40th Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
July 18-20
Featuring: The High Kings, Ally the Piper, Cherish the Ladies, Scythian, Trasna, The Narrowbacks, New Barleycorn, Brigid’s Cross, The Prodigals, Seamus Kennedy, Crawley & Sofranko, Drowsy Lads, Reverie Row, Custy & Mac, Gould & Yeager, The East Coasters & More.
Plus: West Side Irish American Club Pipe Band, Irish American Club East Side Pipe Band and the 87th Cleveland Pipe Band.
There are a variety of activities for the whole family including a children’s area with activities and
crafts, camogie games, and lots of Irish history and culture to round out the whole weekend.
The festival will continue to be cashless for on-site admission, food, beverages, and festival merchandise. Parente said the progressive move is to help improve the guest experience and offer secure transactions. Other vendors may choose to accept cash payments for their merchandise.
Plus: Cultural and Children’s areas, Pipers, Dancers, Sports, Great food, beverage and treats. FREE Parking.
Berea Fairgrounds: Friday 5-11, Saturday 1 to 11, Sunday 1-10. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. on the 21st.
Please note that the 2025 Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival will be a cashless event. Info/Tickets: clevelandirish.org
38th Dublin Irish Fest
August 1-3
Explore one of the top Irish festivals in the U.S., drawing over 100,000 guests to Dublin, Ohio each year with 7 music stages, 60 acts, and more than 800 performers. The Dublin Irish Festival was voted in the top three for “Best Cultural Festival of 2023” by USA Today Readers.
This year’s headliners include Gaelic Storm, Solas, Kerryvore, Tannahil Weavers, The Stepcrew, Gadan featuring Enda Scahill & Hilary Klug, Open the Door for Three, The Jeremiahs, Ally the Piper, Cassie & Maggie, PoalaPhuca, Drowsy Lads, The Narrowbacks, Allison Lupton Band, Bastard Bearded Irishmen, and Bracken.
Families can enjoy crafts, contests, performances and dance instruction, athletics and competitions together at the Kids Highland Games, the Dublin Irish Festival 5K and Kids Dash, as well as the Irish Contest for all age groups that include the greenest eyes, reddest hair, and most freckles, the Pot O’ Gold Playland with more than 20 inflatables & activities and more.
Discover the richness of Celtic culture with literary & historical presentations & hands-on workshops at the three cultural stages; re-enactments of Ireland’s early days; Celtic canines and sheep herding demonstrations and genealogy out the offerings.
The festival is complete with over 90 shopping vendors and 30 food vendors.
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Shamrock Club of Columbus Irish Music Festival
July 12
Brigid’s Cross, Achill Crossing, The Kells, Molly Roisin, Bastard Bearded Irishmen, Comhaltas, Shamrock Club Pipes 7 Drum, Irwin Academy of Irish Dance, Vendors, food trucks & More.
www.theshamrockclubofcolumbus.com
19th Iowa Irish Fest
August 1-3
Featuring: Skerryvore, Doolin, The Elders, Screaming Orphans, The Byrne Brothers, Aoife Scott, Colm & Laura Keegan, Seo Linn, Blame Not the Bard, Sorcha, Ballyheigue, Crowfoot Rakes and so many more will be traveling to Waterloo, Iowa for the Fest! New acts Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Bernadette Morris, George Casey – Irish Comedian, Marita May O’Connell & The Lads of County Linn and more on six stages! Make sure to follow Iowa Irish Fest on Facebook to check out the full band list. Check out the 2025 Iowa Irish Fest Spotify playlist, get the Iowa Irish Fest Ap at the Apple App and Google Play stores to view schedule of events, map, manage your classes/workshops and much more; on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/IowaIrishFest.
Info/tickets: www.IowaIrishFest.com
The annual Iowa Irish Fest is organized by the Cedar Valley Irish Culture Association, an organization intended to foster and develop Irish fellowship and community outreach through Irish cultural events and programs. Lincoln Park area of downtown Waterloo, Tickets are on sale NOW!
