2024 Portland Irish Festival

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Portland’s iconic Irish pub, Kells, is expanding its Irish Festival with multiple days of music and fun.

Since 1983, Kells has brought Irish food, drinks and a weekly lineup of music to Portlanders at its iconic pub. This St. Patrick’s Day, put on your green and head downtown to celebrate at the Kells’ pub, brewery and Waterfront Park.

2024 Portland Irish Festival

The Portland Irish Festival has eventstaking place at Kells Irish Pub, Kells Brewery and Waterfront Park. Special events are scheduled for each day of the festival: March 15, 16 and 17.

Browse the full lineup of festivities:

Friday, March 15

Waterfront Park

• 5:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band
• 6:30 pm Kells Pipers
• 7:00 pm Ireland VS. USA Boxing
• 9:30 pm Kells Pipers

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave.

• 8:00 pm Beltaine
• 10:30 pm Coming Up Threes

Kells Brewery, 210 NW 21st Ave.

• 7:30 pm Cúl an Tí
• 10:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band

Saturday, March 16 

Waterfront Park

Family Day: From noon to 5 p.m., enjoy a family-friendly event with live music, face painting, Irish wolfhounds and traditional Irish dancing.

The HedgeSchool showcases demonstrations of Irish language, music, singing and dancing traditions, along with a special reading from Corrib Theatre and a lively Céilí. 

Family Day is free to attend. 

Music schedule

• 12:00 pm Open
• 12:00 pm Cúl an Tí
• 1:30 pm An Daire Irish Dance
• 2:00 pm Ceili Band
• 3:30 pm Murray School of Irish Dance
• 4:00 pm Pauric O’Meara
• 5:30 pm Fire Department Pipe & Drums
• 6:00 pm The Shams
• 7:30 pm Yeates Irish Dance School
• 8:00 pm Coming Up Threes
• 10:00 pm Pauric O’Meara

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave.

• 12:00 pm Open
• 4:30 pm Sami Rouissi Band
• 6:30 pm Eric Tonsfeldt
• 8:00 pm Kells Pipers
• 8:30 pm Sami Rouissi Band
• 10:30 pm The Shams

Kells Brewery, 210 NW 21st Ave.

• 12:00 pm Open
• 4:30 pm An Daire Irish Dance
• 5:00 pm Coming Up Threes
• 6:30 pm Kells Pipers
• 7:00 pm Cúl an Tí
• 8:30 pm Yeates Irish Dance School
• 9:00 pm Bob Soper Band
• 11:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band

Sunday, March 17 

Waterfront Park

• 1:00 pm Coming Up Threes
• 2:30 pm Irish Dancers
• 3:00 pm The Shams
• 4:30 pm Kells Pipers
• 5:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band
• 6:30 pm Yeates Irish Dance School
• 7:00 pm Pauric O’Meara
• 8:30 pm Kells Pipers
• 9:00 pm TribU2

Kells Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Ave.

• 10:00 am Beltaine
• 12:00 pm The Shams
• 2:00 pm St. James Gate
• 4:00 pm Brian O’Hairt Band
• 6:00 pm Eric Tonsfeldt
• 8:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band
• 10:00 pm Pauric O’Meara

Kells Brewery, 210 NW 21st Ave.

• 12:00 pm Cúl an Tí
• 1:30 pm An Daire Irish Dancers
• 2:00 pm Beltaine
• 3:30 pm Kells Pipers
• 4:00 pm Bob Soper Band
• 5:30 pm Murray School of Irish Dancing
• 6:00 pm St. James Gate
• 7:00 pm Kells Pipers
• 8:00 pm Coastline
• 10:00 pm Sami Rouissi Band

Tickets

Family Day on Saturday is free before 5 p.m. Tickets for all other days and times are $20 in advance online and $30 at the door. 

For more information, visit Kells Irish Pub’s website.

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