Greater Danbury Irish Festival

10/05/2024

✨☘We are pleased to announce that the raffle winners from the Irish Festival held last weekend were as follows:

💰1st prize John Philip Gallagher
💵2nd prize Clare Smith
💸3rd prize Meg Vertoli

👏👏Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for your support!

09/29/2024

🇮🇪 ☘️ Welp, that’s a wrap folks! Thank you so much to all of the volunteers, sponsors, vendors, bands, dance schools, entertainment, and everybody who came out to support the greater Danbury Irish festival. Until next year! 🎶 🥁

09/29/2024

🇮🇪 ☘️ Sending a HUGE shoutout and thank you to our platinum and diamond festival sponsors! We could not have presented this festival without your support!

Mulvaney Mechanical
Galante family
Michael and Michael Attorneys at Law
Banana Brazil
Berkshire corporate park
Victorian Associates
Augusti Silva
UK gourmet
O’Briens restaurant
Sacred grounds, coffee

09/28/2024

☘️ 👀 Looking for something fun to do today or tomorrow? Check out the greater Danbury Irish festival on the city center green in Danbury!✨🎻☘Live Irish music and dance, vendors, authentic, Irish food, and drink, and entertainment all weekend long. Free admission, parking at the patriot garage, bring a lawn chair.

Sponsored by UK Gourmet, come get some authentic Irish specialties in their vendor tent near the children’s tent, O’Brien’s restaurant, come try their corned beef in the food tent, sacred grounds, coffee, come, try their delicious Java in the hospitality tent, and Rizzo companies. We appreciate your support!

Here is today’s awesome festival entertainment lineup!

Saturday 9/28/24

12:00 p.m.Welcome: Mayor Alves Opening remarks
12:15 p.m. Fiddleuisce & Friends
1:15 p.m. Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 p.m.Irish History with Historian Phil Gallagher
2:00 p.m.Ringrose & Freeman
3:30 p.m. SG Academy of Irish Dance
4:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m. Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums
5:45 p.m. Mighty Ploughboys
7:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell

09/28/2024

✨🎻☘TODAY'S THE DAY! SATURDAY!!!! ✨☘🥁Check out today's awesome festival entertainment lineup, sponsored by Platinum Sponsors UK Gourmet & O'Brien's Pub!!!

Saturday 9/28/24

12:00 p.m.Welcome: Mayor Alves Opening remarks
12:15 p.m. Fiddleuisce & Friends
1:15 p.m. Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 p.m.Irish History with Historian Phil Gallagher
2:00 p.m.Ringrose & Freeman
3:30 p.m. SG Academy of Irish Dance
4:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m. Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums
5:45 p.m. Mighty Ploughboys
7:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell

09/27/2024

take note! ☘ We have some amazing, authentic Irish food coming at ya this weekend at The Greater Danbury Irish Festival! Come hungry so you have room for....

· Corned Beef Sandwiches 🍞
· Guinness Chili 🍲
· Irish Tator Tots 🥔
· Jameson Irish Sausage & Peppers 🫑
· County Clare Chicken Soup 🍵
· Hamburgers 🍔
· Cheeseburger 🧀
· Hot Dogs 🌭

✨🎻✨🎶🥁☘For more information on entertainment, children's tent, vendors, sponsors and more, please visit danburyirishfestival.org

09/27/2024

☘💰Win Big in Our Raffle & Silent Auction! A total of 3 prizes will be awarded!

💸First Prize: $2,000.
💵Second Prize: $1,000.
💰Third Prize: $500.

$5 per Ticket. All prizes to be announced/awarded on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at the Irish Festival, 1 Ives St., Danbury, CT.

🛍Silent auction baskets include prizes from the Danbury Hat Tricks, Golf Ranch in Brookfield, Newsylum Brewing, Painted by the Shore, and Redding Roasters. There are also baskets for family-friendly game and movie nights, well-being, picnics, date nights, Irish coffee, artisanal art, and more!

09/26/2024

✨☘🥁Check out this weekend's awesome festival entertainment lineup!!!

Saturday 9/28/24

12:00 p.m.Welcome: Mayor Alves Opening remarks
12:15 p.m. Fiddleuisce & Friends
1:15 p.m.Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 p.m.Irish History with Historian Phil Gallagher
2:00 p.m.Ringrose & Freeman
3:30 p.m. SG Academy of Irish Dance
4:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m. Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums
5:45 p.m. Mighty Ploughboys
7:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell

Sunday 9/29/24
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Ceili with Brian Reynolds
1:15 p.m.Dean O'Green & Friends
2:45 p.m.Tipperary Knights
4:30 p.m.Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m.Raffle Winners & Silent Auction Winners Announced

09/25/2024

✨ ☘ 🎁 🛍 Shop in Our Irish Village at this weekend's festival! Experience the sights and sounds of the Emerald Isle by shopping in our Irish Village! Browse authentic pieces of jewelry, art, authentic Irish food, and much more!

The Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Foundation’s Celtic Crafters are offering limited edition fairy lights. Look out for the cool creations for limited edition fairy lights!

