This weekend's Irish & Celtic celebrations, from Arizona to New York

Irish festivals are going strong this weekend, from Nebraska to New York. Here's links to all the Irish and Celtic festivals from September 19-21.

• Eire Irish, Eire, PA
• Southern Illinois Irish Festival, Carbondale, IL
• Wildwood Irish Fall Festival, North Wildwood, NJ
• Appalachian Celtic Connection, Ringgold, GA
• Celtic Harvest Festival, Sedona, AZ
• Greely Irish Festival, Greely, NE
• Hudson Valley Irish Festival, Peekskill, NY

East Coast has all the Irish festivals this weekend

School is in session, summer is over. I don't know about you, but we're not excited about letting go of the season, especially after last year's long, hard winter.

Irish festivals to the east

But, from the looks of it, the Irish and Celtic festivals are just getting started.

So many September festivals! A lot of them are on the East Coast, September 5, 6 and 7th. Here's what's going on this weekend:

• Pittsburgh Irish Festival (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• Mercer Irish Fest (West Windsor, New Jersey)
• Rochester Irish Fest (Rochester, New York)
• Ship Bottom Irish Festival (Ship Bottom, New Jersey)
• South Buffalo Irish Feis (South Buffalo, New York)
• Syracuse Irish Festival (Syracuse, New York)
• Will County Irish Fest (Joliet, Illinois)

One last blast before school starts?

School is starting for kids in our neighborhood (and our house). We can't believe August is almost over. What happened to the summer?

Irish & Celtic (and other) festivals

Our State Fair starts up this weekend, and our good friends from Irish on Grand will be part of the international bazaar, selling lovely Irish merchandise.

If you're in the area stop by. To be perfectly honest, the Minnesota State Fair is worth the trip, even if you have to fly in. This year there are at least two Irish acts during the fair: The Irish Brigade on the 29th & 30th, and The Willis Clan, also on the 29th & 30th. On the 22nd, O'Shea Irish Dancers will perform as well.

This weekend our friends in Buffalo, Peoria, and Newport all have Irish and Celtic festivals. Will you be going? 

• Buffalo Irish Festival (Buffalo, NY)
• Peoria's Erin Feis (Peoria, IL)
• Newport Celtic Rock Festival (Newport, RI)

The blog is back!

The blog is alive again! Thanks for your patience, Irish Rose friends.

August Irish & Celtic festivals

It's August, but festival season is far from over. Last week our town's Irish Fair—also known as the nation's

The Minnesota Irish Fair (photo courtesy the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band

largest free Irish fair—was going strong. And this weekend it's the Milwaukee Irish Fest. The Irish Rose was part of that great event for over 20 years, and we miss all our friends there. But . . . it is nice here in the air conditioning. :-)

Also, this weekend there are Celtic Festivals in Hunter Mountain, NY and Rock Island, IL. Have fun, everyone, and stay hydrated!

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