Milwaukee Irish Fest (locally known as Irish Fest) is a yearly Irish-American festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on Lake Michigan, United States, every third weekend in August. Over 130,000 people attend the Fest each year to take in nearly 250 acts on 17 stages. The four-day festival in downtown Milwaukee started in 1981, founded by Edward J. Ward. Irish Fest is the largest of the ethnic festivals held at the Summerfest grounds which report attendance, and holds claim to the largest celebration of Irish Culture in the world. The next festival will be held 18–21 August 2022.
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| - Milwaukee Irish Fest (connu localement sous le nom d'Irish Fest) est un festival ethnique annuel qui a lieu au , sur le lac Michigan, aux États-Unis, chaque troisième week-end d'août. Plus de 130 000 personnes assistent chaque année au festival pour assister à près de 250 concerts sur 17 scènes. Le festival de quatre jours au centre-ville de Milwaukee est né en 1981, fondé par Edward J. Ward. Irish Fest est le plus grand des festivals ethniques organisés sur les terrains du en termes de fréquentation et revendique la plus grande célébration de la culture irlandaise au monde. (fr)
- Milwaukee Irish Fest (locally known as Irish Fest) is a yearly Irish-American festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on Lake Michigan, United States, every third weekend in August. Over 130,000 people attend the Fest each year to take in nearly 250 acts on 17 stages. The four-day festival in downtown Milwaukee started in 1981, founded by Edward J. Ward. Irish Fest is the largest of the ethnic festivals held at the Summerfest grounds which report attendance, and holds claim to the largest celebration of Irish Culture in the world. The next festival will be held 18–21 August 2022. (en)
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| - Milwaukee Irish Fest (locally known as Irish Fest) is a yearly Irish-American festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park, on Lake Michigan, United States, every third weekend in August. Over 130,000 people attend the Fest each year to take in nearly 250 acts on 17 stages. The four-day festival in downtown Milwaukee started in 1981, founded by Edward J. Ward. Irish Fest is the largest of the ethnic festivals held at the Summerfest grounds which report attendance, and holds claim to the largest celebration of Irish Culture in the world. The next festival will be held 18–21 August 2022. Festival highlights include:
* Performances from local Milwaukee Irish Dance troupes
* Music from nearly 250 artists from around the world, sung in both English and Irish
* Stages for Céilí dancing
* An area to learn Céilí dance
* Celebrations of Irish sport:Gaelic Football, Hurling, and Currach racing
* Authentic Irish Cuisine
* A 5k Run/Walk to the festival
* Poetry and photography contests
* Liturgy for Peace and Justice held in the Marcus Amphitheater on Sunday morning The annual closing event is the Scattering, a gathering of many of the festival's musicians playing together in one combined session, with fifty or more musicians on the stage at one time not uncommon. Irish people the world over come to see the festival from as far off as England, Scotland, Egypt, Pakistan and Ireland itself. Many of Ireland's news stations will send reporters over to cover the festival. Irish Fest celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005, which saw the opening of the new Celtic Roots stage. President of Ireland, Mary McAleese also attended that year's fest. There was no Irish Fest in 2020 as officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic as grounds for scrapping most events & moving others online. Each year, a particular Irish family name (clan) is honoured at the festival. Some of the Irish clan names that have been honoured:
* 1987: Mangin
* 1995: Conarchy/Conachy
* 1999: Cummings/Cummins
* 2000: Delaney/Delany
* 2001: McAteer
* 2004: Murphy
* 2005: All festival Volunteers (in honor of 25th anniversary of Irish Fest)
* 2006: Toomey/Twomey (O'Tuama)
* 2007: Gogin/Goggins
* 2008: Carroll
* 2009: O'Donoghue
* 2011: Fitzgerald
* 2012: Higgins
* 2013: Gallagher
* 2014: O'Loughlin (en)
- Milwaukee Irish Fest (connu localement sous le nom d'Irish Fest) est un festival ethnique annuel qui a lieu au , sur le lac Michigan, aux États-Unis, chaque troisième week-end d'août. Plus de 130 000 personnes assistent chaque année au festival pour assister à près de 250 concerts sur 17 scènes. Le festival de quatre jours au centre-ville de Milwaukee est né en 1981, fondé par Edward J. Ward. Irish Fest est le plus grand des festivals ethniques organisés sur les terrains du en termes de fréquentation et revendique la plus grande célébration de la culture irlandaise au monde. (fr)
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