Milwaukee's Irish Fest Info

[Terry Bermes]

Just received the Irishfest pamphlet; here's some of the info:

Milwaukee Irish Fest
Henry W. Maier Festival Park (Summerfest Grounds)

August 18 (Sneak Preview & Ceili) 7p to 11p
August 19 - 4p to midnight
August 20 - noon to midnight
August 21 - 11a to 10p

Admission
Adults $8
Seniors $5
Kids 12 and under free
Free admission from 4p - 5:30p on August 19
August 18 Sneak Preview and Ceili
Adults $3
Kids 12 and under free

Accommodations
For information on area accommodations contact:
Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau
(404)273-3950 or (800)231-0903

Greater Brookfield Visitors & Convention Bureau
(800)388-1835

Wauwatose Area Chamber of Commerce
(414)453-2330

And now for the good stuff:

Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell
DeDannan
Sharon Shannon
Nightnoise
Rawlins Cross
Eileen Ivers and Seamus Egan
James Kelly Band
Dordan and Mary Bergin
Wolfstone
Black Brothers
Makem Brothers and Brian Sullivan
House Band
Kips Bay Ceili band
Baal Tinne
.... and many, many more

cultural exhibits
children's area
poetry
live theatre
workshops
ceili dancing
re-created Irish village
wandering minstrels
.... and much, much more

For additional info, call Irish Fest at (414)476-3378

We've been enjoying this festival for fourteen years now and
this year's lineup looks like one of the strongest in recent years.
See you in August.

terry