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2025 Full Time Student
$500.00
Unlimited
2025 Part Time Student
$425.00
Unlimited
2025 Children's Program
$250.00
Unlimited
Weekly Concert Pass
Includes Ceilis
$75.00
Unlimited
Cherish the Ladies Concert
$25.00
Unlimited
Saturday Finale Concert
$20 at the gate, save when you purchase now!
$15.00
Unlimited

Event Information

The Catskills Irish Arts Week looks forward to celebrating its 31st year as a week-long summer school of traditional Irish music, song, and dance under the auspices of the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre. The Catskills Irish Arts Week takes place in East Durham, New York — the heart of the Irish Catskills.
2025 SPECIAL CONCERT – Sunday, July 13th – CHERISH the LADIES return to the Catskills to celebrate 40 years!
CLASSES July 14 to 19, 2025. Classes take place mornings from 10:00 am to 11:30 am, and afternoons from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Classes occur at assigned venues in the area; class locations are distributed to registrants in advance of Catskills Irish Arts Week. Classes are available on a full-time (twice a day) or part-time basis (either morning or afternoon classes). Along with classes, tuition covers admission to Evening Concerts and Ceilithe by the teaching and performing Faculty; general public/non-registrants are welcome to participate for an admission fee or with purchase of a week pass.
LECTURES The Shamrock House has afternoon lectures from 4:00 to 5:15 pm on topics related to Irish music, dance and culture; the Shamrock House also hosts a nightly Ceilithe all week (9:00 pm to 12:00 am), with Fear A Tí Padraig McEneany.
BARN DANCE Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm, scheduled on the Quill Festival Grounds for all Catskill Irish Arts Week registrants. General public/non-registrants are welcome with paid admission/week pass purchase.
CONCERTS World-class performers will perform on stage Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of Arts Week, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the MJQ Festival Grounds in the McGrath Pavilion.
SESSIONS Participating resorts and pubs will host open sessions galore from 10:00 pm to 12:00 am, as well as intimate “Listening Room” performances all week long. See schedule.
FINALE FESTIVAL will be held Saturday, July 19th, 2025 on the festival grounds from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm; tickets can be purchased in advance. Saturday Festival Tickets are not part of student registration packets but can be ordered as part of registration process online or through the MJQ Office during the week.
There is ample parking available at the MJQ Festival Grounds and the Tailteann Office at 2267 Route 145, East Durham, NY 12423. Handicapped Accessibility is available to all; advanced notice about handicapped accessibility is appreciated.

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Online registration will close on Friday, July 11, at 6pm.  All registration inperson will include a $25 fee.

Classes & Concerts Pricing

10% Discount on Tuition through April 30

Tuition

Ticket Price
Full Time Student $500
Part Time Student $425
Children’s Program $250

*A $10 service charge will be added to all tuition during checkout

Concert & Event Tickets

Event Price
Weekly Concert Pass
(Includes Ceilis)
$75
Cherish the Ladies Concert $25
Saturday Finale Concert – Advance
*$20 at the gate
$15

Registration Page Options

  • Cherish the Ladies – $15
  • Saturday Advance – $15

Event Registration

Please note: At time of instructees register for a class at Catskills Irish Arts Week, each student is asked to accurately self-assess their abilities for placement in the chosen class/es. The CIAW Committee/instructors reserve the right to transfer students to more ability-appropriate class/es once classes commence in order to keep class time efficiently spent, and in full consideration of the best use of the Trad Masters’ / Instructors’ and fellow students’ time.

Trad Master / Instructors class availability is subject to change based upon availability and class size.

Class/Ability Classifications: Basic Skills (“B”); Intermediate (“I”); Advanced (“A”); All Levels (“All”)


Class Schedule

Discipline Instructor AM Class PM Class
Accordion Dan Gurney A I
Accordion David Healy I I
Accordion Keelan McGrath A A
Accordion Loretta Murphy B B
Accordion Patricia Furlong (C#/D) I A
Ballads Bryan Murphy All
Banjo Pauline Conneely B/I A
Bodhran Colin Harte B A
Children’s Program Erin Loughran Children’s Activities
Concertina Jack Talty A I
Concertina Catríona Fee I B
Contemporary Step Dancing Regan Wick All All
Ensemble Bands Annmarie Acosta All All
Fiddle Nollaig Casey A A
Fiddle Brian Conway A I
Fiddle Rose Flanagan I I
Fiddle Aoife Griffin B B
Fiddle Willie Kelly I I
Fiddle Katie Linnane B B
Fiddle Gerry O’Connor I A
Flute Siobhan Kelly I I
Flute Margie Mulvihill B B
Flute Larry Nugent A A
Guitar Mary Coogan A
Guitar Sean Earnest B A
Guitar David McKindley-Ward I I
Guitar John Paul Reynolds B B
Harp Eileen Gannon B/I A
Irish Bouzouki Alan Murray B/I A
Mandolin Mary Coogan All
Music and Poetry Vincent Woods All All
Piano Michelle Bergin B I
Piano Brendan Dolan I A
Piano Accordion Mirella Murray B/I A
Sean Nos Steps Jackie O’Riley All All
Set Dancing Padraig McEneany 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Singing Kate Purcell All All
Songs in Irish Eimear Arkins All All
Storytelling / Seanachie Bryan Murphy All
Tin Whistle Mary Bergin A A
Tin Whistle Eileen Clyne-Goodman I I
Tin Whistle Brenda Dowling B B
Tin Whistle Joanie Madden A
Uilleann Pipes Isaac Alderson B A
Uilleann Pipes Ivan Goff A I
Writing and Music Deirdre Cronin All All

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The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.
2025 Full Time Student
$500.00
Unlimited
2025 Part Time Student
$425.00
Unlimited
2025 Children's Program
$250.00
Unlimited
Weekly Concert Pass
Includes Ceilis
$75.00
Unlimited
Cherish the Ladies Concert
$25.00
Unlimited
Saturday Finale Concert
$20 at the gate, save when you purchase now!
$15.00
Unlimited