This year will feature a special event during the opening ceremonies. The festival has partnered with the local AOH division to support our military and their families. Bill Irwin from the U.S. Army along with the 82nd Airborne Colorguard will be on-hand for the signing of the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Festival visitors can visit the Army's info booth and add their name to the covenant as well. Click the Army logo to read the text of the Covenant.

We are anticipating a wonderful start for our second decade, with world-class music that spans the Irish traditional genre from acoustic tunes to rocking pub songs. We are thrilled to bring the Makem & Spain Brothers to Adams County for the first time, as our headliner.

Also joining us this year are perennial favorites, Barleyjuice and Irishtown Road, who will help us welcome for the first time to our festival Baltimore-based Rigadoo, Raining Hearts, from the Philadelphia area, and Kilshanny, from right here in Adams County.

Of course, we offer workshops for bodhran, tinwhistle, fiddle, and uilleann pipes, and for children of all ages, the Tom Jolin Musicale and Kate Danaher’s “Irish Tunes & Tales for Kids” and “Leaving the Old Sod: Music & Tales of Emigration” will enrich the day’s activities.

Please see the “Entertainment” page for the festival schedule and links to entertainers’ biographies and websites. We also have many vendors selling gifts directly from Ireland, as well as others selling food and drink… and yes, we have Guinness.