Kansas City Irish Fest

09/03/2026

You can be this cute even when the temps climb! 🌡️ Just remember to bring your empty, refillable water bottle—we have plenty of refill stations throughout the fest to keep you feeling your best fest self!

09/03/2026

Today is your LAST CHANCE to purchase discounted Irish Fest tickets, so make sure you snag what you need before 11:59 PM tonight. Prices online and at the gate will increase $5 per tickets on Friday, September 4, 2026.
Don’t miss the dozens of amazing performers taking the stages this weekend... trad favorites, breakout girl groups, viral dancers, long time favorites and everything in between! Our 24th Kansas City Irish Fest is one for the books!

09/02/2026

The stages are STACKED this year — and three new-to-KC acts are about to steal the show.

🕺🕺Gardiner Brothers — the viral Irish dance duo taking trad to a whole new level

🎤🎻 Bastard Bearded Irishmen — Celtic punk with a whole lot of swagger

🪉🕊️BIIRD — the all-female Irish collective rewriting what trad looks like

Give them a follow, then come see them live. September 4–6 at Crown Center. ☘️

09/01/2026

This year, the Boulevard Stage lights up later, giving you the chance to find new acts on cooler (literally! ❄️), more shady stages. Don’t miss your favorite acts, who may have shifted to the Miller Lite Stage, Park Stage or any of the other nine stages of Irish Fest.
Take a look ar the schedule (link in bio!) before you head out so you don’t miss your must-see act.

08/31/2026

Nick Jonas! Paul Rudd! Air Conditioning! At Irish Fest! We’ll be marching straight to the Ruby Room for that. 🫡☘️🎬

Written and directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker John Carney (Once, Sing Street, Begin Again), Power Ballad was set and filmed in Dublin and celebrates the music, storytelling, creativity and spirit of modern Ireland. That’s why we’ve selected it for the 2026 KC Irish Fest Excellence in Film Award. 🏆☘️

Catch Power Ballad at the Irish Cinema screening on Saturday, September 5 at 2 p.m.

🎬 Doors at 1:30 p.m.
📍 Ruby Room at Musical Theater Heritage (Music Theater Heritage) in Crown Center
🎟️ No additional charge with your KC Irish Fest admission!

08/31/2026

Stop your scroll and check out BIIRD—one of the can’t miss acts of Kansas City Irish Fest! Then make a plan to be posted up this Sunday to see them live on the Boulevard Stage at 7PM!

After opening for Ed Sheeran, all-woman band brings its high-energy act to KC
Biird is a supergroup from Ireland that is gaining an international reputation. It will play at the Kansas City Irish Fest on Sept. 6.
Read more in the full story: bit.ly/4x2jwOJ

08/30/2026

Start next Sunday with something special at Irish Fest. Join us for Mass at 9:30 AM, led by Father Mike Roach of retired priest in residence at St. James Parish with the beneficiary of the offertory is the Urban Youth Academy.
All are welcome to begin their day with prayer, music, and faith-filled community followed by donuts and Crows Coffee!
Slainte to a meaningful morning on the grounds of Irish Fest.

08/28/2026

Have you ever noticed that each year, a different cow graces the Irish Fest posters, t-shirts, signage, tickets, socials, web pages and more? A yearly changing of the (cattle) guard, so to speak. 🐮☘️Keep an eye out this year, because our whole herd is sprinkled throughout the fest. And next year, well, you could add one to it! Follow the link to learn more about how ANYONE (yep — there’s a junior contest too!) can give our fest that special mooooo-ment. 🔗: https://www.kcirishfest.com/p/activities/contests