Saturday March 18th, 2023 • 11 am to 6 pm
Downtown New London, WI
Entrance to Irish Fest is just $5.00 for the day. The New Dublin Irish music festival is presented under a huge heated big top tent downtown (near Festival Foods) and features various styles of Celtic music. Irish food and beverages are available to purchase and market booths sell items such as t-shirts, sweat shirts, kilts, jewelry, and other unique items. Irish Fest is held in conjunction with a renown Grand St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 1pm. This year’s musicians are:
Sheamus Fitzpatrick & the McNally Boys
11 am to 12:30 pm
Sheamus is a local favorite and will be again opening our festivities this year. They also play at various places in the area including Pup’s Irish Pub on Hooligan Day.
Band O’Barley
1 pm to 2:30 pm
Band O’ Barley entertains with traditional Irish folk/rock, songs and Celtic Americana along with diverse instrumentation including pipes.
The Scrubbers
3pm to 6 pm
The Scrubbers from Milwaukee will be our featured band this year. They are an Irish folk punk band and this will be their 5th performance at our Irish Fest and are grand fun.