Upcoming Events

updated 2025/02/27

Events in the local area

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Feb 26 at 8 pm – Enter the Haggis The Barns of Wolf Trap 1635 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA

Feb 27 – Mar 2 – Solas Nua: 19th Capital Irish Film Festival (CIFF) AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Rd Silver Spring, MD one of the largest programs of Irish cinema in North America

Feb 27 at 7:30 pm – Lúnasa, presented by Baltimore Irish Music School. (new) Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave. Baltimore, MD “The hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet” – The Irish Voice.

Feb 27 – Mar 2 – Solas Nua’s Capital Irish Film Festival (new) AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD one of the largest programs of Irish cinema in North America.

Feb 28 – Mar 2 – 21st Irish Set Dance Weekend in Erlangen 3 workshops and 3 ceilis with Pat Murphy teaching

Mar 1 at 6 pm – Emerald Isle Ceili

Mar 1 at 7 pm – Danú St. Mary’s College of Maryland 47855 College Dr St Marys City, MD Hailing from the heart of Ireland, Danú stands as one of the most celebrated traditional Irish ensembles of the past three decades.

Mar 1 at 7 pm – Lúnasa Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, VA Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival honoring the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland.

Mar 1 ar 12:30 pm. Ballyshaner’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade (new) Alexandria, VA.

Mar 2 at 4:30 and 6:30 pm – IONA (new) Old Brogue Irish Pub 760 Walker Rd. Great Falls, VA.

Mar 2 at 3 & 7 pm – Lúnasa Center Stage – Reston Community Center 2310 Colts Neck Rd Reston, VA Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival honoring the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland.

Mar 4-16 – Riverdance 30 – The New Generation Kennedy Center – Opera House Washington, DC the show is embarking on a special anniversary tour, bringing its magic to audiences worldwide.

Mar 6 at 8 pm – Solas World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA Solas celebrates 30 years of groundbreaking Celtic music, marking their triumphant return after an eight-year hiatus with a jubilant reunion of talent and passion.

Mar 7 at 730 pm – The High Kings & Mary Black (SOLD OUT) The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave Alexandria VA

Mar 7 at 8 pm – Solas 30th Anniversary Tour Weinberg Center for the Arts 20 West Patrick Street Frederick, MD 21701 Solas celebrates 30 years of groundbreaking Celtic music, marking their triumphant return after an eight-year hiatus with a jubilant reunion of talent and passion.

Mar 8 at 7 pm – Ari and the Buffalo Kings (new) The Loft at Manor Hill 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD

Mar 8 at 1 pm – Enter the Haggis Rams Head on Stage 33 West St. Annapolis, MD

Mar 8 at 7 pm – One Street Over (new) Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, VA One Street Over, a Celtic roots band from Winchester, Virginia, known for their dynamic blend of traditional and original songs.

Mar 8 at 7 pm – Irish Breakfast Band with the Boyle School of Irish Dance. (new) The Lyceum 201 S. Washington St. Alexandria, VA.

Mar 8 at 7 pm – Blackthorn Ceili

Mar 8 at 3 and 8 pm – Celtic Journey, The Teelin Dance Company (new) The Carroll Arts Center 91 West Main St. Westminster, MD

March 8 at 3 pm – Craggy Island (new). The Common Market 5728 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD Patrick Fenning on guitar and Susan Withers on fiddle, playing traditional Irish tunes and songs.

Mar 9 at 4:30 and 6:30 pm – Karen Ashbrook and Paul Oorts. (new) Old Brogue Irish Pub 760 Walker Rd. Great Falls, VA

Mar 9 at 4 pm – Solas 30th Anniversary Tour Williamsburg Presbyterian Church 215 Richmond Road Williamsburg, VA Solas celebrates 30 years of groundbreaking Celtic music, marking their triumphant return after an eight-year hiatus with a jubilant reunion of talent and passion.

Mar 10 at 7:30 pm – Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave Alexandria VA Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music

Mar 11 at 7 pm – Dave Curley and Colin Farrell in Concert at the Lyceum Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum 201 South Washington Street Alexandria, VA Dave Curley is one of Ireland’s leading multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. Hailing from Co. Galway on the west coast of Ireland. Colin Farrell was born in Manchester, England, into a very musical family to parents from Co.Galway and Co.Cavan, Colin started playing the fiddle and tin whistle from an early age and won numerous titles at the Fleadh Cheoil.

Mar 13 at 7 pm – The Pilgrims of Deep Run (new) New Deal Café 113 Center Way Roosevelt Center Greenbelt, MD A Baltimore-based Irish Trad group bridging a range of dance tunes and pub songs, the Pilgrims give a high energy show with an emphasis on audience engagement.

Mar 14 at 7 pm – Irish Music Spectacular Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave Baltimore, MD Featuring Irish music supergroup Celtic Corridor (Billy McComiskey, Donna Long, Laura Byrne, David McKindley-Ward, and Joanna Clare), The East Coasters (Madeline Dierauf, Calum Bell, and Richard Osban), and the Mount Clare Connection (Peter Brice, Joanna Clare, and Richard Osban), along with Balladeer and emcee Seamus Kennedy,

Mar 14 at 7 pm – Craggy Island celebrates St. Patrick’s (new) Beans in the Belfry 122 West Potomac St Brunswick, MD

Mar 14 and 15 at 8 PM – Irish Masters of the DC Area The Barns of Wolf Trap 1645 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA the Culkin School of Irish Dancers. Musicians include Jesse Winch, Billy McComiskey, Tina Eck, Keith Carr, and Jo DeZarn.

