2010 IRISH FESTIVAL
Saturday and Sunday, March 13 & 14, 2010
Center House at the Seattle Center
Noon - 6 pm Daily, Admission FREE
Stage Entertainment on St. Patrick's Day
Wednesday, March 17, 11:30 am - 3 pm
The Festival features booths selling Irish and Celtic products, non-stop Irish music, singing, dancing, workshops, lectures, cultural displays, children's contests and activities, etc. Festival Highlights also include Genealogy Workshops, Irish Language Workshops, Cultural Exhibits and more. Family-oriented activities include wonderful Irish Musicians along with Champion Irish Stepdancers from around the Pacific Northwest. Events for children include the “Smilingest Irish Eyes Contest” and the “Most Irish-Looking Face Contest”, and other activities in the Children’s Activities Center. Contemporary Irish short films will be screened during our Irish Reels Film Festival (schedule will be provided at www.irishreels.org). For more information, call 206-427-3027.

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VENDOR INFORMATION
Information and an Application Form
NON-PROFIT INFORMATION TABLES

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We have another great Irish Festival planned, but we always need new volunteers. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to get involved. Email IrishWeek@irishclub.org or call 206-223-3608 and we will arrange for you to become involved in a wonderful weekend of Irish culture, celebration, and fun for the entire family.

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See Photos from Irish Festival 2009
at the Seattle Center
Martin Ng's Photos of The Irish Festival
Other Photos of The 2009 Irish Festival

See our 16-page Irish Week 2009 Program which includes the full Irish Festival Schedule.
See the 2009 Irish Reels Film Festival Schedule

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Click here for 2008 Festival Photos.
See our 16-page Irish Week 2008 Program

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Click to Watch a 2004 Irish Week Festival Video

 

2006 IRISH FESTIVAL

 

IRISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE MEMORABILIA

Display to mark the 90th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising

Display items will include:

•           An original Copy of the Irish War News, the spreadsheet
            newspaper written by Pádraig Pearse, the leader of the Easter
            Rising. Only the Easter Monday, 1916 issue was ever printed.
•           The handwritten British demand for surrender.
•           British General Sir John Maxwell's General Order to his troops
            on the surrender of Pádraig Pearse.
•           Items signed by Thomas MacCurtain, Arthur Griffith,
            and Eamon de Valera.
•           An Irish War of Independence service medal, presented by the
            Irish Government to Volunteers who saw active service.
•           The leather-bound, gold-embossed copy of the Irish Constitution
            presented to Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s first President, following the Irish Constitution’s adoption in 1937.

IRELAND IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

a stunning and breathtaking look at the vast and surreal

landscapes of Ireland

  From Friday through Sunday, March 17-19, Barry Hendrickson’s
Ireland in Black and White series of photos will be displayed in
Center House.  Hendrickson is a commercial and fine art photographer
 based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.  Known for his emotive photographic
 style, his much acclaimed series of portfolios, Ireland in Black &
White, is a stunning and breathtaking look at the vast and surreal
 landscapes of Ireland.  For more information, visit
 www.IrelandinBlackandWhite.com.

INTERNATIONAL JOYCE

the story of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1924),

one of the greatest prose artists of the twentieth century.

  The Joyce Exhibit at the Irish Festival tells the story of Irish writer
James Joyce (1882-1924), one of the greatest prose artists of the
twentieth century. The exhibit was originally organized to mark the
centenary of the day in 1904 on which Joyce’s novel Ulysses is set,
and has already traveled all over the world. It is provided in Seattle
 courtesy of the Cultural Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland.

ANTIQUE IRISH POSTCARDS

over 1,000 Irish postcards from the early 1900s.

“About 20 years ago my wife and I made our first visit to Ireland and
 what an emotional experience…..  I found home!!! So, since I was
collecting postcards anyway, I started looking for views of Ireland and I
was hooked.  …. I have made no attempt at counting the number of
Irish views I have but having all that good Irish blood in my veins, I
advertise that I have ‘1,000’…..  That is close enough for an Irishman…..
  They have certainly brought me closer to Ireland and I thoroughly
enjoy looking through them and searching for information....”

Sunday at 11:30 AM:

THE IRISH IN THE PRE-CIVIL WAR U S ARMY

National Park Historian Mike Vouri and musician Mike Cohen

 will entertain and educate in narrative and song

  On Sunday, March 19, starting at 11:30 AM on the Irish Festival’s main
 stage, National Park Historian Mike Vouri and musician Mike Cohen
will entertain and educate in narrative and song, telling the story of the
Irish in the US Army prior to the US Civil War. Vouri offers a brisk
 interpretation of the Irish in the 19th Century United States and its
territories, while Cohen plays the banjo and sings period songs. The
program captures the atmosphere of the period through traditional
American folk songs that include many traditional Irish ballads.

* 2005 FESTIVAL PICTURES *

From Jakers, the show on PBS, Channel 9, Sat & Sun 8:30 AM
On Saturday, March 13, the St. Patrick's Day Parade closing
ceremonies were in Center House. A free drawing for two round trip tickets to Ireland was
held with the tickets provided courtesy of ETI Travel.
For more detailed information on the Festival,
call 206-223-3608 or email IrishWeek@irishclub.org.
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PICTURES FROM
PREVIOUS IRISH FESTIVALS
at the SEATTLE CENTER

Mayor Catherine Connolly of Galway, Ireland, who was at the Festival in 2004. Galway is a Sister City of Seattle.

Irish Festival Crowd.

Crowd around the stage on Sunday.

Everybody watches the dancers.

Crowds around the booths.

More eyes on the dancers.

Irish Week Co-Chair Mary Shriane.