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Friday |
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Early Bird Special |
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 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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NUVO College Night |
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 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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Opening Ceremonies |
Time: 5:00 p.m. |
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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 p.m., 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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Irish Fest 5K
Night Run and Walk |
Time: 8:00 p.m. |
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Have fun running and walking through
Downtown streets and then enjoy the food,
beverages and entertainment of the festival. |
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Irish Toast
Contest Semi-Finals
on the O’Brien
Automotive Family Stage |
Time: 7:45 p.m. |
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Local and regional pub champions compete in the first
round of the Irish Toast Contest.
Competitors try to impress the judges and
the crowd with their wit and charm as they
vie for the top prize of $1000 in travel
credit to VisitIreland.com. Top performers move to the finals
on Saturday night. |
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Featured Band |
Time: 9:45 p.m. |
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See high energy Celtic rock group Seven
Nations perform:
appearing
courtesy of WTTS 92.3 FM. |
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Post Festival Session Party at the Sheraton
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 |
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Festival Opens |
Time: 11:30 a.m. |
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Rugby Jamboree |
Time: 10:00 a.m. -
5:30 p.m. |
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The rugby tournament will begin at 10
a.m. and will be played at Lake Sullivan
at 3500 Cold Springs Road.
See
Male and Female Social, College and High
School teams compete. |
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High School Boys and Girls Soccer Jamboree |
Time: 9:00 a.m. -
8:00 p.m. |
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Watch girls and boys high school soccer
powerhouses duel at the IUPUI Soccer
Stadium. $6 ticket to the games gets you in
the festival too.
Participating teams include Scecina, Ritter,
Covenant Christian, and Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
high schools. |
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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 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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Irish Toast Contest Finals on the O’Brien
Automotive Family Stage |
Time: 9:00 p.m. |
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Friday night’s winners compete in the
Championship round. See competitors try to
impress the judges and the crowd with their
wit and charm as they vie for the top prize
of two trips to Ireland. |
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Featured Band |
Time: 8:00 p.m. |
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See Glengarry Bhoys'
evocative, high-energy hybrid of Canadian
Highland Scots and French Canadian music. |
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Post Festival Session Party at the Sheraton
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 |
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Festival Opens |
Time: 10:00 a.m. |
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Celtic Mass Benefits St. Vincent dePaul
Society Food Bank |
Time: 10:30 a.m. |
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Come to the Celtic Mass Sunday morning at the Claddagh Stage. Bring canned
goods 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 by Cangany's Pub Tent |
Time: 11:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m. |
Stop by Cangany's PubTent for
an Irish breakfast complete with
scrambled
eggs, sausage, Irish bacon and Irish soda
bread for only $6.
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Irish Breed Dogs |
Time: 12:00 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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Parade of the Clans and judging of Best
Decorated Clan Tent |
Time: 12:30 p.m. |
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Following the Celtic Mass the festival will
open in style with a parade of family clans
led by the bagpipe bands. Shortly after the
parade, judges will select the best
decorated tent. Awards will be presented on
the Hibernian Stage at 1:45 p.m. |
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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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4th 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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Featured Band |
Time: 3:30 p.m. |
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See
world acclaimed Celtic and Folk singing
group Make and Spain Brothers. |
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Kilted Mile and Kids Contest Awards |
Time: 3:00 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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