Failte (Welcome)!

18th Annual
Missouri River Irish Festival


Come join us for a weekend filled with Music, Crafts, Food and Beverages as we celebrate Irish Culture.

Cultural Activities

UMSL INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IRISH CULTURE

Saturday, September 10
BACK AREA (South end)
12:30 PM Inishowen – Our Sister City and touring around
1:30 PM Irish 101 – Learn a few words and phrases
3:00 PM Poetry of Seamus Heaney
FRONT AREA (North end)
1:00 – 4:00 PM Genealogy
11:30 AM – 5:00 PM Sister City Display, Castles of Ireland, LAOH – how an Irish organization supports charities

Sunday, September 11
BACK AREA (south end)
12:30 PM Poetry of Seamus Heaney
2:00 PM Learn to play a bodhrán (class size is limited)
3:30 PM Irish 101 – Learn a few words and phrases
FRONT AREA (north end)
1:00 PM Inishowen – Our Sister City, Sister City Display, Castles of Ireland

ST LOUIS GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB – The field close to Katy Depot
Gaelic Sports Demonstrations – Saturday/Sunday

OTHER ACTIVITIES
SATURDAY: IRISH WOLFHOUNDS – Located by Shamrock’s Stage, river side. (weather permitting)
SUNDAY: 
10:00 AM – MASS – Main Tent by Shamrock’s Stage