Schedule:

Come celebrate with us at our fourth annual festival in downtown Appleton, held at Jones Park. Nestled in a scenic valley just a block from the city center, Jones Park provides an idyllic backdrop for a weekend filled with Irish and Celtic music and festivities. Featuring world-class performers, the amphitheater stage will come alive for thousands of attendees to enjoy. Additionally, the Fox Cities Exhibition Center, connected to Jones Park, will host our Cultural Area and Cultural Stage.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Main Stage:
4:30 pm JigJam
6:30 pm Eileen Ivers
8:30 pm Skerryvore

Student Discount - receive $3 off any ticket by showing your college/university ID.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Main Stage:
10 am Opening Ceremony
10:15 am Kinsella Irish Dancers
11:15 am Rising Gael
12:30 pm Pat Byrne
1:45 pm Colm Keegan
3:15 pm The Diddley Idols
4:45 pm The Gleasons
6:30 pm Eileen Ivers
8:30 pm Skerryvore

Cultural Stage:
10:15 am Colm Keegan workshop
11 am Little Hill (Claire Kelly and Friends)
12 pm The Diddley Idols
1 pm Irish Vice Consul Padraig Manning
2 pm Little Hill (Claire Kelly and Friends)
3 pm Pat Byrne
4 pm Whiskey of the Damned acoustic set
5 pm the foxfire affair

?11am - 4pm - Wee Ones Children's Area:
Kids can enjoy a variety of engaging cultural activities, crafts, games, and more - all for free!
Adult supervision required, some events scheduled. Sponsored by Fox Communities Credit Union.
11:30 am - 1:30pm Hugh the Kilted Magician
12:30 pm - 3:30pm Irish storybook read-aloud
1 pm Irish Dance lessons with Schauer Irish Dance Academy
2 pm Irish Tin Whistle lesson and giveaway with a special guest instructor. The first 100 children interested in learning this popular Irish instrument will receive their own tin whistle to take home! Compliments of our friends at Heid Music.

10am - 6pm - Cultural Area:
Our Cultural Area, located inside the Fox Exhibition Expo connected to Jones Park, offers a variety of Irish and Celtic cultural lectures and demonstrations and more from authors, historians, professors, sports, and more.
Irish Genealogist Dave Miller
Wisconsin Handball Organization
Travel representatives to help plan a trip to Ireland
Fox River Hurling Club (both inside & outside the expo)
Celtic Canines (located in their own tent outside next to the Wee Ones Children's Are)
Shamrock Club of NE Wisconsin
Exhibits on loan from the Irish Consulate
and more

Side Stages:
Schauer Irish Dancers, Claire Kelly, The Foxfire Affair, Whiskey of the Damned, and more.

Food and Beverages:
Our food and beverage options will keep you satisfied throughout the fest. Visit The Chipper, the official food stand of Irish Fest, for Irish fare. Raise a glass to our late founder and Executive Director, Matt Miller, at the Matt Miller Pub here at Irish Fest.

?Senior Citizens - receive $3 off any ticket, must be 60 years or older.
Military and First Responder Discount - receive $3 off any ticket by showing proper credentials.

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Date: September 13-14, 2024

Time:
Friday, 4 pm-10 pm
Saturday, 10 am-10pm

Locations: Jones Park, 301 West Lawrence Street, Appleton, WI 54911    
    
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