1. art and entertainment
2. theatre

ALL Stages, Rides, Shows,
Events AND On-Site Parking for
ONE LOW PRICE!
FEST HOURS
Friday, May 22nd Gates Open at 4pm
Half Price Admission 4pm-5pm only - $7 & $6!
Saturday, May 23rd Gates Open at 2pm
$10 Admission 2pm-3pm only!
Sunday, May 24th Gates Open at 1pm
11:30am Mass
$10 Admission 1pm-2pm only!
Irish Folk Band
of the Year
9am-3pm Chicago Feis Dancing Competition
Monday, May 25th Gates Open at 1pm
$10 Admission 1pm-2pm only!
9am-3pm Chicago Feis Dancing Competition
ADMISSION
Includes ALL Stages, Events and Shows
plus Parking and
Unlimited FREE Carnival Rides!
Daily
$15 Adults - $10 First Hour ONLY!
$12 Adults 65+ & Kids 4-12
FREE - Children 3 and under!
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Gaelic Park is located one block East of Ridgeland Ave.
on 147th St. From I-294 exit at Cicero Ave. South, go
approximately 2 miles to 147th St., turn right going West 1½
miles to Chicago Gaelic Park - Irish Fest.
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ONLINE DISCOUNTS
Four Day Pass – only $28 through May 21!
Daily Pass - $10 Adults, $8 Adults 65+ &
Kids 4-12 through May 19!
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Door Prize Raffle Form
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Address _____________________________________
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E-mail
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Visit us online at
www.ChicagoGaelicParkIrishFest.org
6119 W. 147th St. Oak Forest, IL 60452
(708) 687-9323
Bring completed form to the information booth.
Drawing Monday, May 25 th at 4:00pm.
Winner need not be present.
Sponsored by Chicago Gaelic Park
(A Not-for-Profit Organization).
Memorial Weekend
FREE Parking &
FREE Unlimited Carnival Rides
04.15-25k
Memorial Weekend
American English
The Young Dubliners
The complete Beatles tribute band. The entire The hardest working band in Celtic Rock are back
career of the Beatles with precise attention to musical at it! A year after releasing their latest album “NINE,”
they’re hitting the road and playing every show to the
details, costumes, instruments and special effects.
extreme.
Bohola
Makem & Spain
The Kathy Durkin Band
Co. Cavan
The Mudmen
Driving accordion virtuoso and a remarkable bouzar Irish folk music royalty. A collection of instruments,
player and vocalist comprise Irish music's newest vocal power and precise harmonies creating a “wall of
"supergroup," a gritty, urbanized musical Irish sound” and a truly unique stage presence.
experience.
PLUS,
Infinity
The Fenians
Infinity returns to Irish Fest. A crowd favorite
wherever they go, Infinity’s high-energy style gets
audiences up and moving for a show without
boundaries.
For two decades The Fenians have put on a live
show that is second to none. Their foundation is Celtic
with influences of Rock, Folk, Bluegrass, Jazz, and
World music.
Kathleen Keane & Friends
Creel
Unlimited FREE Carnival Rides
Irish Dancing • Irish Fest Shops
Culture & Music Workshops
Irish Bred Ponies & Dogs
Gaelic Football & Hurling
Magicians, Jugglers & Clowns
Bonnie Baby Contest
Red Hair & Freckle Face Contest
Puppet Shows • Face Painting
Petting Zoo & Free Pony Rides
Free On-site Parking
Matt Cunningham
Co. Galway
Shari Sarazin
Chicago Feis Irish Dancing Competition Sunday, May 24th
Also Appearing
One of Ireland’s leading female entertainers and High energy and a ton of fun, The Mudmen launch
recording artists, Kathy’s voice is distinctively Irish a Celtic Rock party live on stage. Eight studio CD's
- strong and clear, generating a prolific output of and high energy concerts built a legion of young and
recordings.
older fans.
Gerry Carney – Co. Mayo
Chicago Reel
9am-3pm • Monday, May 25th 9am-3pm
Three Men in Kilts ● Pat Finnegan & Friends ● Bernie Glim & Country Roads ● Larkin and Moran Brothers
Gerard Haughey & Sean O’Donnell ● Joe Cullen ● Mulligan Stew ● Murphy-Roche Irish Music Club ● Irish Musicians
The Ray Gavin Band ● The Shannon Rovers ● The Pipes & Drums Of The Emerald Society, Plus many more!
www.ChicagoGaelicParkIrishFest.org
Guests may not bring food, drinks or pets to Irish Fest.
IRISH FEST SCHEDULE
Half Price Admission 4pm-5pm Only!
