Tickets for this event are free, but seating is limited, so please reserve tickets through EventBrite. In honor of Senator Patrick Leahy's extensive tenure in the United States Senate in service to the people of Vermont, the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival will present an Irish cultural showcase event, graciously hosted at Saint Michael’s College […]

O'hAnleigh will have you tapping your toes and raising your glass, awakening the true Irish in you. This group of Vermont Musicians bring the spirit of Ireland to New England, through classic tunes, literature brought to music and original songs.

This Grammy-nominated, Irish-American super group formed in New York City in 1985 to celebrate the rise of extraordinary women in what had been a male-dominated Irish music scene. Since their first sold-out concert, they have exploded onto the Irish music circuit performing thousands of concerts around the globe and are now among the busiest and […]

An afternoon of live traditional Irish music and dance, this ceili (community celebration) will feature the traditional social dances of Ireland, along with a few special performances and live music by local Irish band One More Time. Dances will be taught on the day ,and all are welcome to participate! No experience and no partner […]

O'hAnleigh will have you tapping your toes and raising your glass, awakening the true Irish in you. This group of Vermont Musicians bring the spirit of Ireland to New England, through classic tunes, literature brought to music and original songs.

The Receivers are a group of 3 amazing and talented teen musicians and friends who love to perform trad music and to compose their own tunes: Millie Shadgett, Fern Marwood and Willow Marwood. They are nominees for the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards as Young Performer(s) of the Year (see article).  Individually nominated for CFMA […]

The Vermont Genealogy Library and the BIHF are again hosting an in-person presentation by Ed McGuire entitled “Researching Your Irish Ancestors.” This talk will provide a brief history of Irish immigration to North America and then discuss some of the major problems facing researchers. Ed will discuss techniques for finding your ancestors’ parish, and he will highlight […]

The Dale & Darcy Band, an acoustic quartet, plays Irish traditional, waltzes, and Americana vocal and instrumental music. They feature a variety of instruments including fiddles, guitar, upright bass, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo and pennywhistle.  They have released 3 CDs and are popular all over northern Vermont.  

This will be an informational session for people who have had little or no previous contact with Irish (also known as Gaelic) and are interested in learning more about it.  Topics will include: History and current status of the language Guidelines for pronunciation Basic sentence structure Useful phrases, proverbs, etc. Dialects of Irish Description of […]

image by Hinnerk Rümenapf courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Come to the St. John's Club for an Irish Music Session on Wednesday, March 15 from 6:30- 8:30 pm. Irish musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and join in with the group. Non-musicians are welcome to enjoy the music and good craic! (Note: You do not need to […]

The Dale & Darcy Band, an acoustic quartet, plays Irish traditional, waltzes, and Americana vocal and instrumental music. They feature a variety of instruments including fiddles, guitar, upright bass, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo and pennywhistle.  They have released 3 CDs and are popular all over northern Vermont.  

The Dale & Darcy Band, an acoustic quartet, plays Irish traditional, waltzes, and Americana vocal and instrumental music. They feature a variety of instruments including fiddles, guitar, upright bass, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo and pennywhistle.  They have released 3 CDs and are popular all over northern Vermont.  

Annual truck parade organized by SD Ireland travels from their headquarters on Industrial Ave. in South Burlington through Winooski and Burlington. The parade reaches Church Street in Burlington between 3:20-3:40pm. See the full parade schedule here.

Song of the Sea follows the story of a 10-year-old Irish boy named Ben who discovers that his mute sister Saoirse, whom he blames for the apparent death of his mother, is a selkie who has to free faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha. The film is the second installment in director and co-producer Tomm Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", […]

Join us for a presentation by Liam McKone, author of Vermont's Irish Rebel, the biography of Irish-born John Lonergan. Lonergan formed Company A, 13th Vermont Infantry Regiment, and led it with gallantry in the Battle of Gettysburg for which he received a Medal of Honor. As the head of the Fenian Brotherhood in Vermont, he […]

A short piece of charming serendipity set in a beloved green space in South Dublin – from Burlington VT filmmaker Evelyn Gustafson. Ms. Gustafson, who wrote and directed the film, will attend the screening to speak briefly about her experience.

Back for the first time since COVID! The annual Festival Ceili, co-sponsored with Young Tradition Vermont at Vermont Folklife, is fun for the whole family with Irish step dancing and some fine traditional musicians. Hear fiddles and flutes, Irish pipes and pennywhistles; and the bodhrán, an Irish frame drum. This music features the finale of […]