Mar 15 at 8 pm – Cherish the Ladies George Mason University Center for the Arts, Concert Hall 4373 Mason Pond Dr Fairfax, VA Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025, this all-female ensemble has captivated audiences with its “passionate, tender, and rambunctious” (Washington Post)

Mar 15 at 7 pm – Teelin Irish Dance: Celtic Journey Weinberg Center for the Arts 20 West Patrick Street Frederick, MD 21701 experience the brilliant energy of Irish dance with cutting edge choreography, thundering beats, and graceful beauty.

Mar 15 at 4 pm – The Fighting Jamesons (new) Tiki Bar & Grill Solomons Island, MD.

Mar 15 at 10 am – City of Gaithersburg St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (new) Rio Lakefront 209 Boardwalk Pace Gaithersburg, MD

Mar 15 at 10 am – Music at Guinness Brewery (new) with Richard Osban, Laura Byrne, Joanna Clare, and Caitlin Hearn

Mar 15 at 1 pm – Irish music at Black Ankle Winery (new) Mt. Airy with Matt Mulqueen and Brendan Coyne

Mar 16 at 2 pm – Baltimore St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (new) Downtown Baltimore Starts at the Washington Monument

Mar 16 at 4 pm – Sean Heely Celtic Band Church of the Resurrection 3315 Greencastle Rd. Burtonsville, MD.

Mar 16 at 3 pm – The Dublin 5 (new) Tiki Bar & Grill Solomons Island, MD.

Mar 16 at 2 pm – St. Patrick’s Day Ceili (Shepherds Pie Ceili Band) (new) Historic Blenhiem 3610 Blenhiem Rd. Fairfax, VA.

Mar 16 at 1 pm – Music at Guinness Brewery (new) with Jessica Zito, Brendan Coyne, Fiona O’Brien, and Matt Mulqueen

Mar 17 at 7 pm – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration (new) New Deal Café 113 Center Way Roosevelt Center Greenbelt, MD

Mar 17 at 8 pm – Kalos The Loft at Manor Hill 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD music inspired by the maritime traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America

Mar 17 at 10 am – Music at Guinness Brewery (new) with Jesse Winch, Tina Eck, Patrick Winch, and Mitch Fanning

Mar 17 at 4 pm – Music at the James Joyce (new) Harbor East (Baltimore) with Peter Brice, Joanna Clare, Jimmy Eagan, and Richard Osban

Mar 20 at 7:30 pm – The Young Dubliners Rams Head on Stage 33 West St Annapolis, MD

Mar 22 at 12 pm – Irish Language Lessons with Diarmuid Ó Meachair (new) 1st lesson in person (Chevy Chase, MD), 5 additional lessons over Zoom

Mar 22 at 7:30 pm – Ye Vagabonds (new) Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave East Vienna, VA 22180

Mar 23 at 4 pm – GWCC Ceili

Mar 24 at 8 pm – Ally the Piper. Union Stage 740 Water St. Washington, DC. Celtic and other Rock music with Scottish bagpipe.

Mar 29 at 7:30 pm – Charm City Junction w/ Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira (new) Blackrock Center for the Arts 12901 Town Commons Drive Germantown, MD

Mar 29 at 8 pm – Scythian (new) The Hamilton Live 600 14th Street NW Washington, DC Rousing and raucous, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays roots music from Celtic, Eastern European and Appalachian traditions

Mar 30 at 7:30 pm – Gaelic Storm The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave Alexandria VA with special guest Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Apr 3-6 – 2025 CCÉ North American Convention Hilton Doubletree Sea World Orlando, FL

Apr 3-6 – Baltimore Irish Trad Fest (new) At multiple venues in Baltimore, MD

Apr 4 at 7 pm – Trad Fest Concert (new) at the Creative Alliance featuring trad fest instructors and Trian

Apr 5 at 6 pm – Emerald Isle Ceili

Apr 5 at 7 pm – Trad Fest Concert (new) at the Creative Alliance featuring trad fest instructors and Open the Door for Three

Apr 6 at 730 pm – Solas 30th Anniversary Tour The Birchmere 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave Alexandria VA Solas celebrates 30 years of groundbreaking Celtic music, marking their triumphant return after an eight-year hiatus with a jubilant reunion of talent and passion.

Apr 25-27 – The Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil 2025 (new) Crowne Plaza Princeton – Conference Center 900 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, NJ

Apr 26 at 10 AM to 6 pm- Southern Maryland Celtic Festival (new) Jefferson Patterson Park 10515 Mackall Hall Rd. St. Leonard, MD.

Apr 27 at 4 pm – GWCC Ceili

May 3 at 6 pm – Emerald Isle Ceili

May 18 at 8 pm – Kalos The Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Ct. Berryville, VA music inspired by the maritime traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America

May 18 at 4 pm – GWCC Ceili

Jun 1 at 7:30 pm – Ronn McFarlane and Ayreheart Episcopal Church of the Ascension 633 Sligo Ave. Silver Spring, MD Renaissance and original compositions on lute drawn from Celtic, folk, jazz, and bluegrass

July 13-19 – South Sligo Summer School St. Bridget’s Hall Tubbercurry County Sligo Ireland Daily set and sean nos dance classes, music workshops. Pat Murphy teaching sets. Ceilis every night.

Aug 1-3 – Dublin (OH) Irish Festival. Coffman Park Dublin, Ohio.

Aug 15-17 – Milwaukee Irish Fest – Cherish the Ladies Henry W. Maier Festival Park 200 North Harbor Drive Milwaukee, WI

Oct 31 – Nov 2 – GWCC Fling (new) Silver Spring, MD A whole weekend of set dance: 3 workshops, 2 ceilis, and with Padraig and Roisin teaching sets.