{"id":624155,"date":"2026-03-01T08:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/624155\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T08:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T08:18:31","slug":"north-texas-irish-festival-returns-to-dallas-next-week-with-a-celtic-spectacle-of-music-dancing-and-cultural-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/624155\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Irish Festival Returns To Dallas Next Week With A Celtic Spectacle Of Music, Dancing, And Cultural Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FotoJet-2026-02-27T154133.955-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Image shows a trio of men performing step dancing at the North Texas Irish Festival.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto via North Texas Irish Festival<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the largest<a href=\"https:\/\/secretdallas.com\/st-patricks-parade-dallas\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretdallas.com\/st-patricks-parade-dallas\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\"> St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade and Festival<\/a> in the Southwest on March 14, Dallas will be able to enjoy a <strong>Celtic spectacle<\/strong> of traditional Irish music and performances, dancing, eats, and more at the return of the <strong>North Texas Irish Festival.<\/strong> Continue our article below to find out more about the 2026 North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p> What is the North Texas Irish Festival? <\/p>\n<p>The North Texas Irish Festival is an annual celebration of Celtic culture in Dallas. Produced by the <strong>Southwest Celtic Music Association<\/strong>, the festival has been a <strong>tradition for the past 44 years<\/strong>, The festival is proudly <strong>music-forward<\/strong>, staging a wide variety of acclaimed Irish folk, contemporary Celtic fusion, and storytelling artists.<\/p>\n<p>While live music may be the centerpiece, the festival is also features a wide range of Irish festivities. Featured experiences include <strong>whiskey tastings<\/strong> and other beverage options, foods, retail and merchandise vendors, and other interactive cultural experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <strong>family friendly festival<\/strong> also features a range of appropriate programming. Such event include <strong>crafting activities<\/strong>, storytelling and readings, magic shows, educational opportunities celebrating celtic history, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The festival also features a vibrant array of <strong>dancing performances<\/strong> as well as horse displays, sheepherding demonstrations, and feats of<strong> Gaelic football<\/strong> \u2013 a fast-paced game that combines elements of rugby, soccer, and basketball.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Irish-Fstvl-Monk-Dog_Z8K1596-Edit-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image shows a man in Irish clothing and a fake orange beard holding a dog also in Irish clothing.\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Photo via North Texas Irish Festival When is the North Texas Irish Festival? <\/p>\n<p>The 2026 North Texas Irish Festival takes place from <strong>March 6 \u2013 8, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> Where does the North Texas Irish Festival take place? <\/p>\n<p>The festival will be held at <strong>Fair Park<\/strong>, located at 3809 Grand Ave, Dallas TX 75210.<\/p>\n<p> What artists are performing at North Texas Irish Festival? <\/p>\n<p>The lineup of the 2026 North Texas Irish Festival is as such:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums<\/li>\n<li>North Texas Celtic Strings<\/li>\n<li>Reel Treble &amp; Friends<\/li>\n<li>Beyond The Pale<\/li>\n<li>C. Michael Price<\/li>\n<li>Celtic Standard Time<\/li>\n<li>Emerald Accent<\/li>\n<li>Kathryn &amp; Rusty Powell<\/li>\n<li>Linda King<\/li>\n<li>Mark Clavey<\/li>\n<li>Misty Posey<\/li>\n<li>River Driver<\/li>\n<li>Sombati<\/li>\n<li>Threadneedle St.<\/li>\n<li>Three for the Road<\/li>\n<li>TriFidlan<\/li>\n<li>BEHAN<\/li>\n<li>Boxing Robin<\/li>\n<li>Jiggernaut<\/li>\n<li>Keltik Clan<\/li>\n<li>Kinfolk<\/li>\n<li>Misspent Youth<\/li>\n<li>Plunk Murray<\/li>\n<li>Rathmore<\/li>\n<li>Skeleton McKee<\/li>\n<li>Slugger\u2019s Rule<\/li>\n<li>The Canterberries<\/li>\n<li>The Whalers<\/li>\n<li>Vulcan Eejits<\/li>\n<li>Waxie Dargles<\/li>\n<li>Wolf Loescher and the Growlers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FotoJet-2026-02-27T154217.152-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Image shows a close up of a horse.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/>Photo via North Texas Irish Festival How to get tickets for the North Texas Irish Festival? <\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the festival are on sale through the official website. General admission tickets are priced at <strong>$20 for adults single tickets<\/strong> on Friday, and $30 for day passes on Saturday and Sunday. Single-day tickets for children (6 \u2013 11) are priced at $10 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend 3-day tickets are priced at $50 for adults, $20 for children. Children 6 and under are permitted free entrance.<\/p>\n<p>From<strong> 6 pm to 7 pm on Friday,<\/strong> admission to the festival is complete free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo via North Texas Irish Festival Save Ahead of the largest St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade and Festival in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":624156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,4085,194155,266772,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,20951],"class_list":["post-624155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-music-festival","tag-regional-folk","tag-st-patricks","tag-texas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-whiskey"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116152939772238356","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}