The Penn-Mar Irish Festival returns to the grassy grounds of The Markets at Shrewsbury on Saturday, June 15, 2019, for a full day of Irish entertainment, shopping, food, and fun.
The annual festival in southern York County features traditional and contemporary live Irish music and dancers from Pennsylvania and Maryland, along with special guests, plus Irish food, children’s activities, workshops, and a wide variety of vendors offering Irish goods including gifts, clothing, jewelry, music, books, pottery, photography, stained glass, and more. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Performers include: Across the Pond, Armagh Rhymers, Dave Curley, House of Hamill, Irish Blessing, Screaming Orphans, Mickey Spain, Steel City Rovers, Susquehanna Pipes & Drums, and Irish dance groups.
A Children's Activity Tent sponsored by Members 1st Federal Credit Union will feature complimentary crafts, games, coloring pages, face painting, a caricature artist, and more. The festival will also include two free bounce houses for youngsters, sponsored by Green Mountain Energy.
The festival’s Celtic Cultural Arts Workshop and Speakers Tent will feature the following free presentations:
- Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom presented by E.C. Pollick Byrnes
- Learning to Play Bagpipes presented by Susquehanna Pipes & Drums
- History of Tea (including tasting) presented by Judy Larkin
- History and Tradition of Mummery in Ireland presented by Armagh Rhymers
- Bodhran Basics presented by Dave Curley
- Irish Musical Instruments presented by Steel City Rovers
- Introductory Irish Ceili presented by Holly Lanteigne-Marrow
- All About Irish Wolfhounds presented by Susan Wine
Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the gate (age 15 and younger are free). Tickets are available online by CLICKING HERE and at The Markets at Shrewsbury.
Some seating is provided, but lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Please, no pets (except service animals) or coolers.
The Markets at Shrewsbury is located at 12025 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock, PA 17327 (in southern York County just off I-83 between exits 4 and 8). Parking and shuttle bus service will be provided at two nearby locations (look for signs along Susquehanna Trail).
The festival is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
The Armagh Rhymers appearance is made possible by funding from the Cultural Alliance of York County.
