Day of Irish Dance

The Day of Irish Dance is a celebration of the vibrant community of Irish dancers across Minnesota. We bring together performance and competition teams for a day of performance-focused solely on the art form of Irish dance. The Day of Irish Dance is also when we present some of our most dedicated dancers with the Decade of Dance Award – a special honor given only to those who have been actively studying and performing for ten or more years.

The Day of Irish Dance is held in March every year at the historic Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. It is usually hosted on a Sunday, surrounding our St. Patrick’s Day event. Proceeds from our events help sustain our programs, like educational grants, that support Irish artists all year round.

Schedule:

Main Stage - Musser Cortile:

10:00 AM: O’Shea Irish Dance
10:55 AM: Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
11:45 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
12:00 PM: Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
12:55 PM: Ardaigh Suas Academy of Irish Dance (ASA)
1:40 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
2:00 PM: Onórach Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance (OMG)
2:55 PM: Decade of Dance Awards Presentation
3:15 PM: Rince na Gréine Irish Damce
4:10 PM: Green Fire Irish Dancers

F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium Stage:

11:40 AM: Fola Glas – Bill Conlan and Kia Cashman
12:40 AM: Rince na Chroi Irish Dance
1:15 PM: Eilís Academy of Irish Dance
2:10 PM: Rinceoirí Fásta Ag Fas Fos - Grown Dancers Growing Still - a showcase of adult dancers from Mactír Academy, North Star Irish Dance, O'Shea Irish Dance, Rince na Chroi and Rince na Gréine
2:50 PM: Anam Irish Dance Company
3:30 PM: North Star Irish Dance

Tea Room - Courtroom 317:

10:20 AM: Katya Roberts and Morien McBurnie
11:15 AM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble
12:10 PM: Dorain
1:05 PM: Rúpálaí
2:00 PM: Pad the Road
2:55 PM: Center for Irish Music Ensemble
3:50 PM: Sona

Seminar Room - Courtroom 326:

12:00 PM: "The Teenager Who Saved Irish Music: the work of Edward Bunting” - Chad McAnally of Rúpálaí.
1:00 PM: “St. Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend” – Steve Griffith
2:00 PM: "Irish Warriors, Villains and Heros through the Ages" - Gaeltacht MN
3:00 PM: "Fairies in the Forest?" from Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre - a creative dramatics experience where the children create the performance

Ticket Prices:

Adults: $9.00
Youth/Senior: $7.00
5 and Under: Free

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