigaline Celtic Band

1:30pm

Cladach Dance

2:00pm

Haley Prendergast School of Irish Dance

2:30pm

Parade Closing Ceremony

2:45pm

Carroll-Henderson School of Irish Dance

3:30pm

Grafton Street Academy

4:00pm

Comerford Irish Dance

4:30pm

West Seattle Irish Dance

5:00pm

Irish Twist - Irish music

ARMORY LOFTS

Saturday

Room 1 / Loft 2

Left of  the Lobby

Room 2 / Loft 3

Right of the Lobby

Room 3 / Loft 4

Film Room

Lobby

Bar

12-1

Digital Art Display

-

-

OPEN

1-2

Digital Art Display

-

-

OPEN

2-3

Digital Art Display

Wild Geese Players

The Cable That Changed The World Documentary

OPEN

3-4

Art Talk*

-

TBC

OPEN

4-5

Digital Art Display

Genealogy Workshop

The Genius of George Boole

OPEN

5-6

Digital Art Display

Tin Whistle lesson With Carbony Winds

Shorts:

10 Irish inventions and discoveries that changed the world &

Irish Inventors - Some may surprise you!

OPEN

Children’s Activities will be run on the balcony on both afternoons

* ‘To Hell with Trad! Irish Digital and Tech Art Now’

** ‘Artificial Stupidity: The Overlooked History of Ireland’s ‘Tech Bros’, Sisters, and Disruptors’

VENDORS

  • Apple Cox Design
  • Beannaigh Traditional Handknitting
  • Candy Cotton Characters
  • Carbony Celtic Winds
  • Celtic Crossroads PT
  • Dot Candles
  • Dwiggins Illuminations
  • History Of Names
  • IHC Information
  • India Imports
  • Irish Heritage Club Book Sales
  • Knotty Paw
  • La Liath Bakery
  • Over the Line Art Seattle
  • Seattle Gaels / Tacoma Rangers
  • Seattle Genealogical Society
  • Shawn O’Donnell’s
  • Scian Hayes
  • The Celtic Jewelry Studio
  • The Fancy Accent Tea Company

Plan your visit to Seattle Center with parking information and other food & drink options.

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