This weekend, get ready to dance, sing and enjoy all the beautiful cultural events hosted by IrishFest Atlanta! With fun happenings, cool cultural events, a vendor’s market and live performances, you’re sure to have a wonderful time at IrishFest! Keep scrolling for all the details!
What is IrishFest Atlanta?
IrishFest is Atlanta’s annual Irish cultural festival hosted at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center and Roswell City Hall Grounds. Teresa Finley, the daughter of two Irish immigrants, created and conceptualized IrishFest Atlanta, which is now on its 13th year! The goal of IrishFest Atlanta is to celebrate and continue learning about Irish cultural practices, food, dance, and music.
This year, the festival will be held on November 7th – 9th!
What can festival-goers expect at IrishFest Atlanta?
This three-day festival is loads of fun for the whole family! The festival is free and open to the public, with evening concerts & select events that you can pay for to deepen your appreciation of Irish culture!
At the festival, attendees can expect:
- Delicious food trucks with Irish cuisine
- a bread-baking contest
- Irish art & vendors
- evening concerts with acclaimed Irish musicians
- Irish tea
- a live Irish cooking demo
And so much more!
Another highlight of the festival is the cultural learning aspect of it!
IrishFest Atlanta festival goers can sign up for workshops on tops of different Irish cultural practices, from the language to musical instruments to dance and so much more! You can see the full list of workshops on their website, here.
And of course, you can expect some of the best Irish music and dancing, too!
Check out the full lineup of musicians, workshops and events happening this weekend on IrishFest Altanta’s website, here!
Don’t miss out out, Atlanta! Check out IrishFest this weekend!