East Durham Irish Festival

48th Annual East Durham Irish Festival! Every Memorial Day Weekend, the East Durham Irish Festival - one of the longest-running USA Irish festivals - attracts thousands of attendees to enjoy Irish American & Irish culture. The Donegal Cottage opens to the public.

Schedule

Memorial Day Weekend – May 23-25, 2025

Saturday, May 24

Michael Farrell Stage

• Farrell School of Irish Dance, The Feeney Brothers Band, An Clár School of Irish Dance, Pipes & Drums of Greene, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones, Farrell School of Irish Dance, Screaming Orphans, Play “Eve of Beltane”, Wooden Nickels, The Devil’s Brigade, Shilelagh Law

Five Furlongs Stage

• Richie Berger, An Clár School of Irish Dance, Play “Eve of Beltane”, The Prodigals, Sharon and the Band, Tom Comerford, The Irish Lassies

Beer Garden Stage

• Bobby Morrill, Tom Comerford, Farrell School of Irish Dance, Melanie Beth Curran, Diddley Idols, Pipes & Drums of Greene, Devri, An Clár School of Irish Dance, The Canny Brothers

Sunday, May 25

Michael Farrell Stage

• 10:30 – Holy Mass, Michael Farrell & Father Fragomeni Memorial
• Farrell School of Dance, Andy Cooney, An Clár School of Irish Dance, Screaming Orphans, Farrell School of Irish Dance, I Draw Slow, Michael English

Five Furlongs Stage

• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones, Pipes & Drums of Greene, Sharon and the Band, An Clár School of Irish Dance, Pride of Moyvane, Pearl River, The Canny Brothers

Beer Garden Stage

• Kilashandra, Farrell School of Dance, Diddley Idols, Tom Comerford, An Clár School of Irish Dance, Richie Berger

Cottage Stage

Saturday, May 25

• Bobby Morrill, Farrell School, Richie Berger, An Clár School, Jimmy Gallagher, Sean Feeney

Sunday, May 25

• Bobby Morrill, Sean Feeney, Richie Berger, Farrell School of Irish Dance, Jimmy Gallagher