{"id":985750,"date":"2026-08-07T01:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/985750\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:35:12","slug":"north-texas-irish-festival-moving-to-denton-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/985750\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas Irish Festival moving to Denton in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><strong>DENTON, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; A longtime Irish festival held in Dallas will move to a new city starting next year.<\/p>\n<p> Longtime festival moves to Denton   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The North Texas Irish Festival will be held in Denton starting in 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Dallas had been the festival&#8217;s host city for more than 40 years, beginning in 1983.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Festival organizers say Denton&#8217;s art and music scene better fits the festival&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<p> North Texas Irish Festival   <\/p>\n<p>North Texas Irish Festival <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The North Texas Irish Festival says its mission is &#8220;preserving and celebrating Irish and Celtic traditions through music, dance, storytelling, food, arts and education.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It has grown into one of the largest Irish festivals in the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The 2027 festival will feature multiple stages of live Celtic music, Irish step dancing, authentic food and beverage options, and more.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;Denton is known for embracing music and creativity,&#8221; said Sheri Bush, entertainment director of the North Texas Irish Festival. &#8220;Those values align perfectly with what the North Texas Irish Festival has represented for more than four decades. We&#8217;re excited to become part of the Denton community while continuing to welcome attendees from across Texas and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re honored that the North Texas Irish Festival has chosen Denton as its new home. This move reflects our city\u2019s commitment and reputation as a premier destination for arts, culture and community events,&#8221; said Denton Mayor Chris Watts. &#8220;We look forward to welcoming visitors and introducing them to the energy, hospitality and character that makes Denton unlike anywhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The festival&#8217;s first go-round in Denton will take place from March 13-14, 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Additional details, including the performer lineup and ticket information will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this story comes from the North Texas Irish Festival.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/denton-county\/denton\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denton<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/things-to-do-in-dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Things To Do In Dallas<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DENTON, Texas &#8211; A longtime Irish festival held in Dallas will move to a new city starting next&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":985751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,7290,13431,53846,1165,50,358,18600,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-985750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-america","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-denton","tag-denton-county","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-texas","tag-things-to-do-in-dallas","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117051663471144880","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985750","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=985750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/985751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=985750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=985750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}