Festival Schedule 2010
This page is a work in progress which will be updated as more info on the 2010 Festival season becomes available. If you have info on a festival not listed here please send it to fans @ fanrealm. com (remove the spaces) Festivals are an excellent way for new bands to get exposure and for fans to see more well known bands in a more relaxed atmosphere than a concert. They are an important part of our culture and the economic crunch is hitting them as hard as it is hitting the rest of us. If you want these wonderful events to continue it is important to support festivals. If there is one in your area, support it, get involved, volunteer. It takes many hands to pull off a festival. There are several festivals on this list well worth traveling to attend. Plan a less expensive vacation this year. Take in a few festivals. Camp your way to several. They are a great experience for the whole family. Teach your kids a bit about Irish culture.
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January
3rd Annual Beaufort Irish Festival January 28th through February 21st Beaufort SC http://www.beaufortirishfestival.org/
February
Savannah Irish Festival 2010 Feb 12-14 Savannah Civic Center http://www.savannahirish.org/index.html
18th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MID-WINTER SCOTTISH & IRISH MUSIC FESTIVAL AND FAIR February 12-14, 2010 – The Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA http://www.eohebrides.com/events/index.cfm?EventID=367
March
Manhattan Irish Fest March 5 & 6 Manhattan IL http://www.manhattanirishfest.com/
7th Annual Eugene Irish Cultural Festival March 5th & 6th Eugene OR http://www.eugeneirishfest.org/
North Texas Irish Festival Mar 5-7 Fair Park, Dallas, TX http://www.ntif.org/
Los Angeles County Irish Faire and Music Festival Mar 5-7 at Fairplex at the Pomona Fairgrounds Pomona CA http://www.la-irishfair.com/www2/home.html
North Country Goes Green Irish Festival March 11-14 Dulles State Office Bldg, Watertown, NY http://www.ncirishfest.com/
Toledo St. Patrick’s Day Festival MARCH 12 & 13 CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL TOLEDO OH http://www.tolaoh.com/festival.html
SONORA CELTIC FAIRE March 12-14 Motherload Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com/
Kells Portland Irish Festival March 12-17 Kells Irish Pub 112 SW Second Ave. Portland OR Portion of the proceeds benefits Providence Child Center in Portland http://www.kellsirish.com/portland/festival.php
Libby Irish Fair March 13 Memorial Center Libby MT http://www.libbyirishfair.org/
Shamrockfest March 13 1 PM-9 PM RFK Stadium Washington DC http://www.shamrockfest.com/2010/
Irish Fest 2010 March 13-14 Meyer Amphitheater West Palm Beach FL http://www.irishflorida.org/
New Dublin Irish Fest March 15 – 20 ‘New Dublin’ (New London), Wisconsin http://www.newdublin.com/schedule.htm
April
Rochester Tartan Day Celebration 2010 April 10 – 11 Rochester Public Market 280 Union Street North, Rochester, NY http://www.rochestertartanday.com/
Southern Illinois Irish Festival April 23-25 Turley Park, Carbondale IL http://silirishfest.org/
May
Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA Free
Celtic Fest Chicago http://www.celticfestchicago.us May 8 – 9 Millennium Park, Chicago IL Free The Saw Doctors appear May 8
Gaelic Park Irish Festival http://www.chicagogaelicpark.org/Irish_Fest May 28-30 Oak Forest IL
June
Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games June 4-6 Maverick Stadium, Artlington TX http://www.texasscottishfestival.com/
Potomac Celtic Festival June 12-14 Leesburg, VA http://www.potomaccelticfest.org/
The WNC Highlands Celtic Festival June 18-19 The Pisgah Brewing Company, on Old Highway 70 between Swannanoa and Black Mountain, NC http://www.myspace.com/wnchighlands
Celtic Fling & Highland Games June 25-27 on the Grounds of Mount Hope Estate & Winery and the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania http://www.parenfaire.com/celticmain.html
July
Colorado Irish Festival July 9-11 Littleton CO http://www.coloradoirishfestival.org/
Irish American Heritage Festival July 10-12 Irish American Heritage Center Chicago IL http://irishfestchicago.com/
Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival July 23-25 At the Fairgrounds http://www.clevelandirish.org/
Great American Irish Festival July 23-25 Herkimer Ct Fairgrounds Frankfort, NY http://www.gaif.us/
Virginia Highlands Festival July 24 – August 8 (Celtic Weekend Aug 1 & 2) Abingdon VA http://www.vahighlandsfestival.org/
Dayton Celtic Festival July 30 -August 1 RiverScape MetroPark in downtown Dayton Dayton OH http://www.unitedirishofdayton.org/Festival/
August
Dublin Irish Festival Aug 6-8 Dublin OH http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/
Iowa Irish Fest Aug 6-8 Lincoln Park area in Downtown Waterloo IA http://www.iowairishfest.com/
Irish Fest – La Crosse Aug 13-15 Southside Fest Grounds, LaCrosse, WI http://www.irishfestlax.org/
Irish Fair of Minnesota Aug 13-15 Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN Free http://www.irishfair.com/
IRISH FEST 2010 AUGUST 19-22 Milwaukee, WI http://www.irishfest.com/
3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Irish Festival Aug 27-29 Latimer Ranch Fort Collins, CO http://fortcollinsirishfestival.com/jom/
Buffalo Irish Festival Aug 27-29 Hamburg Fairgrounds, Buffalo NY http://www.buffaloirish.com/irishfestival.htm
September
KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST Sept 3-5 At Crown Center Kansas City MO http://www.kcirishfest.com/
Virginia Scottish Games – September 4 – 5 At 5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA http://www.vascottishgames.org/index.html
Syracuse Irish Festival Sept 10-11 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY http://www.syracuseirishfestival.com/index.html
Indy Irish Fest Sept 17-19 Downtown Indianapolis, IN http://www.indyirishfest.com
Michigan Irish Music Festival Sept 17-19 Downtown Muskegon, MI http://www.michiganirish.org
CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES AND FESTIVAL September 24-26 Bethlehem, PA http://www.celticfest.org/
October
HIGHLAND MEADOW GAMES AND CELTIC FESTIVAL Oct. 23 thru Oct. 24, 2010 Doswell, Virginia 1 mile east of King’s Dominion http://www.richmondceltic.com/home
November
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