2023 Irish Festival Seattle |
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Irish Festival Seattle is Saturday and Sunday, March 11 & 12, noon to 6 pm Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm Sunday,
in the Armory at the Seattle Center.
Admission is free both days of the Festival
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SATURDAY
12 NOON - 1:30 pm
Cavort
Irish Music
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Rowan Fae
Irish Dancers
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Grafton Street
Irish Dancers
2:30 pm
Parade Closing Ceremonies
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Haley Prendergast
Irish Dancers
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Comerford
Irish Dancers
4:30 - Close
Carrigaline
Traditional Irish Music
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SUNDAY
10 am - 12 NOON
"That Irish Guy" - Irish Folk Music w/ Emmett McElhinney
12 NOON - 12:45 pm
Carol Henderson
Irish Dancers
12:45 - 1:30 pm
Fire & Ice
Irish Dancers
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Henry's Drift -
Songs of the Sea
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Tara Academy
Irish Dancers
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Live Irish Set Dancing
w/ the North Creek Ceili Band
4:30 - Close
Dublin Abbey
Irish Music
5:30 pm
Raffle Draw for Two Aer Lingus Tickets to Ireland
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- Apple Cox Design
- Carbony Celtic Winds
- Celtic Crossroads Northwest / Wandering Angus
- Celtic Jewelry Studio
- Character Cotton Candy
- Dwiggins Illuminations
- Elfstone Celtic Jewelry
- Fancy Accent Tea Company
- Gently Used Irish Books
- History Of Names
- India Imports
- Into Totes
- Make It Feison
- Over the Line Art - Face Painting
- Sean’s Celtic Creations
- Seattle Genealogical Society Irish Interest Section
- Shawn O’Donnell’s Irish Pub Food
- Washington State Jerky
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Irish Cooking Demos
Join Annamarie Kirkpatrick at the Irish Cooking Demonstration Booth on the Upper Level in the Seattle Center Armory from 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm both Saturday & Sunday. Demonstrations, sampling, discussion and recipe sharing. This year, Annamarie will demonstrate how to cook her award-winning Irish Soda Bread, Colcannon, Potato Pancakes and black and white sausage. There will be six live demonstrations, three each day, from 12:00-1:00pm; 1:30-2:30p; and 3:00-4:00pm. Irish Soda Bread, Colcannon, Potato Pancakes, and black and white sausage will be demonstrated during each session.
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Irish Art Exhibit
This year's Irish Art Exhibition features works from two artists, Patrick McCarthy and Joann O'Meara. Both artists were born in Ireland, and both display buildings but in wholly different ways. Come and enjoy the connection and contrast of both artist's work.
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Joann O'Meara is an artist originally from Ireland, who graduated with a BA in fine art painting from the National College of Art and Design in Ireland. An important focus of her career and lifelong passion is to change how people perceive the world through art. Now residing in Enumclaw, she uses her overlooked everyday surroundings as inspiration and reimagines them into a new and unmistakable manner.
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Patrick McCarthy grew up in in a traditional, thatched cottage in Kilcornan, Co. Limerick. Initially a self-taught artist, he later studied at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco where he developed the distinctive style that characterizes his paintings permitting him to capture the beauty and decay of the landscapes, winding roads and green fields. The Irish Week Poster is another example of his style.
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Children's Irish Drawing Competition |
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Now accepting submissions for an Irish inspired Children's Drawing competition. Artworks will be judged on originality, conception and execution. Prizes include art kits for each winner along with having their work featured on the Irish Week's website page. Age ranges are under 6, 6-12, and 12-18. Please submit an image of the drawing, along with the child's age and info about the artwork to joannomeara@gmail.com no later than March 9. Winners will be notified by email and also announced at the Irish Festival.
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UPPER LEVEL LOFT WORKSHOPS |
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SATURDAY
1 pm - Basic Irish Genealogy - Lecturer: Jean Roth, Irish Interest Section, Seattle Genealogical Society. Get some idea of the background of your Irish ancestors' family history. We'll look some of the basic guides to research and major new resources that have recently become available to help you in your search.
2 pm - The Wild Geese Players of Seattle – with Dubliner George Reilly and other members reading selections from some of Ireland's famous poets and writers, like James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and especially on this 100th anniversary of W B Yeats being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, selections from W B Yeats!
