ICC to host Boston Irish Festival this weekend

This weekend, the Irish Cultural Centre of New England, located at 200 New Boston Drive in Canton, will play host to the Boston Irish Festival, a three-day event celebrating the culture and heritage of Ireland.

The festival will offer something fun for everyone, including Irish music, Irish step dancing, Irish films, genealogy, Irish art, Gaelic sports, children’s activities, food and refreshments, and a large assortment of vendors for shopping. The Boston Irish Festival is brought to you by Guinness, Burke Distributing Corporation, WROL 950AM, Eastern Bank and Aer Lingus.

The featured artists performing throughout the 2011 Boston Irish Festival include: The Prodigals, McPeake, Makem and Spain Bros, Enter the Haggis, Derek Warfield and the Young Wolf Tones, Joshua Tree, The Screaming Orphans, and many more. Along with the featured artists, this year’s special guest is the Keltic Dreams Irish step dancing team. The Irish dancers are a group of 33 children, ages 7-12, from Public School 59 in the Bronx, New York. Keltic Dreams have performed in countless places in the United States and for Mayor Bloomberg of New York, and took the trip of a lifetime to perform for the president of Ireland, Mary McAleese.

The festival begins tomorrow evening from 6-10 p.m. and continues on Saturday (11 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Sunday (11 a.m. to 9 p.m.) ICC members current with annual dues are $10 per day and $15 for a weekend pass. General admission is $15 per day and $35 for a weekend pass. On Friday, the Irish Cultural Centre is offering free admission to ICC members with membership card present and all residents of Canton with a valid ID.

Attend the Boston Irish Festival and receive an entry form to win two round-trip tickets to Ireland, courtesy of Aer Lingus. Entry forms will be located in the program given out at the gate. Purchase a membership for the Irish Cultural Centre at the festival and receive an additional entry form.

For more information, performance times and other festival information, please visit bostonirishfestival.info or call 1-888-GO-IRISH (464-7474).

Founded in 1989, the mission of the Irish Cultural Centre of New England is to promote and organize Irish cultural, educational, sporting and social events. We aim to establish and sustain a facility where current and future generations of the New England community can participate in activities that promote Irish culture and heritage. The Irish Cultural Centre is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

For additional information, please contact Vanessa Leite, executive director, at Vanessaleite@irishculture.org or 781-821-8291.

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Posted by Canton Citizen on Jun 15 2011. Filed under Uncategorized. Both comments and pings are currently closed.