Everyone’s Irish in Danbury This Weekend

We're halfway to St. Patty's Day, and that means it's time, once again, for the Greater Danbury Irish Festival.

The leaves may be turning orange and yellow, but this weekend, the Ives Concert Park turns green as the annual Greater Danbury Irish Festival gets set for another weekend of Irish music and culture.

Now in it's 21st year, the Irish festival has become a yearly tradition of bringing some of the best Irish Bands and vendors in the area to the Ives for a weekend of family fun.

Here's the line up of entertainment for the weekend:

Main Stage:

Friday, Sept. 16, 2016:

• Traveling Danburys – 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
• The Go Set (Australia) – 8:15 – 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016:

• Steve O’Tree and Friends 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
• Ringrose & Freeman w/ Special Guest Mary Gardner – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
• Ashurst Irish Dance – 2:00 – 2:40 p.m.
• Tipperary Knights – 2:45 – 4:00 p.m.
• Celtic Cross Pipe & Drums – 4:00 – 4:40 p.m.
• Ashurst Irish Dance – 4:45 – 5:15 p.m.
• Celtic Cross Pipe & Drums – 6:00 – 6:40 p.m.
• Mighty Ploughboy Nation 4 – 6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
• The Peelers (Canada) – 8:15 – 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016:

• Poor Richard (Rhode Island) – 12:00 – 1:15 p.m
• Petri School Of  Dance – 1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
• Highland Rovers – 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
• Petri School Of  Dance – 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
• Cunningham Brothers – 4:45 – 6:00 p.m.

Here's what you'll find in the cultural tent for the weekend celebration:

Friday, Sept. 16, 2016:

• Dance performance and workshop-Thorne Academy of Irish Dance – 7 – 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016:

• Traditional Irish Music – Liz & Gordon – 1 – 2 p.m.
• Traditional Irish Music – Fiddleuisce – 2 – 2:30 p.m.
• Presentation on the Women of the Easter Rising – Marilyn Madigan LAOH Historian – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
• Step Dance Workshop – Ashurst Irish Dance – 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
• Traditional Irish Music – Ringrose & Freeman w/special guest Mary Gardner on(Bodhrán) – 4:30 – 6 p.m.

Saturday Night Ceili – Green Gate Céilí Band – 7-10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016:

• Uilleann Piper- Matt Connolly – 1 – 2 p.m.
• Traditional Irish Music – Shamrogues – 2 – 3 p.m.
• Traditional Irish Music – Fiddleuisce – 3 – 3:30 p.m.
• Presentation on the Women of the Easter Rising – Marilyn Madigan LAOH Historian – 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
• Thorne Academy of Irish Dance – performance and workshop – 4 – 6 p.m.

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