3 pm: Beginning Gaeilge (Irish Language) - Instructors: Alan John & Matthew Judge. Learn some basic words and phrases and pronunciations in Irish. Irish (Gaeilge) is the national and first official language of Ireland and is also an official language of the European Union. Learn enough to get lost, make new friends, and order a pint.
4 pm: Beginning Irish Whistle Class
Instructor: Rob Gándara, President of Carbony Celtic Winds
In this Irish whistle class for beginners, students will learn instrument fingering, breathing/slurring techniques and then a simple tune by ear. No reading of music required, whistles in the key of D will be available to borrow for the class.
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SUNDAY
1 pm - Basic Irish Genealogy - Lecturer: Jean Roth, Irish Interest Section, Seattle Genealogical Society. Get some idea of the background of your Irish ancestors' family history. We'll look some of the basic guides to research and major new resources that have recently become available to help you in your search.
3 pm: Beginning Gaeilge (Irish Language) - Instructors: Alan John & Matthew Judge. Learn some basic words and phrases and pronunciations in Irish. Irish (Gaeilge) is the national and first official language of Ireland and is also an official language of the European Union. Learn enough to get lost, make new friends, and order a pint.
4 pm: Beginning Irish Whistle Class
Instructor: Rob Gándara, President of Carbony Celtic Winds
In this Irish whistle class for beginners, students will learn instrument fingering, breathing/slurring techniques and then a simple tune by ear. No reading of music required, whistles in the key of D will be available to borrow for the class.
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Antique Irish Postcard Display
After a break of several years, the Cooper Family's Antique Irish Postcards will again be exhibited on the Upper Level at the Seattle Center Armory on both days of the Festival. The postcards cover watershed eras in the history of Ireland, providing an interesting glimpse into the social history, cultural history and material culture of Ireland in the turbulent 1800s and also during the "Golden Age of Postcards", the early 1900s. Plan to spend a lot of time browsing through the thousands of images on display.
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OTHER SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS |
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Raffle: Two Round Trip Tickets to Ireland
At 5:30 pm on Sunday, March 12, at the Irish Festival, some lucky person will become the winner of a coupon for two Round Trip tickets direct from Seattle to Dublin on Aer Lingus. Tickets at $5 each can only be purchased in person from an Irish Heritage Club member – they cannot be sold online – and ONLY 1,000 TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD. Pick up your tickets at any of the Irish Week events or at the Irish Heritage Club booth. You do not have to be present to win but you must buy a ticket to have a chance of winning.
Ádh mór - Good luck!!
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DeLorean Auto Exhibit
Outside the Armory
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, ~1:30 - 2:30 pm
The futuristic-looking Irish-made DeLorean DMC-12 sports car that was made famous in the 1985 movie 'Back to the Future' will be on display outside the Armory at the Seattle Center. 8,500 DeLoreans were manufactured in Belfast in 1981 before the company went bankrupt. Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club members are a community of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the DeLorean heritage by bringing the community together for social events and to exchange technical expertise. Visit pndc.org for details.
See the DeLoreans up close outside the Armory on Saturday following the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and on Sunday at 1:30 pm.
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Irish Week 2023 is sponsored by Five Farms Irish Cream.
Five Farms is the world’s first farm-to-table Irish Cream Liqueur, exclusively sourced and produced in County Cork, Ireland. County Cork is Ireland’s largest and southernmost county, home to family-owned farms that dot the coastline where the land meets the sea. It seems to sit on the edge of the world, a rugged backdrop for the farmers who have toiled this land for generations.
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Irish Heritage Club 2023 Membership |
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Míle buíochas, a thousand thanks to the volunteers who spend countless hours organizing and planning our various events and activities. We hope you will show your support of their efforts by making sure your membership in the Irish Heritage Club is current. Please go to IrishClub.org to renew your membership or to join.
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The Irish Heritage Club and its affiliated programs:
Ceol Cascadia Irish Music Association; Seattle Gaels Gaelic Football, Hurling & Camogie; Seattle Galway Sister City Association; Seattle Irish Immigrant Support; Tacoma Rangers Hurling & Gaelic Football; and Cascade Youth Gaelic Games.
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The Irish Heritage Club and its affiliated programs gratefully acknowledge the support of the Irish government through grants provided by the Irish Abroad Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
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The Irish Heritage Club gratefully acknowledges the support of Aer Lingus |
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