Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 at 12:00pm
Hundred thousand welcomes are waiting for you at Milwaukee Irish Fest.
Four days of music, culture, and craic.
Schedule of Events
Milwaukee Currach Club Regatta
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMThe Lagoon
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Paddy and Molly McFest Meet-and-Greet
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMLeprechaun Village
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Rome Bark River Lanes Irish Music Session
12:00 PM - 1:45 AMIrish Music Sessions
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Radiation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMCiderBoys Stage
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In the Key of Tradition: The Irish Flute Across Time
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage
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Academy of Music
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Mary Ann Miller
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMCelticMKE Stage
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Tom and Evan Leahy
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Blackthorn Folly
12:15 PM - 1:30 PMThe Snug Stage
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Solo, Social, Céilí, Step: An Irish Dance Style Sampler - Dr. Samantha Jones
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMHedge School
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Fiddler of Oriel Winner: Maebh McGlinchey
12:15 PM - 1:30 PMVillage Pub Stage
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Sean-nós singing with Corn Uí Riada winner Gearóidín Breathnach
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Céilí Lessons
12:15 PM - 12:45 PMDance Pavilion
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Frogwater
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Cashel Academy of Irish Dance
12:15 PM - 1:15 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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Wayne Francis, Puppeteer
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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Leprechauns and Irish Tales with Eileen O’Rourke
12:45 PM - 1:30 PMJohn Byrne Stage sponsored by Catholic Financial Life
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Ceol Cairde - Céilí
01:00 PM - 2:00 PMDance Pavilion
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Celtic Nations Pipes and Drums
01:00 PM - 1:45 PMThe Crossroads sponsored by Northwoods
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Individual Consultation Appointments Available with Genealogist Dave Miller
01:00 PM - 4:00 PMGenealogy Area
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Keith Corcoran
01:00 PM - 2:00 PMTheatre Pavilion
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Tea, Turf, and Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom for the Soul - Julianne Stanz
01:15 PM - 2:15 PMHedge School
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Joe Ó Donaill: Fluent in a half hour
01:30 PM - 2:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Leahys Luck
01:45 PM - 3:00 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage
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Cream City Ceili Band
01:45 PM - 2:45 PMCelticMKE Stage
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Tara Breen, Pádraig Rynne, and Jim Murray
01:45 PM - 3:00 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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McNamara McCarthy School of Irish Dance
01:45 PM - 3:00 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Bellator Academy of Irish Dance
01:45 PM - 2:45 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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Kíla
01:45 PM - 2:45 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Milwaukee Irish Fest School of Music
01:45 PM - 2:45 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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The Gleasons
01:45 PM - 2:45 PMCiderBoys Stage
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Aoibhe Kettle and Caitlin Donnelly: University of Limerick Partnership
02:00 PM - 3:15 PMThe Snug Stage
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Kinsella Academy of Irish Dance
02:00 PM - 3:15 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Kim Robertson
02:00 PM - 3:15 PMVillage Pub Stage
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Hugh Irwin, The Kilted Magician
02:00 PM - 3:00 PMJohn Byrne Stage sponsored by Catholic Financial Life
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Children's Freckle Contest
02:00 PM - 2:45 PMThe Crossroads sponsored by Northwoods
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Irish Fest Song Circle
02:00 PM - 3:45 PMIrish Music Sessions
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Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Army during the American Civil War - Damian Shiels
02:15 PM - 3:15 PMHedge School
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Paul Ferris: Beginning Irish
02:30 PM - 3:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Spreading the News
02:30 PM - 3:00 PMTheatre Pavilion
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Set Lessons
02:30 PM - 3:00 PMDance Pavilion
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O’Darby
03:00 PM - 4:00 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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Adult Freckles Contest
03:00 PM - 3:45 PMThe Crossroads sponsored by Northwoods
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The Cosmic Otters - Set
03:15 PM - 4:30 PMDance Pavilion
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Wayne Francis, Puppeteer
03:15 PM - 4:00 PMJohn Byrne Stage sponsored by Catholic Financial Life
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The Poetry of Irish Landscapes - Dr. Niamh Hamill
03:15 PM - 4:15 PMHedge School
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Enda Reilly
03:15 PM - 4:15 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Enda Gallery
03:15 PM - 4:15 PMCelticMKE Stage
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Milwaukee Irish Dance
03:15 PM - 4:15 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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The Michael McGoldrick Family Band
03:30 PM - 4:45 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Sliabh Notes
03:30 PM - 4:30 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Arthritis Foundation Run/Walk to Milwaukee Irish Fest Award Ceremony
03:30 PM - 3:45 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Bellator Academy of Irish Dance
03:30 PM - 4:45 PMCiderBoys Stage
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Rónán Ó Dochartaigh: Intermediate Irish
