Failte (Welcome)!

19th Annual
Missouri River Irish Festival


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

Schedule of Events

Festival Hours
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
5 PM – 10 PM
11 AM – 10 PM
12 PM – 5 PM
SHAMROCKS STAGE (MAIN STAGE)
FRIDAY:  6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
5:00-5:30
5:50-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:15
8:00-9:30
Simon Peters
O’Faolain Short Intro
Opening Ceremony
O’Faolain Academy of Irish Dance
The Byrne Brothers
SATURDAY:  12:00 – 9:30 PM
11:00-12:00
12:00-12:20
12:45-2:15
2:45-4:15
4:45-6:15
6:45-7:30
8:00-9:30
Simon Peters
Memorial for Police/Firefighters
Ceili w/The Byrne Brothers & Eamonn De Cogain
Celtica
Flannigan’s Right Hook
Clarkson School of Irish Dance
The Byrne Brothers
SUNDAY:  12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
10:30-11:30
12:30-2:00
2:30-4:30
Mass by AOH
Brianna Brown and Friends
The Byrne Brothers
WEE FOLK – Children’s activites throughout festival site
SATURDAY: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM SUNDAY:  11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Face Painting, Bracelet Making, Photo Ops & other fun activities.
Louie From the St. Louis Blues to appear. Times TBD.
CULTURE
Saturday:  11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
11:00-12:00

12:30-1:30
2:00-3:00
3:30-4:30

Experience of Participating in the Irish Student Exchange – Student Maria Linhoff, Teacher Kayla Gilmore
Jim Bellenger with Irish Special Interest Group, St. Louis Genealogical Society
How the English Feudal System Defeated the Irish Clans (Matt Morrison)
Cathaoirleach Jack Murray, Inishowen Council Chair (Mayor)
Sunday:  12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
12:00-1:00
1:30-2:30
3:00-4:00
Ireland’s Banished Babies – Mary Jo Sullivan-Gallagher (adoption scandal in Ireland)
Debbie Benoit with Irish Special Interest Group, St. Louis Genealogical Society
The Irish Sister Cities Programs, Student Exchanges and Adult Trips (Sandi Swift)
IRISH PUB
Guinness Perfect Pour
Whiskey Tasting
Bunratty Mead
MORE GOOD STUFF!
Irish Wolfhounds Sat