2024 Vendors:
o UK Gourmet
o Ogham Art
o Eire’s Irish Gifts
o Mad Ritual CBD
o Pampered Chef
o Tastefully Simple
o Danbury Police Department
o Wendy Clery – local artist
o Mike Bonaffini – local artist
o Bethel Fire Department Touch-a-Truck
o Posigen Developer
o Momentum Solar

09/25/2024

✨☘This weekend's Greater Danbury Irish Festival will include silent auction baskets include prizes from the Danbury Hat Tricks, Golf Ranch Brookfield, Newsylum Brewing, Painted by the Shore, Redding Roasters as well as baskets for family-friendly game and movie nights, well-being, picnics, date nights, Irish coffee, artisanal art, and more! Thank you to our generous sponsors! ✨☘

09/24/2024

☘️ The 2024 Greater Danbury Irish Festival is this Saturday and Sunday in downtown Danbury on the city center, Green. There will be live Irish music, Irish dancers, authentic/traditional, Irish food and beverages, vendors, a fun children’s tent and lots to do all weekend long! Free admission!! 🇮🇪 🎶 🎻 SG Academy & Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance will be performing!!! 💃

09/24/2024

☘🎼✨Who's ready for some yummy authentic Irish food?? ☘🎼✨The Greater Danbury Irish Festival will feature:

· Corned Beef Sandwiches 🍞
· Guinness Chili 🍲
· Irish Tator Tots 🥔
· Jameson Irish Sausage & Peppers 🫑
· County Clare Chicken Soup 🍵
· Hamburgers 🍔
· Cheeseburger 🧀
· Hot Dogs 🌭

✨🎻✨🎶🥁☘For more information on entertainment, children's tent, vendors, sponsors and more, please visit danburyirishfestival.org

09/24/2024

Getting some new paintings done and dusted for upcoming Greater Danbury Irish Festival ....I will be there Saturday Sept. 28 and Sunday the 29th. This Boyo will be finished up and ready for a new home....Stage times Saturday w/ Arlin Greene and Frank Orsini 3:30pm and 7:00pm. Sunday by me own self 4:30pm.

09/24/2024

✨🥃☘Check out the entertainment lineup for this Saturday's Greater Danbury Irish Festival!! Saturday 9/28/24:

12:00 p.m. Welcome: Mayor Alves Opening remarks
12:15 p.m. Fiddleuisce & Friends
1:15 p.m. Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 p.m. Irish History with Historian Phil Gallagher
2:00 p.m. Ringrose & Freeman
3:30 p.m. SG Academy of Irish Dance
4:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m. Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums
5:45 p.m. Mighty Ploughboys
7:00 p.m. Kevin McKrell

09/24/2024

✨☘🎻🎼🥁The 2024 Greater Danbury Irish Festival is THIS Saturday, Sept. 28 & Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 on the CityCenter Green!!! 1 Ives St. Danbury, CT. Sponsored by UK Gourmet, O’Brien’s Restaurant, Rizzo Companies, the City of Danbury and CityCenter Danbury! There will be live Irish music & dancing, vendors, delicious authentic Irish food & drinks, a children's tent, cultural displays, and more! Visit danburyirishfestival.org for more information and the complete entertainment lineup.

09/24/2024

✨☘Join us at the Greater Danbury Irish Festival for the CEILI! Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. There will be a review at 10:30 a.m. with Brian Reynolds. The Ceili features John Nolan, Bernadette Fee, Brendan Dolan & John Madden. The cost is $15.00 per person and no experience is necessary. All are welcome to join the fun!

Location: City Center Green, 1 Ives St., Danbury. Parking is in the garage next to the CityCenter green.

Contact Kathy Hannigan at (203) 770 - 1254 for more information.

09/08/2024

☘🎼✨Who's ready for some yummy authentic Irish food?? ☘🎼✨The Greater Danbury Irish Festival will feature:

· Corned Beef Sandwiches 🍞

· Guinness Chili 🍲

· Irish Tator Tots 🥔

· Jameson Irish Sausage & Peppers 🫑

· County Clare Chicken Soup 🍵

· Hamburgers 🍔

· Cheeseburger 🧀

· Hot Dogs 🌭

✨🎻✨🎶🥁☘For more information on entertainment, children's tent, vendors, sponsors and more, please visit:

The 2024 Greater Danbury Irish Festival will be held on the Danbury CityCenter Green on Saturday, Sept.28 from 12 - 10 p.m. & Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, from 12 - 6 p.m.

08/31/2024

☘🎼✨ Our 2024 Greater Danbury Irish Festival - DAY 1 & 2024 Greater Danbury Irish Festival - Day 2 entertainment schedule has been announced! Check it out!

Saturday's Entertainment Schedule:
Saturday, Set. 28th ~ 12 – 10 p.m.

12:00 p.m. Opening remarks
12:15 p.m. Fiddleuisce & Friends
1:15 p.m. Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance
1:45 p.m. Phil Gallagher Irish History
2:00 p.m. Ringrose & Freeman
3:30 p.m. SG Academy of Irish Dance
3:35 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:00 p.m. Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums of Danbury
5:45 p.m. Mighty Ploughboys

Sunday's Entertainment Schedule:
Sunday, Set. 29th ~ 12 – 6 p.m.

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ceili Irish Set Dancing, lessons/demo
1:15 p.m. Dean O'Green & Friends
2:45 p.m. Tipperary Knights
4:30 p.m. Kevin McKrell
5:30 p.m. Raffle winners announced

www.danburyirishfestival.org