BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//MJQ Irish Centre - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:MJQ Irish Centre
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mjqirishcentre.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MJQ Irish Centre
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250525T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T191112
CREATED:20260115T175500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T183611Z
UID:3160-1748160000-1748210400@mjqirishcentre.com
SUMMARY:East Durham Irish Festival
DESCRIPTION:For detailed information about this event go HERE! \n\n\n\n\nEvent Information / Buy Tickets\n\n\n\n\nThe East Durham Irish Festival\n\n\n\nThe East Durham Irish Festival\, held every Memorial Weekend\, is in its 48th year! It is one of the longest-running Irish festivals in the country. We celebrate the festival on the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre grounds\, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to maintaining the traditional aspects of our Irish heritage. We present a variety of Irish cultural programs\, both historic and contemporary\, in fine arts\, language\, literature\, theater\, music\, dance\, folk arts\, and sports. \n\n\n\nMemorial Day Weekend: May 23-25\, 2025 \n\n\n\nFriday Night 7:00 pm: Kickoff & Toast to the opening of another festival year at our official festival Beer Garden. Free admission. See details below. \n\n\n\nSaturday: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm \n\n\n\nSunday: Holy Mass 10:00 amSunday: 12:00 noon – 9:00 pm \n\n\n\nEast Durham Irish Festival Grounds2267 Route 145East Durham\, NY \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nThe festival is great for all ages\, young & old. We will have many events\, workshops\, and things to do for kids this year in our Kids Tent: Irish crafts\, music lessons\, face painting\, pony rides\, and wild animals. Good Irish food & drink can be found at every corner along with the traditional festival treats. \n\n\n\nStrollers & wagons are encouraged for little ones. Bring a blanket to sit on the lawn\, but chairs and tables are available in all areas of the festival. \n\n\n\nCatholic Mass\n\n\n\nThere will be a Holy Mass on Sunday\, May 25th\, at 10:00 am on the grounds in the main pavilion\, given again this year by Father Fragomeni\, a priest of the Diocese of Albany who has taught since 1990 at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. The Mass is free to all. \n\n\n\nBeer Garden\n\n\n\nThis year\, we will kick off the festival Friday night at 6:00 pm in our “Beer Garden”! Come join us for that Irish pub feeling as we toast the opening of another festival year. The Beer Garden will be open for music\, singing songs\, and meeting friends—old & new. All are welcome. Bring your instrument if you have one. Free admission Friday night—just walk in the gate to the Beer Garden. No vendors will be open. \n\n\n\nDonegal Cottage\n\n\n\nOur authentic Donegal Cottage will have its opening day for the season both Saturday & Sunday\, 12:00 – 6:00 pm. Come visit us and step back in time to see how the Irish lived. We’ll burn some turf bricks\, have local artisans\, open sessions all day in and outside the cottage\, and Irish soda bread. Don’t forget to purchase a commemorative brick to be placed in our largest map of Ireland at the cottage too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note: \n\n\n\n\nNo outside food or drink is allowed. No outside alcohol is permitted.\n\n\n\nBags may be subject to inspection.\n\n\n\nNo dogs are allowed except for service dogs.\n\n\n\nHandicapped parking is available\, and the festival is handicapped accessible. The event is held on lawn\, paved\, and gravel areas\, with two large pavilions and several tents for cover.
URL:https://mjqirishcentre.com/event/east-durham-irish-festival/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mjqirishcentre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-11-15-10.56.33-AM-e1732024655634.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR