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 Milwaukee Irish Fest 

Céad míle fáilte—a hundred thousand welcomes are waiting for you at the world's largest Irish music festival.

 

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August 13 - 16, 2026

Irish Fest Tickets

Tickets

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Tickets Types

Irish Fest Lineup

Entertainment Schedule

Music, dance, cultural, and family programming schedules are available below. You can filter the schedule based on day, stage, genre, and more.

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Schedule

Festival Hours

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getting Here to Irish Fest

Getting Here

Whether you're coming in by train, car, bus, or rideshare, take a look below to learn the best routes to get the festival and parking information. 

Transportation and Parking

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Gardiner Brothers at Irish Fest

See the Gardiner Brothers Live!

Catch viral social media dancing suo the Gardiner Brothers live at Irish Fest all four days!

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Bunratty Meade at Irish Fest

New: Bunratty Meade

Bunratty Meade is coming to Irish Fest!

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Pierce Family

Patron Festival Stories

Tyke Pierce from the Pierce family shares artists he's discovered at the festival and offers insight into his family's infamous kilts!

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Cherish the Ladies - 40 Years

40 Years of Cherish the Ladies

Traditional Irish music power group Cherish the Ladies will be celebrating 40 years as a band this year at Irish Fest. 

Band Details

Elias Alexander

5 Bands to Check Out at Irish Fest

Many artists from Ireland and the Celtic Nations perform contemporary music. From singer-songwriters to Celtic EDM, there's a wide range of music offered at Irish Fest.

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Claddagh Records

Claddagh Records

Ireland's historic label. Learn about their catalog of music and how to save on your first order below.

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Milwaukee Irish Fest Spotify Playlist

Follow our Spotify Playlist

Our current Spotify playlist features the artists and bands performing at this year's festival.

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Summer School

Irish Fest Summer School

August 11-15, 2025. Irish music, dance, culture, and language classes for all ages. 

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Milwaukee Irish Fest Scrapbook Site

Festival Memories

Relive memories from previous Irish Fests by exploring our digital scrapbook website.

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Claddagh Records

 

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Consider making a donation to support the Milwaukee Irish Fest organization, CelticMKE.
CelticMKE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing Celtic music, history, and culture with people in the Midwest and all over the world! Milwaukee Irish Fest is produced by CelticMKE, an organization focused on the promotion and preservation of the Irish, Irish American, and Celtic cultures.
 
Your support enables us to produce the festival and to provide Celtic resources and programs year-round.

 Sponsors 

Ireland Bluffs

Aer Lingus Milwaukee Irish Fest Sponsor

Audio Biz

Bunratty Meade

Catholic Financial Life

CiderBoys Milwaukee Irish Fest Sponsor

Claddagh Records

Epic Creative Milwaukee Irish Fest Sponsor

Five Farms Irish Cream

Gordon J. Maier

Habush Habush Rottier

Jameson

Lakefront Brewery

Miller Lite

Northwoods Web Solutions

Parkview-Senior Living Community Center

Toast POS

Tourism Ireland

 

  • Artist
  • Paddy
  • Celtic Canine & Kid
  • Artist with Violin
  • Crowd
  • Irish Fest Fans
  • Young Irish Dancers
  • Young Kid and Dad
  • Wisconsin Irish
  • Young Kids Dancing

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CelticMKE
1532 N. Wauwatosa Ave
Milwaukee, WI
414.476.3378
Festival Grounds
Henry Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee, WI
info@irishfest.com

 

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