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IrishFest Festival In Wake Forest
  It's Family Fun for All At Festival Park On Saturday, Sept. 26th,  2009

                  The First IrishFest Celebration

             For All Our Irish Kin and Those of The Spirit

Saturday,September 26th, 2009 - Wake Forest IrishFest




                                

Time:  Noon till 9 p.m.

Location:  525 S. White Street, Wake Forest, 27587

Corporate Sponsor: Tir Na Nog

Vendor Application:

Phone For Information:  800-937-3993 or Email



  This first annual IrishFest celebration  will be held on Saturday September 26th from Noon – 9:00 p.m. at Festival Park at 527 S. White Street in downtown Wake Forest. The event will benefit the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment and will feature traditional Irish music, Irish dancers,  free activities for kids and food and Beer with an Irish flair!

Short Opening & Ribbon cutting with Father Tighe (Pastor of St. Catherine's Catholic Church)

12 NOON The Irish Wolfhounds


1.15pm  My 3 Kilts

2.15 Hercules Mulligan

3.15pm Barrownburn

plus

The Danny Tighe Irish Dancers

 

 

 4.15pm WINNERS of Writers Competition and Poetry Competition TBA:

4.30pm 

Wake County Pipes & Drums

in a Salute to Our Troops & Those who serve 

Plus Scottish Dancers 

 

5.15pm The Ghosts of Erin Plus

Inish Cairde Irish Dancers 

 

6.15 The Belfast Boys

 

7pm  An Irish Session: All Players join the Belfast Boys for last few Trad songs Plus
The National Anthems

 

 

7.30pm 

U2 Tribute Band
From Chapel Hill NC
"I was Totally Destroying it"


Side stage will have unplugged music from Mitch Ferguson
Short Irish Language class and a sign up area for Fall
Irish lessons to be held at Tir Na nOg

Vendors with Scottish, Irish, & Catholic supplies
Kilts & Christmas shopping early:
Music workshops art & lit

Children's corner includes Children's  stories
The 3 legged, and the sack race, face painting. Plus lots of games, and drawing competitions:

Fresh Cooked Irish Stew/soda Bread/Irish Bangers/Hot Dogs
Scottish Bridies and much more

Tir Na nOg Irish Pub on site with
Irish Beers including Guinness Smith wicks Harp and much more Great WINE selection.

Raffle Prizes plus The Winners TBA of The Andrew Britton short story competition & The Graham Johnson Poetry Competition.  A FUN FILLED FAMILY DAY an all ages show.





For pictures & Interviews etc
http://www.tirnanogirisheventsnc.com





 


 

 

Admission is $3.00 for adults and includes all the entertainment and children’s activities and face painting, free for children under 12.

What: IrishFest Festival

When: Saturday, sept. 26th,  Noon – 9 p.m.

Where: 527 S. White Street Wake Forest, NC 27587

Why: benefit the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment and to have FUN!!

www.GJCAE.org

www.festivalpark.org

For More Information regarding this or if you want  a vendor application:

Elizabeth Johnson

President

Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment

919-570-0350 or 800-937-3993

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