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Now in its 32nd year, the 3-day “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” celebration is even better in 2022.
Events like this are what make Pittsburgh such a great city. We celebrate our ethnic diversity and cultural traditions.”
—Ed Sickmund
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES OF, August 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Pittsburgh Irish Festival will be in an exciting new location this year; the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Site located at 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard in Pittsburgh. Established in 1991, this event has grown into one of the nation’s premier Irish-American festivals – the region’s most comprehensive showcase of Irish music, tradition, food and dance. Held the weekend after Labor Day, September 9th (4:00pm-11:00pm), 10th (11:00am-11:00pm) and 11th (9:00am-11:00pm), the Pittsburgh Irish Festival emphasizes the presentation of the main performers in all facets. of Irish music and dance for audiences in western Pennsylvania. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets for the Festival and parking online in advance (https://pghirishfest.org/tickets/). Musicians, bring your instrument and enter the Festival for free. Join other musicians in the session tent and play your favorite Irish tunes all weekend long!
MyWay mobile storage provides a dozen storage containers needed to store items at Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark for the event. MyWay Storage Market owner Ed Sickmund said, “Events like this are what make Pittsburgh such a great city. We celebrate our ethnic diversity and cultural traditions.” Sickmund continued, “Friday is College Night, student tickets are just $10 with a student ID from 6-8pm. MyWay is excited to sponsor College Night at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival.”
Activities include:
• A Taste of Ireland: Try and buy food and snacks made in Ireland
• Ancient Celtic Ax Throwing: Guests 16 and older wearing closed-toe shoes can try their hand at ax throwing for free with festival admission with Ace Ax Throwing
• Cultural Drink Tasting: For our guests over 21 years of age, the drink tasting is included in the festival admission price.
• Dance and music shows: continuous entertainment in four performance areas, presented by dance groups for adults and children, all colorfully dressed and skillfully choreographed.
• Feast on Irish food and Celtic drinks: Irish sausage, Irish stew, pancakes, corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, colcannon, ham and cabbage, and a variety of Celtic drinks at Tara Tea and numerous pubs.
• Genealogy Pavilion: Discover your family tree and if you’re looking for an ancestor who worked at Carrie Furnaces, volunteers can point you in the right direction.
• Hedge School— One of the most popular areas of the festival. Based on the infamous Penal Laws, covert schools developed in Ireland in response to prohibitions on educating the native Irish about their history, traditions and culture. As a result, lessons were taught in secret in a barn or in the shade of a hedge. We are proud to offer ongoing educational sessions in the areas of history, legends, music, language, dance, sports and symbols of Ireland
• Irish Authors’ Corner: Learn about Ireland and its tradition while meeting visiting authors. Hear stories from authors over the weekend at Hedge School
• Irish Comedy: The presentation of the Real Irish Comedy Tour on Friday and Saturday
• Irish Dogs: Learn about the native breeds of Ireland: Irish Setter, Irish Wolfhounds, Irish Water Spaniel, Irish Terrier, Glen of Imaal, Irish Red & White Setter, Kerry Beagle, Kerry Blue Terrier and Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. Email pghirishfestival@gmail.com to include your dog in the festivities
• Irish Mass – Sunday 12 September at 10 am
• Leprechaun’s Landing (Irish Arts, Crafts and Games for Kids): For our little ones! Take home a handmade souvenir, enjoy an Irish story, sing and even dance an Irish jig! Play a round of miniature golf at our Royal County Down course, bounce around ‘Nessie’, our Loch Ness Monster and Irish Castle, and try your luck at one of our custom games.
• NEW! Carrie Furnace Mini Tours
• NEW! Five Farms Irish Cream Celtic Kitchen: Professional and amateur bakers and chefs demonstrate baking and cooking delicious Celtic treats
• New! Watch the Game – Watch the Steelers, Pirates, Pitt Panthers and more on our big screen while enjoying a Guinness and Irish Stew at Ya Jagoff! Sports hall
• Raffle – Stop by our festival raffle booth for a chance to win Irish gift items, festival merch, tickets to local events, gift cards and more! We will also be raffling off a private tour of Ireland thanks to our tour partner, Little Gem Tours
Entertainment includes:
or Cross of the Abbots
or Bastard Bearded Irishmen
from May
or Head tide
or County Mayo
or Dennis Doyle
or Devilish Joy
or Donnie Irish
or Enda Reilly
or Friel Sisters
or Gaelic Tempest
or Reis Baixos
or Macdonald Pipe Band
or Mike Flaherty
or Mike Gallagher
or Pittsburgh Irish Festival Ceili Band
o Pittsburgh Police Pipes and Drums
from Runa
or Screaming Orphans
or Sean Patrick Regan
or The Wild Geese
or Tom Sweeney
o Weekend at Blarney’s
For more information on the Pittsburgh Irish Festival, visit http://www.pghirishfest.org.
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