48th Annual East Durham Irish Festival

The East Durham Irish Festival, held every Memorial Weekend, is in its 48th year. It is one of the longest-running Irish festivals in the country.

We celebrate the festival on the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre grounds, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to maintaining the traditional aspects of our Irish heritage. We present a variety of Irish cultural programs in fine arts, language, literature, theater, music, dance, folk arts, and sports.

The festival is perfect for all ages! Activities include:
Kids Tent with Irish crafts, music lessons, face painting, storytelling, Irish genealogy, and more.
Good Irish food and drinks alongside traditional festival treats.
Family-friendly areas with strollers and wagons encouraged for little ones.
4 music-filled stages with performances by 25+ acts.

Schedule: Saturday: 10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m

Michael Farrell Stage
10:15-10:30 Farrell School of Irish Dance
10:30-12:00 The Feeney Brothers Band
12:00-12:15 An Clár School of Irish Dance
12:15-12:30 Pipes and Drums of Greene
12:30-2:00 Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones
2:00-2:15 Farrell School of Irish Dance
2:30-3:45 Screaming Orphans
4:00-4:15 Play "Eve of Beltane"
4:30-6:00 Wooden Nickels
6:30-8:00 The Devil's Brigade
8:30 Shilelagh Law

Five Furlongs Stage
10:00-10:45 Richie Berger
11:00-11:15 An Clár School of Irish Dance
11:15-11:45 Cairo Durham HS Chorus
12:00-1:30 The Prodigals
2:00-3:30 Sharon and the Band
4:00-5:00 Tom Comerford
6:00-7:30 The Irish Lassies

Beer Garden Stage
10:00-10:45 Bobby Morrill
11:00-11:45 Tom Comerford
11:45-12:00 Farrell School of Irish Dance
12:00-12:45 Melanie Beth Curran
1:00-2:30 Diddley Idols
2:30-2:45 Pipes and Drums of Greene
3:00-4:30 Devri
4:30-4:45 An Clár School of Irish Dance
5:00-6:30 The Canny Brothers

Cottage Stage
12:00-12:45 Bobby Morrill
12:45-1:00 Farrell School
1:00-2:00 Richie Berger
2:00-2:15 An Clár School
2:30-3:15 Jimmy Gallagher
3:30-4:15 Sean Feeney

Admission:
Admission at the gate: $27
Veterans, seniors, first responders, and military with ID: $20
Kids 16 and under: Free