Day 579 Boston Irish Cultural Festival in Canton MA 2013
The 2013 Boston Irish Festival will be held will be on from Friday evening June 7th to Sunday June 9th 2013  at the Irish Cultural Center of New England  in Canton MA.  This annual  great family friendly  festival boasts heel-clicking Celtic music by both local and world-famous Irish bands, as well as step dancing, Irish football and hurling, an Irish soda bread baking competition, and fun activities for the kids, including face painting and field games. Browse craft shops for a Father’s Day gift, score a genealogy.
Besides the great Music all weekend
5k Road Race
Tug of War Competition
FREE Face Painting
Irish Soda Bread Baking Competition
Redhead World Record Photo
Field games for kids
Amusements
Genealogy consultations
Irish Setters & Wolfhounds
Irish Football & Hurling
The Shantys and Yoke Shire will be two of the dozen or more bands performing Saturday afternoon. The Shantys are a five piece band out of Philadelphia built in the style of a classic Irish Pub band with a core group of musicians that have been playing together since 2001. The Shantys cover all genres of Irish music from the Clancy Brothers, Wolfe Tones, Pogues, Saw Doctors, to Flogging Molly and everything in between. Yoke Shire is a diverse Boston-based rock band that formed in 1993. While touring heavily, they formulated their unique sound by incorporating elements of blues, Celtic, Middle Eastern, and classical music styles around their rock & roll foundation.
Expect sparks to fly when West Kerry accordionist and singer Séamus Begley joins forces with Sligo fiddler OisÃn Mac Diarmada. Séamus and OisÃn are part of the band for the Atlantic Steps show on Sunday and we are delighted that to have them perform as a duo on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, Devri and Rakish Paddy take to the stage among our many performers. Composed of Declan Houton, Larry Flint, Steve O’Callaghan & Chuck Parrish, Devri is an exciting and dynamic band from greater Boston, with major ties to Ireland. While Devri’s music is firmly based around the ballads, tunes & rousing music of Ireland, at a typical Devri show you will hear songs & tunes from The Pogues, Johnny Cash, The Dubliners, The Beatles, Snow Patrol, U2, Garth Brooks & The Wolfe Tones! Rakish Paddy is Berkshire County’s favorite Celtic folk band—an engaging duo consisting of solid rhythmic guitar, sweet and powerful fiddle, smooth lively vocals, haunting penny whistle and bodhran. They smoothly blend their collective rock, classical, gypsy and Celtic influences into a high energy, heart throbbing, foot-stomping mix.
The Boston Irish Festival is fun for kids of all ages!  Children’s age 12 and younger are admitted FREE and there are kid friendly activities all day long on Saturday & Sunday to keep the whole family happy.
We are crazy about kids at the Boston Irish Festival and look what we have lined up:
- FREE face painting
- Amusement rides
- Field Games
- Arts and crafts for kids
- Ice cream truck
Irish Cultural Centre of New England – Boston Irish Festival Living Social Special running through Wed 6/5 with tickets only being $7
 TO PURCHASE TICKETS PLEASE CLICK HERE
Friday, June 7:
Advance purchase: $20.00
At the gate: $25.00
Saturday, June 8 & Sunday, June 9:
Advance purchase: $10:00
ICC Membership: $7.50 at the gate
At the gate: $15.00
Children under 12 are FREE (Saturday and Sunday only)
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2013 Hours of Operation:
Rain or Shine
Friday: 6-11pm
Saturday: 11am-11pm (Feis begins at 8:30am)
Sunday: 11am-6pm (5k run begins at 9:00am)