Connecticut Irish Festival – Field and Sports Weekend

The Festival is BACK !! 

After a few years hiatus due to COVID, we will once again bring back the fun weekend of music, sports, and culture to the Greater New Haven community.

This year we will hold the festival at our club: 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT

Saturday, June 24, 2023, 12:00pm – 9:00 pm

Sunday, June 25, 2023, 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Ticket Prices:

$10 per day in advance (Must purchase before June 17th at 12:00 pm) 

      Click here to pay CT Irish Festival Advance Tickets (e-ticket emailed to you) OR scan QR code below.

   

$15 in-person at the gate

16 years old and younger are free

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ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday, June 24, 2023

12:00pm-1:00pm Bryan Titus

1:30pm-2:00pm Cyril The Sorcerer

2:00pm-4:00pm The Hooch

4:00pm-4:30pm Lenihan School of Irish Dance

4:30pm-6:30pm Driving Route 9

6:30pm-7:00pm New Haven Firefighters Emerald Society Pipes & Drums

7:00pm-9:00pm Bangers & Mash

Sunday, June 25, 2023

12:00pm-2:00pm Liz McNicholl

2:00pm-3:00pm TBD

3:00pm-5:00pm Band O’Brothers

5:00pm-7:00pm Jeff Conlon

(6:00pm Raffle Drawing)

 

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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:  Nikki Brooks  203-215-8756  tiggernrp@sbcglobal.net

Please call or email Nikki if you can help out in the kitchen, grounds, bar, gate, children’s activities, or Football & Hurling at the festival.

Any time you can volunteer is greatly appreciated.  

This festival is one of our club’s largest fundraisers and it cannot run without your help.

 

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Please consider supporting the CT Irish Festival Field & Sports Weekend by placing an ad in the Festival Program Ad book or by becoming a Sponsor of the event.

*** Program Ad Book:  

Full Page Ad $100 * Half Page Ad $50 * Quarter Page Ad $25

Payment is available on-line through Zeffy CT Irish Festival Ad Book (zeffy.com) or by sending a check payable to IACC, 9 Venice Place, East Haven, CT 06512.

Please send your ad or memorial page contents to roxbeeeileen@gmail.com NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2023

      Click here for Program Book Ad Form 2023

 

*** Become a Sponsor:

Please consider supporting us as we work to keep Irish culture alive in Connecticut.

GOLD SPONSOR – $1,000 • Promotion on our website & social media • Company printed on banner at the festival • Full Page ad in our program • 6 weekend tickets to the festival • One on site reserved parking space

SILVER SPONSOR – $500 • Promotion on our website & social media • 4 weekend tickets to the festival • ½ page ad in our program

BRONZE SPONSOR – $250 • Promotion on our website & social media • 2 weekend tickets to the festival • Name listed in our program

Please select your sponsorship level and return with a check made out to “IACC CT Irish Festival” or pay on-line at CT Irish Festival Sponsorship Opportunities (zeffy.com)

Artwork can be emailed to: john@mccormackinsurance.com

       Click here for Festival Sponsor Form 2023

Please mail form along with payment to: IACC Attn: Festival Sponsorships 9 Venice Place East Haven, CT 06512

 

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IRISH BAKING COMPETITION Sunday, June 25TH

All entries must be in by 2:00 pm

Prizes for each Category:

* Irish Soda Bread

* Brown Bread

* Scones (must have 3)

 

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Artistic Vision Of Ireland Competition

Are you a painter or a sculptor? Photographer? Do you sew?

Enter our competition running the weekend of the CT Irish Festival Sports & Field Day on Saturday, June 24^th & Sunday, June 25^th at the IACC, 9 Venice Place, East Haven.

Open to all ages, children & adults, with no entry fee.

All submissions must be in by Saturday, June 24^th at 2pm.

For more information, please contact Siobhan at siobhan.dacey@yahoo.com

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Lots more details to come…