Each year, Irish Arts Minnesota hosts the annual St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. For over 40 years, we’ve invited the community to see local musicians, dance performance groups, art exhibitions, and storytellers. In 2017 alone, over 7,000 people from the Twin Cities joined us at the Landmark Center to celebrate Irish-American culture. Proceeds from our events help sustain our programs, like educational grants, that support Irish artists all year round.

The St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is produced by Irish Arts Minnesota and is presented in partnership with the Minnesota Landmarks.

We celebrate with all things Irish, with activities for the whole family!

Local and regional music on four different stages
Traditional Irish dancing from local dance schools and adult performance groups
Irish Marketplace with authentic Irish merchants, artisans, and informational resources
Traditional food, American-style sandwiches, with Irish and local beer
Seminars on Irish topics, including music, language, and theater
Children’s stage and crafts activities offered free of charge

Schedule of Events:

March 16, 2024:

9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: St. Patrick's Day Irish Celebration

Schedule:

Main Stage - Musser Cortile:

9:00 AM: Ross Sutter - Songs and Games for kids
9:40 AM: Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers
10:25 AM: O'Shea Irish Dance
11:00 AM: Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
11:25 AM: Legacy
12:20 PM: Onórach Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance (OMG)
1:00 PM: Advanced Youth Ensemble from the Center for Irish Music
1:40 PM: corda mór irish dance
2:25 PM: Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance
3:10 PM: Eilís Academy of Irish Dance
3:50 PM: Minnesota BoyChoir
4:30 PM: Locklin Road

F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium Stage:

10:00 AM: The Inland Seas
10:55 AM: Hudson Irish Dance Academy
11:45 AM: Purgatory Creek
12:30 PM: Mooncoin Céili Dancers
1:15 PM: Green Fire Irish Dancers
2:05 PM: Hounds of Finn Redux
2:50 PM: Knocknagow Irish Dancers
3:40 PM: The McNordiques
4:25 PM: Rince na Gréine Irish Dance

Tea Room - Courtroom 317:

9:35 AM: Murie – Wenstrom Family Singers
10:30 AM: Vanorny / Behnke / Gurke with Sean Nós Irish Dance from the Loma Mor Irish Dance Club
11:25 PM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble
12:20 PM: Hannah Flowers
1:15 PM: Dunquin
2:10 PM: The Giggin’ Siles
3:05 PM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble

Children’s Stage - Courtroom 326:

9:40 AM: Irish Dance Fun for the Wee Ones with Miss Sarah
10:20 AM: “Instrument Petting Zoo” with instructors Mattie Ernst and Iain Dove McAfee from the Center for Irish Music
11:05 AM: Parent and Kid Céili Dance Party with the Mooncoin Céili Dancers
11:45 AM: Ross Sutter - Songs and Stories

Seminar Room - Courtroom 326:

12:30 PM: “Acapella Party Pieces” - Legacy
1:30 PM: "Working to Assimilate: Irish Immigration and Employment” - Jane Kennedy
2:30 PM: “How Irish Fiddle Tunes Got An American Accent” - Dunquin
3:30 PM: Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre - "Fairies in the Forest?" - a creative dramatics experience where the children create the performance

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March 17, 2024:

10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Day of Irish Dance

The Day of Irish Dance is a celebration of the vibrant community of Irish dancers across Minnesota. We bring together performance and competition teams for a day of performance-focused solely on the art form of Irish dance. The Day of Irish Dance is also when we present some of our most dedicated dancers with the Decade of Dance Award – a special honor given only to those who have been actively studying and performing for ten or more years.

The Day of Irish Dance is held in March every year at the historic Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. It is usually hosted on a Sunday, surrounding our St. Patrick’s Day event. Proceeds from our events help sustain our programs, like educational grants, that support Irish artists all year round.

Schedule:

Main Stage - Musser Cortile:

10:00 AM: O’Shea Irish Dance
10:55 AM: Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
11:45 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
12:00 PM: Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
12:55 PM: Ardaigh Suas Academy of Irish Dance (ASA)
1:40 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
2:00 PM: Onórach Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance (OMG)
2:55 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
3:15 PM: Rince na Gréine Irish Damce
4:10 PM: Green Fire Irish Dancers

F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium Stage:

11:40 AM: Fola Glas – Bill Conlan and Kia Cashman
12:40 AM: Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
1:15 PM: Eilís Academy of Irish Dance
2:10 PM: Rinceoirí Fásta Ag Fas Fos - Grown Dancers Growing Still - a showcase of adult dancers from Mactír Academy, North Star Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance, Rince na Chroi and Rince na Gréine
2:50 PM: Anam Irish Dance Company
3:30 PM: North Star Irish Dance

Tea Room - Courtroom 317:

10:20 AM: Katya Roberts and Morien McBurnie
11:15 AM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble
12:10 PM: Dorain
1:05 PM: Rúpálaí
2:00 PM: Pad the Road
2:55 PM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble
3:50 PM: Sona

Seminar Room - Courtroom 326:

12:00 PM: "The Teenager Who Saved Irish Music: the work of Edward Bunting” - Chad McAnally of Rúpálaí.
1:00 PM: “St. Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend” – Steve Griffith
2:00 PM: "Irish Warriors, Villains and Heros through the Ages" - Gaeltacht MN
3:00 PM: "Fairies in the Forest?" from Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre - a creative dramatics experience where the children create the performance

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Dates: March 16 - 17, 2023

Location:

Landmark Center,
75 Fifth Street West,
Saint Paul, MN 55102.

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