26th Annual Dublin Irish Festival – Dublin, Ohio

**creagdhubh** · 11th July 13, 06:50 AM

Greetings,

The 26th annual Dublin Irish Festival at beautiful Coffman Park in quaint and cozy, Dublin, Ohio (just north of Columbus) is coming up on Friday, August 2, Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4. This is truly a world class event, with a plethora of delicious food vendors, merchant vendors, dancing, athletics, genealogy, whiskey tastings, Guinness and Smithwick’s, and a simply out-of-this-world musical lineup. The well organised, Dublin Irish Festival is the largest (and arguably the best) of its kind in the United States, with attendance expected to exceed 100,000 people this year.

Since we will be unable to attend the annual Clan Macpherson Gathering and Rally in Badenoch this year, which is also always the first weekend in August, my bonnie bride, Stephanie, my aunt Carolyn (whom will be traveling in from St. Louis, Missouri - my hometown), myself and a few mates will be at the Dublin Irish Festival on Friday, August 2 through Saturday, August 3 (departing the Columbus area on Sunday morning). We would absolutely love to have a proper “meet and greet” with members of the rabble who may be in attendance. Please feel free to join us…the more, the merrier!

Some of the featured musicians include the Red Hot Chili Pipers, who are just phenomenal and always put on a good show, and also the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipes and Drums, who I have yet to see and hear in person, but I am quite aware of their lineage and history in North America, more specifically in Canada. I’m really looking forward to seeing both, as well as the following list of brilliant musicians and entertainers:

Gaelic Storm
Natalie MacMaster
Enter the Haggis
Willis Clan
The High Kings
Young Dubliners
Scythian
Slide
Barleyjuice
Open the Door for Three (Kieran O’Hare, Liz Knowles & Pat Broaders)
Full Set
Brook McGuire Band
We Banjo 3
The Shamrock Club Pipes and Drums
Columbus Police and Fire Pipes and Drums
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums
Jim Keenan with John Whelan and the All-Star Ceilidh Band

For more detailed information about the Dublin Irish Festival, to include booking your visit and purchasing your advance tickets, please visit the following website:

http://dublinirishfestival.org/

The Dublin Irish Festival Map

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We hope to see you there!

Sláinte,

**Jock Scot** · 11th July 13, 06:55 AM

Don't forget to wear the dandelion!

**creagdhubh** · 11th July 13, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Don't forget to wear the dandelion!

I won't, Jock!

**Nile** · 11th July 13, 09:48 AM

Thanks Kyle; Susan and I plan to attend. Our youngest daughter and her family live in Dublin, OH so, we plan to go with the grandchildren. My son-inlaw will be wearing a kilt for the first time (a saffron AmeriKilt that's too big for me now). I'll be wearing the dandelion (oh yah, and a kilt too).

Nile

**creagdhubh** · 11th July 13, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Nile

Thanks Kyle; Susan and I plan to attend. Our youngest daughter and her family live in Dublin, OH so, we plan to go with the grandchildren. My son-inlaw will be wearing a kilt for the first time (a saffron AmeriKilt that's too big for me now). I'll be wearing the dandelion (oh yah, and a kilt too).

Nile

No worries, Nile. I'm glad to hear that you and your family will be attending - with a couple of you wearing kilts...splendid! Let's hope for cooler, less humid weather and no rain! Although, it does feel quite pleasant here in Ohio at the moment and we have experienced a relatively cool summer.

Cheers,

**seanachie** · 11th July 13, 08:21 PM

You do not know how luck you are in the East. Many of these groups never make it to the Left Coast. I would love to see the High Kings live. I recently corresponded with a promoter of Celtic music events and he expressed that when he does have the opportunity to book the Celtic bands that make it this far he nearly every has any choice of dates. It is nearly always this day or no.

**WVHighlander** · 15th July 13, 05:29 AM

I am planning on making the trip as well. Hopefully, I will see everyone there!

**creagdhubh** · 23rd July 13, 11:06 AM

We're getting closer! The long range forecast for Dublin, Ohio the weekend of August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th looks pretty good - relatively cool and sunny (high of 76). As long as the heat and the humidity stay far, far way, I'll be good to go!

Cheers,

**Nile** · 23rd July 13, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by creagdhubh

We're getting closer!

Kyle, we are looking forward to attending. I may have my new kilt by then and will certainly wear it if I do.

I met Bonnie Heather Greene at the Graeme Park Celtic Heritage festival last weekend and got to see the new kilt nearly finished (pictures HERE) so, of course, I'm jonesing.

Nile

**creagdhubh** · 23rd July 13, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Nile

Kyle, we are looking forward to attending. I may have my new kilt by then and will certainly wear it if I do.

I met Bonnie Heather Greene at the Graeme Park Celtic Heritage festival last weekend and got to see the new kilt nearly finished (pictures HERE) so, of course, I'm jonesing.

Nile

Very smart, Nile. Hopefully it will be ready to go come next weekend!

Cheers,