updated 2022/06/10
Events in the local area
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June 9 – GWCC Dance Class (Summer Session) starts |
June 11 at 730 pm – IONA Swift Run Celtic House Concerts (for directions/info email) Fairfax Station, VA |
June 12 at 730 pm – Gaelic Storm The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA |
June 16 at 7 pm – John Doyle and Mick McCauley The Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, VA |
Jun 16 at 630 pm – A Gourmet’s Ireland (lecture) Smithsonian Associates online – Zoom |
June 17 at 730 pm – House Concert with Colm Broderick (uilleann pipes) and Patrick Finley (fiddle), )for directions/info email) Baltimore, MD |
Jun 18 – The Penn-Mar Irish Festival Markets at Schrewsbury 12025 Sesquehanna Trail Glen Rock, PA. |
Jun 18 – District Irish Dance Academy – Adult Beginners class 5117 MacArthur Blvd, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC |
Jun 19 at 730 pm – House Concert with Colm Broderick (uilleann pipes) and Patrick Finley (fiddle) (for directions/info email) Bethesda, MD |
Jun 27 – Jul 15 – Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Weeks (workshops) McDaniel College 2 College Hill Westminster, MD |
Jul 10–16 – Catskills Irish Arts Week (many Baltimore/Washington musicians teaching and Padraig McEneaney teaching sets) MJQ Irish Cultural & Sports Centre 2267 Route 145 East Durham, NY |
Jul 16 at 730 pm – Ardmore – Celtic Americana Swift Run Celtic House Concerts (for directions/info email) Fairfax Station, VA |
Jul 17 – The High Kings The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA |
Jul 18-22 – MAD Week Live Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy 13300 Artic Ave. Rockville, MD. ![]() |
Jul 28 at 1030 am – The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance Theater-in-the-Woods Wolf Trap 1551 Trap Rd Vienna, VA |
Jul 30 at 730 pm – Jack Beck & Wendy Welch (Scottish) Swift Run Celtic House Concerts (for directions/info email) Fairfax Station, VA |
Aug 1-7 – Goderich Celtic Roots Festival Goderich, ON Canada |
Aug 5-7 – Dublin (OH) Irish Festival Coffman Park Dublin, Ohio |
Aug 18-21 – Milwaukee Irish Festival Henry Maier Festival Park (waterfront) Milwaukee, WI, |
Aug 27 at 7 pm – Matt and Shannon Heaton (new) Swift Run Celtic House Concerts (for directions/info Sep 3 at 7 pm – Isla (Appalachian & Scottish) Swift Run Celtic House Concerts (for directions/info email) Fairfax Station, VA |
Sep 4-11 – Joanie Madden’s Folk ‘n Irish Cruise Barcelona to Italy and France (space still available) |
Sep 17 at 12 noon – Ballyshaners and Alexandria’s Halfway to St. Patricks Day Parade King St. and Alfred St. Alexandria, VA |
Sep 24 at 7 pm – Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira The Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, VA |
Sept 25 at 4 pm – GWCC Monthly Ceili (workshop at 3 pm) (new) The Lyceum 17801 Meeting House Road Sandy Spring, MD |
Sept 26 at 730 pm – Clannad – In a Lifetime-the Farewell Tour The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria, VA |
Oct 7-15 – Celtic Colours International Festival Cape Breton Island, NS Canada |
Oct 14–16 – GWCC Fall Fling Atlantic Sands Hotel Rehoboth Beach, DE. ![]() |
Oct 21 at 8 pm – We Banjo 3 The Weinberg Center for the Arts 20 West Patrick St. Frederick, MD, $33.50 adv, more at the door |
Nov 6 at 430 and 630 pm – Robin Bullock (new) The Old Brogue Irish Pub 760-C Walker Rd. Great Falls, VA, |
Nov 13 at 430 and 630 pm – the Celtic Trio (new) (featuring Sean Heely, Kevin Elam, and Tracy Jenkins) The Old Brogue Irish Pub 760-C Walker Rd. Great Falls, VA, |
Nov 20 at 430 and 630 pm – IONA (new) The Old Brogue Irish Pub 760-C Walker Rd. Great Falls, VA, |