Arts and Entertainment
August 6, 2025
From: Michigan Irish Music FestivalCelebrate Irish music and culture at Michigan’s largest Irish festival, drawing over 30,000 visitors to the shores of Muskegon Lake each September.
Schedule of Events:
September 11, 2025:
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm: Whorled - Pub Stage
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm: Seamus Kennedy - Pub Stage
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm: One for the Foxes - Pub Stage
9:15 pm - 10:15 pm: Old Blind Dogs - Pub Stage
September 12, 2025:
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Langan Band - Cork Stage
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: CrossBow - Pub Stage
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Toby Bresnahan - Grafton Stage
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm: One for the Foxes - Kerry Stage
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Socks in the Frying Pan - Cork Stage
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Old Blind Dogs - Kerry Stage
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Elias Alexander - Grafton Stage
7:45 pm - 9:15 pm: Reverie Road - Pub Stage
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Skerryvore - Cork Stage
9:30 pm - 10:45 pm: The Peelers - Kerry Stage
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Ally the Piper - Grafton Stage
10:00 pm - 11:15 pm: Seamus Kennedy - Pub Stage
September 13, 2025:
Grand Rapids Police Pipe Band - Throughout the festival grounds on Saturday
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Conklin Ceili Band - Pub Stage
11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Toby Bresnahan - Cork Stage
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: GOTAK – Grand Haven High School Celtic Ensemble - Kerry Stage
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Grafton Stage
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Five Farms Flower Arranging - Blarney Stage
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: Hackley Library Children’s Story Time - Hedge School
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm: CrossBow - Cork Stage
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm: Ironwood - Pub Stage
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Shannon Lee - Kerry Stage
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Seamus Kennedy's Kids Show - Grafton Stage
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm: Introduction to Irish Music & Regional Music with Goitse. - Hedge School
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: A Fun Introduction to the Irish Language with Colm Keegan - Blarney Stage
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Global Trad: Bringing Traditional Music into a Modern Age with RUNA - Hedge School
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Kids Parade with the Grand Rapids Police Pipe Band beginning at the Grafton Stage - Grafton Stage
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Blackthorn - Pub Stage
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Reverie Road - Grafton Stage
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: One for the Foxes - Kerry Stage
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Tionól – All Acts Showcase - Cork Stage
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Culinary Institute of Michigan Food Demo - Hedge School
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Ruth and Max Bloomquist - Pub Stage
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Elias Alexander - Grafton Stage
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm: Ornamentation and Variation in Irish Music with Shane Hayes - Hedge School
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: The Book of Kells with Mike Johnson - Blarney Stage
4:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Goitse - Kerry Stage
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm: The World of Craft Beer with Pigeon Hill Brewing - Hedge School
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Lúnasa - Cork Stage
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Colm Keegan - Pub Stage
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm: Barley Saints - Grafton Stage
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm: Whiskey Tasting with Cheese Pairing with Wonderland Distilling Co. - Hedge School
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Cathy Jo Smith – Storytelling for Adults - Blarney Stage
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Langan Band - Kerry Stage
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm: Old Blind Dogs - Cork Stage
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm: Parade of Dance Champions - Grafton Stage
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm: Five Farms Irish Cream Experience - Hedge School
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Seamus Kennedy - Pub Stage
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Ally the Piper - Grafton Stage
9:15 pm - 10:45 pm: Socks in the Frying Pan - Kerry Stage
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Skerryvore - Cork Stage
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Runa - Pub Stage
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Not your Daideó’s Céilí - Grafton Stage
September 14, 2025:
11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Catholic Mass - Cork Stage
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: CrossBow - Kerry Stage
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Celtic Canines - Celtic Canines Area west of Kerry Stage
11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Colm Keegan - Pub Stage
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Ardan Academy of Irish Dance - Grafton Stage
11:30 am - 12:00 pm: The Irish Tenor Banjo with Dave Curley - Hedge School
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: “The Session” with Tadhg Ó Meachair - Hedge School
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm: Storytelling with Éamonn de Cógáin - Blarney Stage
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Elias Alexander - Kerry Stage
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm: Runa - Pub Stage
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Goitse - Cork Stage
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Blackthorn - Grafton Stage
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Celtic Fiddling: Techniques, Styles and More with Steve Lesko - Hedge School
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm: Sea Shanties with Seamus Kennedy - Hedge School
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Greg Rappleye- An Irish Family in America: Poems from Barley Child - Blarney Stage
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: Langan Band - Kerry Stage
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm: Ardan Academy of Irish Dance - Grafton Stage
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Interactive Hand Drum Workshop with Cheryl Prashker - Hedge School
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm: One for the Foxes - Pub Stage
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Lúnasa - Cork Stage
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm: Introduction to the Tin Whistle with Larry Halverson - Hedge School
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm: Socks in the Frying Pan - Kerry Stage
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm: Reverie Road - Grafton Stage
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Old Blind Dogs - Cork Stage
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm: Seamus Kennedy - Pub Stage
Dates: September 11 - 14, 2025
Hours:
Thursday: 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 5:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Heritage Landing,
1051 7th Street,
Muskegon, MI 49440.
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