EMERALD STAGE
4:15-5:45pm...... Gerard Haughey & Sean O’Donnell
6:00-6:30pm...... McCormack/Fay Irish Dancers
6:45-8:15pm...... Creel
8:30-9:00pm...... Eilish Sullivan School of Irish Dancers
9:30-11:00pm.. .. Bernie Glim & Country Roads
CELTIC STAGE
4:15-5:45pm...... Pat Finnegan & Friends
6:00-6:30pm...... Tooromeen School of Irish Dancing
7:00-8:30pm...... American English
9:00-11:00pm.. .. Infinity
CROSSROADS STAGE
5:00-5:45pm...... Laurence Nugent & Friends
6:00-6:45pm...... Gerry Carney
7:00-7:45pm...... Three Men in Kilts
8:00-8:45pm...... Pat Finnegan & Friends
$10 Admission 2pm-3pm Only!
EMERALD STAGE
2:45-3:15pm...... Foy Irish Dancers
3:45-5:15pm...... Doug Leahy and the Next Generation Leahy
5:30pm . ............. Shannon Rovers Pipe Band
6:15-6:45pm...... Blackbird Academy of Irish Dancing
7:15-8:45pm...... Mark Forrest
9:15-10:45pm.. .. Makem & Spain
CELTIC STAGE
CROSSROADS STAGE
1:15-2:45pm...... Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
3:15-4:45pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
4:45pm . ............. Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society
5:30-7:00pm...... The Fenians
7:30-9:00pm...... The Mudmen
9:30-11:00pm.. .. The Young Dubliners
3:15-4:45pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
5:00pm . ............. Shannon Rovers Pipe Band
5:30-7:00pm...... The Fenians
7:30-9:00pm...... The High Kings
9:30-11:00pm.. .. The Young Dubliners
4:30-6:15pm...... Joe Cullen
6:30-7:00pm...... Cross Keys Irish Dancers
7:30-9:00pm...... Gerry Carney
9:30-11:00pm.. .. Three Men in Kilts
LEPRECHAUN STAGE
TARA STAGE
4:30-5:15pm...... Bit ‘O’ Magic with Johnny
5:30-6:15pm...... Leprechaun’s Supreme Magic Show
6:30-7:15pm...... Shamrock Sorcery
7:30-8:15pm...... The Amazing Magic of Measner
PERFORMING ARTS STAGE
6:00pm.. .............. “Clothes Make the Man” New Irish Literary Theatre
7:00pm.. .............. Irish Story Telling Tim O’Sullivan
8:00pm.. .............. “Christmas Dinner” New Irish Literary Theatre
*Schedule Subject To Change
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2:30-3:00pm...... Mullane Irish Dancers
3:15-4:30pm...... Gerry Carney
4:45-5:15pm...... Maiden Street School of Irish Dance
5:30-7:00pm...... The Kathy Durkin Band
7:30-9:00pm...... Matt Cunningham & His Band
9:30-11:00pm.. .. The Larkin & Moran Brothers
LEPRECHAUN STAGE
2:30-3:15pm...... Irish Imagination Magic
3:15-4:00pm...... Magic of the Irish
4:00-4:45pm...... It’s Not Blarney – It’s Magic
4:45-5:30pm...... Johnny’s Magic Pot of Gold
5:30-6:15pm...... Red Hair & Freckle Face Contest
6:15-7:00pm...... The Old Sod Magic Show
7:00-7:45pm...... Tipperary Fun Show
7:45-8:30pm...... Just a Wee-Bit of Irish Magic
8:30-9:15pm...... Irish Eyes are Smiling by John
PERFORMING ARTS STAGE
during Irish Fest and you could
WIN $500 .
Visit the information booth for details.
EMERALD STAGE
11:30am............ Mass 1:15-3:00pm...... Chicago Reel
3:30-5:00pm...... Makem & Spain
5:15pm.. .............. Pipes & Drums of the Emerald Society
5:30-6:45pm ..... Doug Leahy and the Next Generation Leahy
7:15-8:45pm...... Mark Forrest
9:15-10:45pm.. .. The High Kings
3:00-3:45pm...... The Fenians
4:00-4:45pm...... The Kathy Durkin Band
5:00-5:45pm...... Makem & Spain
6:00-6:45pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
7:00-7:45pm...... The Larkin & Moran Brothers
8:00-8:45pm...... Shari Sarazin
TARA STAGE
Mass 11:30am - $10 Admission 1pm-2pm Only!