Lakewood Arts Festival
August 2nd
Lakewood Arts Festival closes Detroit Avenue, between Belle to Arthur Avenues, to bring artists of all disciplines together, along with 15,000 collectors and art lovers. The juried festival hosts over 170 regional and national artists and makers displaying paintings, prints, photography, art glass, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, fiber and more.
EAT ON THE STREET food court in front of the Lakewood Library on Detroit will offer a selection of the region’s best food trucks.
Festival proceeds fund an annual scholarship for Lakewood seniors continuing to art school. The event also funds grants for arts education and programming in the city. Recent awardees include H2O (Help to Others, middle-school students), The Barton Center (senior arts activities), The Beck Center for the Arts (Saturday programs) and Lakewood High School Art, Theater and Photography programs.
Info: lakewoodartsfest.org.
Milwaukee Irish Fest
August 14-17
MIF’s four-day festival boasts over 18 stages of nonstop music, dance, and entertainment. Featuring: Cherish the Ladies, Skerryvore, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, The Fitzgeralds, Emma Langford, Drops of Green, and more. Don’t miss the return of Italian group Gadan, with banjo virtuoso Enda Scahill and renowned bluegrass fiddler and dancer Hillary Klug.
Discover the rising stars of the Irish and Celtic music scene: Gardiner Brothers, Garron Noone, and LÉDA are just a few of the many artists making their Irish Fest debut. Continuing its partnership with Dublin’s renowned TradFest, Irish Fest welcomes TradFest artists Bog Bodies and SuperCéilí.
Plus: Irish Fest Summer School, Claddagh Records, Gaeltacht, Cultural Village, Genealogy, Hedge School, workshops, Literary Corner, Theatre, Currach Races, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Shopping, Mass, Travel Ireland, so see irishfest.com for more info and highlights.
Tickets are available at the lowest price through June 30: get your tickets & save: irishfest.com, as well as even more highlights.
18th Jamestown Regional Celtic Festival & Gathering of the Clans
August 22-23
Tuatha Déa, Emerald Isle, Celtic Creek, Step n Time, Waterhorse, The Fiddle Session, Plus: 30 Gathering of the Clans, 8 Pipe Bands, 30 Scottish Heavy Athlete, 30 Celtic & Craft Vendors, Great food, Beer & Wine Garden, Dancers, Kid’s Are w/ Clan Hunt. Info/Tickets: 96thHighlanders.com
Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest
August 22-24
Chicago Gaelic Park, with Ally the Piper, Garron Noone, Elias Alexander, Rachel Walsh, The Byrne Brothers, On the Lash, The Kilkennys, Gadan, Drops of Green, The Fenians, Gaelic Brew, Irish Dancers, Larkin & Moran Brothers, Kieran Byrne, Garry Haughey, Saints in the City.
Chicago Gaelic Park 6119 W. 147th Street Oak Forest, IL. ChicagoGaelicPark.com or scan for tickets:
26th Michigan Irish Music Festival
September 11-14
Featuring Ally the Piper, The Barley Saints, Blackthorn, Colm Keegan, Conklin Ceili Band, Crossbow, Elias Alexander, Goitse, Gotak, Ironwood, Lúnasa, The Langan Band, Old Blind Dogs, One for the Foxes, Runa, Seamus Kennedy, Ruth & Max Bloomquist, Shannon Lee, Skerryvore, Socks in the Frying Pan, The Peelers, Tony Bresnahan, Whorled, Ardan Academy of Irish Dance & More.
Explore the Ward Music Archives, visit the traditional Wake House, discover Ireland’s county histories, and meet Celtic canines during Sunday’s dog showcase. Watch championship Irish dancers or join in the Saturday Ceili to learn social dancing yourself.
Try your hand at the Irish language, traditional instruments, poetry, and song, with plenty of hands-on activities for all ages. Plus: Irish Market, Wee Ones Area, Feis, Sunday Mass,
Tickets/Info/Updates: michiganirish.org. Children 12 & under are free but need a ticket.
Held at Heritage Landing in downtown Muskegon, Michigan!
