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Activities:
2011
Featured Events
***All Activities are Subject to change |
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Featured Events For: |
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Friday - September 16, 2011 |
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Early Bird Special |
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
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All attendees inside
the gate between 4:30 and 5:30 get in FREE!! |
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Opening Ceremonies |
Time: 5:00 p.m. |
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College Night |
Time: 5:30 - 11:30 p.m. |
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Students wearing college apparel with a
valid college I.D. get in for only $5 all
night long |
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Irish Breed Dogs |
Time: 5:00 - 10:00
p.m. |
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See a variety of Irish
Breed dogs. See Irish Glen of Imaal
Terriers, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten
Terriers, Irish Water Spaniels, Irish
Wolfhounds, and Kerry Blue Terriers |
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Sheep Herding
Exhibitions |
Time: 5:30, 6:30
p.m. |
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See authentic sheep herding
with border collies. Stop by in between
exhibitions to pet the sheep and dogs. |
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Hurling Demonstrations |
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. |
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Watch players show their
techniques and style on site!
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2011 Honorary Chair |
Time: 9:00 p.m. |
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Featured Band - The Elders |
Time: 9:30 p.m. |
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Off Kilter
is a progressive high-energy Celtic band
that blends many hard driving musical
styles. |
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Post Festival Session Party at the Marriott
Downtown
Hotel |
Time: 10:30 p.m. |
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Join musicians and fans back at the
entertainers’ hotel for a late night Irish
session party. Enjoy great conversation,
live music and good craic. |
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Saturday - September 17, 2011 |
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Festival Opens |
Time: 11:30 a.m. |
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Irish Breed Dogs |
Time: 10:30 a.m. -
10:00 p.m. |
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See a variety of Irish
Breed dogs. See Irish Glen of Imaal
Terriers, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten
Terriers, Irish Water Spaniels, Irish
Wolfhounds, and Kerry Blue Terriers |
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Sheep Herding
Exhibitions |
Time: 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 p.m. |
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See authentic sheep herding
with border collies. Stop by in between
exhibitions to pet the sheep and dogs. |
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Third-Annual Irish Fest Hurling Tournament |
Time: 4:00 p.m. |
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All matches will be played at
the field in front of IUPUI Library
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Featured Band - McPeake |
Time: 8:15 p.m. |
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McPeake
carries on 100 years of family music
tradition. The band has a creative approach
blending influences from Irish traditional,
folk, acoustic and country genres. |
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Featured Band - The Prodigals |
Time: 9:15 p.m. |
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The
Prodigals are composed of band members who
grew up largely in Ireland; their original
songs blend a funky and anarchic energy that
is pure New York with a passion for the
traditional music of Ireland. |
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Post Festival Session Party at the Marriott
Downtown
Hotel |
Time: 10:30 p.m. |
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Join musicians and fans back at the
entertainers’ hotel for a late night Irish
session party. Enjoy great conversation,
live music and good craic. |
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Sunday - September 18, 2011 |
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Festival Opens |
Time: 10:00 a.m. |
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Celtic Mass Benefits St. Vincent de Paul
Society Food Bank |
Time: 10:30 a.m. |
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Come to the Celtic Mass Sunday morning at the Claddagh Stage. Bring
a minimum of three non-perishable food items to benefit St. Vincent de Paul food
bank, before 11:30 a.m. and get in to the
festival for free. |
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Full Irish Breakfast from Claddagh Irish Pub |
Time: 11:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m. |
Claddagh offers
an authentic Irish breakfast for a small
fee.
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Featured Band - The Indianapolis Children's
Choir |
Time: 12:15 p.m. |
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Irish Breed Dogs |
Time: Noon -
6:00 p.m. |
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See a variety of Irish
Breed dogs. See Irish Glen of Imaal
Terriers, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten
Terriers, Irish Water Spaniels, Irish
Wolfhounds, and Kerry Blue Terriers |
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Sheep Herding
Exhibitions |
Time: 1:00 p.m., 3:00
p.m., 5:00 p.m. |
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See authentic sheep herding
with border collies. Stop by in between
exhibitions to pet the sheep and dogs. |
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Featured Band - Celtic Spring |
Time: 1:45 p.m. |
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One of the nation's premier Irish-American
bands, Skelpin' (Gaelic for "slap"), has
been known to drive audiences to
uncontrollable bouts of foot twitching and
hand clapping. Skelpin' performs Irish music
fused with the passion of Spain, rhythms of
the Middle East, and American romantic soul. |
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Sixth Annual Kilted Mile
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Time: 2:00 p.m. |
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Participants, dressed in kilts, will run a
one mile course on New York St. at the north
side of the festival site. Bagpipe bands
will pipe motivational music along the
course. Come watch a colorful and musical
Celtic athletic event and cheer your
favorite Celt.
Awards
given to top three finishers and for the
following:
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Bonniest Knees
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Hairiest Legs
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Best Dressed Kilt
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Least Likely to Finish |
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Kilted Mile and Kids Contest Awards |
Time: 2:45 p.m. |
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Kilted Mile top finishers and fun prizes
awarded. |
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Festival Finale |
Time: 6:45 p.m. |
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Close out the festival weekend in style and
listen to all the bands jam in a final
session together. Sending you off wanting
more and looking forward to next year! |
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