Chicago Feis Dancing Competition 9am-3pm
3:00pm.. .............. “Clothes Make the Man” New Irish Literary Theatre
4:00pm.. .............. “This Ain’t No Irish Jig” Wildflower
5:00pm.. .............. “Christmas Dinner” New Irish Literary Theatre
6:00pm.. .............. Songs of the Irish Harp Shari Sarazin
7:00pm.. .............. “Mary Mary” Spotlight Studio
8:00pm.. .............. “This Ain’t No Irish Jig” Wildflower
*Schedule Subject To Change
CELTIC STAGE
CROSSROADS STAGE
2:00-2:45pm...... Shari Sarazin
3:00-3:45pm...... Matt Cunningham and His Band
4:00-4:45pm...... Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
5:00-5:45pm...... Chicago Reel
6:00-6:45pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
7:00-7:45pm...... The Ray Gavin Band
8:00-8:45pm...... The Fenians
TARA STAGE
3:00-4:00pm...... Gerry Carney
4:00-4:30pm...... Lavin/Cassidy Irish Dancers
4:30-5:45pm...... The Irish Musicians - Set Dancing with Terry Carmody
6:00-7:15pm...... Matt Cunningham & His Band - Ceili Dancing with Donna Killen
7:15-7:45pm...... Dennehy Irish Dancers
8:00-9:15pm...... The Kathy Durkin Band
9:45-11:00pm.. .. The Ray Gavin Band
LEPRECHAUN STAGE
1:15-2:00pm...... A Rainbow in Fun
2:00-2:45pm...... The Magic Isle
2:45-3:00pm...... Measner’s Luck of Irish Magic
3:30-4:15pm...... Ireland’s Favorite
4:30-5:00pm...... Bonnie Baby Contest
5:15-5:45pm...... Red Hair & Freckle Face Contest
5:45-6:30pm...... Get Lucky with Magic
6:30-7:15pm...... It’s Magic in Killarney
7:15-8:00pm...... Magic and Comedy of Johnny
8:00-8:45pm...... Donegal Deceptions Magic Show
PERFORMING ARTS STAGE
2:30pm.. .............. Sister B’s Bingo Bonanza Standby Productions
4:00pm.. .............. Songs of the Irish Harp Shari Sarazin
5:00pm.. .............. “Mary Mary” Spotlight Studio
6:00pm.. .............. Irish Story Telling Tim O’Sullivan
7:00pm.. .............. “This Ain’t No Irish Jig” Wildflower
*Schedule Subject To Change
$10 Admission 1pm-2pm Only!
Chicago Feis Dancing Competition 9am-3pm
Memorial Salute 3pm
EMERALD STAGE
1:15-2:45pm...... Bohola
3:00pm .............Memorial Salute
3:15-4:45pm...... Kathleen Keane & Friends
5:00-6:15pm...... Doug Leahy and the Next Generation Leahy
6:15pm .............Raffle Drawing
6:45-8:00pm...... Larkin & Moran Brothers
CELTIC STAGE
1:15-2:45pm...... Mulligan Stew
3:00pm .............Memorial Salute
3:15-4:30pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
5:00-6:15pm...... The Fenians
6:45-8:00pm...... The Mudmen
CROSSROADS STAGE
2:00-2:45pm...... Matt Cunningham & His Band
3:00pm .............Memorial Salute
3:30-4:15pm...... The Kathy Durkin Band
4:30-5:15pm...... Bohola
5:30-6:15pm...... Socks in the Frying Pan
6:30-7:15pm...... Kathleen Keane & Friends
TARA STAGE
3:30-4:45pm...... Gerry Carney
5:00-6:15pm...... Matt Cunningham & His Band
6:45-8:00pm...... The Kathy Durkin Band
LEPRECHAUN STAGE
1:15-2:00pm...... The Pot of Gold Magic Show
2:00-2:45pm...... John’s Touch O’Green Illusion Show
3:00pm .............Memorial Salute
3:15-4:00pm...... Leaping Leprechauns - It’s Magic
4:15-5:00pm ..... The Streets of Dublin Magic Show
5:15-6:00pm ..... Irish Eyes are Smiling by McMeasner
6:15-7:00pm...... Four Leaf Clover Magic & Fun
Saturday May 23
2pm Chicago Celts vs.
St. Jarlaths (youth)
3pm St. Jarlaths vs
Windy City Gaels (youth)
4pm Leinster vs. Munster
5pm Connacht vs. Ulster
6pm Ulster vs. Connacht
PERFORMING ARTS STAGE
2:00pm.. .............. “Clothes Make the Man”
New Irish Literary Theatre
3:00pm .............Memorial Salute
4:00pm.. .............. “Christmas Dinner”
New Irish Literary Theatre
5:00pm.. .............. Irish Story Telling Tim O’Sullivan
To make hotel reservations for Irish Fest Weekend,
please visit www.ChicagoGaelicParkIrishFest.org
*Schedule Subject To Change
Friday, May 22nd • 4:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday, May 23rd • 2:00pm-11:00pm
Sunday, May 24th • 1:00pm-11:00pm
(11:30am Mass)
Monday, May 25th • 1:00pm-8:00pm