03:30 PM - 4:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Willow
03:30 PM - 4:15 PMTheatre Pavilion
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Glencastle Irish Dancers
03:45 PM - 5:00 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage
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Fiddle In The Middle
03:45 PM - 5:00 PMVillage Pub Stage
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Fionn and Jonathan Angus
03:45 PM - 4:15 PMThe Snug Stage
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Irish Fest Parade
04:00 PM - 4:30 PMThe Lagoon
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County Clare Irish Inn Irish Music Session
04:00 PM - 5:45 PMIrish Music Sessions
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Gardiner Brothers
04:15 PM - 4:45 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Kíla
04:15 PM - 5:15 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason
04:15 PM - 5:15 PMHedge School
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Joe McHugh: An Irish language Journey
04:30 PM - 5:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Ceili Nights
04:45 PM - 5:45 PMCelticMKE Stage
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LÉDA
04:45 PM - 6:00 PMThe Snug Stage
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Oireachtas Show with Ray Mac Mánais and Joe Ó Dónaill
04:45 PM - 6:00 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Conor Mallon Unearthed
04:45 PM - 6:00 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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Beglan Academy of Irish Dance
05:00 PM - 6:15 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Daley Debutantes
05:00 PM - 5:45 PMThe Crossroads sponsored by Northwoods
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No Place
05:00 PM - 5:30 PMTheatre Pavilion
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Céilí Lessons
05:00 PM - 5:30 PMDance Pavilion
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Niall McCabe, Michael McGoldrick, Nollaig Casey
05:15 PM - 6:30 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Oscar Wilde as Brand - Dr. Michael Patrick Gillespie
05:15 PM - 6:15 PMHedge School
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Trinity Irish Dance Academy
05:30 PM - 6:45 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Gerry O'Connor
05:30 PM - 6:45 PMVillage Pub Stage
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Fox and Branch
05:30 PM - 6:30 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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Becky Shields: Using the new Irish language Corpus and other Databases to improve your Irish
05:30 PM - 6:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Lakefront Brewery Firkin Taps
05:30 PM - 7:00 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Hermitage Green
05:30 PM - 6:45 PMCiderBoys Stage
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Frogwater - Céilí
05:45 PM - 7:00 PMDance Pavilion
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The Fitzgeralds
05:45 PM - 7:00 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage
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Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes and Drums with Caledonian Scottish Dancers
06:00 PM - 6:45 PMThe Crossroads sponsored by Northwoods
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A Night in November
06:00 PM - 7:45 PMTheatre Pavilion
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Lil' Debbie's Coyote Grill Irish Music Session
06:00 PM - 7:45 PMIrish Music Sessions
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Atlantic Wave
06:15 PM - 7:15 PMCelticMKE Stage
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The Thin Line between Hope and Fear: People's Voices before the Irish Boundary Commission - Dr. Timothy McMahon
06:15 PM - 7:15 PMHedge School
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SuperCéilí
06:30 PM - 7:15 PMThe Snug Stage
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Fr. Frainc Mac Brádaigh: Irish Jesuit Contributions to the rediscovery of Irish language Literature
06:30 PM - 7:15 PMIrish Language Workshop Tent
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Sean-nós dancing with Caoimhe Ní Mhaolagáin
06:30 PM - 7:30 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Drops of Green
06:30 PM - 7:45 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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O’Darby
06:45 PM - 7:45 PMCedar Crest Children's Stage
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The Howley Brothers (of We Banjo 3)
07:00 PM - 8:15 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Cherish The Ladies
07:00 PM - 8:15 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Enda Reilly
07:00 PM - 8:15 PMVillage Pub Stage
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From Donegal to Dublin and Back Again - Joe McHugh
07:15 PM - 8:15 PMHedge School
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Gadan ft. Enda Scahill and Special Guest Hillary Klug
07:30 PM - 8:45 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Sliabh Notes - Set
07:30 PM - 8:45 PMDance Pavilion
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Red Hot Chilli Pipers
07:30 PM - 8:45 PMCiderBoys Stage
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Bog Bodies
07:45 PM - 9:00 PMThe Snug Stage
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Emma Langford
07:45 PM - 9:00 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage
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Elias Alexander
08:00 PM - 9:15 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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Paddy's Pub Irish Music Session
08:00 PM - 9:00 PMIrish Music Sessions
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Meaití Jo Shéamuis Remembrance
08:30 PM - 9:00 PMGaeltacht Stage
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Niall McCabe
08:45 PM - 10:00 PMCeltic Roots Stage
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Ian Gould
08:45 PM - 10:00 PMVillage Pub Stage
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Skerryvore: 20th Anniversary Special Show
09:00 PM - 11:00 PMAer Lingus Stage
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Chicago Reel with Éamonn de Cógáin - SuperCéilí
09:15 PM - 10:30 PMDance Pavilion
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The StepCrew
09:30 PM - 10:45 PMMiller Lite Stage
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Kíla
09:30 PM - 10:45 PMCiderBoys Stage
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Strange Boy
09:45 PM - 11:00 PMLakefront Brewery Stage
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Gardiner Brothers
09:45 PM - 10:15 PMParkview Senior-Living Community Stage