Coral Gables Salutes The Wearing Of The Green
at the Annual St. Patrick's Day Irish Festival

Occurring the Saturday
preceding St. Patrick's Day
(30th Annual Event)

March 15, 2008

from Noon until Sunset

Fred B. Harnett Park
is 4 blocks south of Coral Way
in the center of Ponce de Leon Blvd.

For a Map and Driving Directions, click here

Become A Festival Sponsor

• Individual Sponsorship
• Corporate Sponsorship
• Souvenir Booklet Advertiser

Become A Festival Vendor

• Craft Vendor - 114k PDF
• Food Vendor - 118k PDF
• Non Profit/Health Vendor - 130k PDF

Miss Colleen Contest

• Entry Form - PDF - 29k

All are welcome at the annual Irish Festival
Spend the day with family and friends, enjoying a taste of Irish culture. Wear your green, and join us for a day filled with merriment as you enjoy Irish music, dance and food, along with the arts.

• Great Irish Food -- corn beef and cabbage, authentic Irish soda bread
• Irish Crafts -- a variety of crafts for sale by high quality vendors
• Fun For The Kids -- clowns, face painting, playground, giant slide, rock climbing and more
• Full Service Bar -- whet your whistle with Irish and American beer, spirits, soda and juice.

Entertainment
Dan Fitzgerald, Master of Ceremonies
Tricianne Garrihy, irish Singer and Harpist featuring Avalon
Celtic Cross with Paddy Kelligan
Unstrung heros, Celtic Balladeers
Michael McFarlane, Irish Baritone
Michael O'Hara and the Breffni Dancers
St. Andrews Pipe Band

Entertainment will be provided by the popular Irish singer and harpist, Tricianne Garrihy, featuring Avalon who will play traditional and contemporary Irish music; Celtic Cross featuring Paddy Kelligan; Tipsy Laird, the Irish Balladeer; and by the St. Andrew Bagpipe Band. In addition, Irish dancers from the Breffni Academy of Dance led by Michael O’Hara will provide plenty of fancy stepping and gravity-defying leaps. The Miss Colleen Pageant has been revived and the participants will be showcased on stage.

Holding to the belief that "Everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day," The St. Patrick’s Day Committee has combined family-oriented entertainment and a variety of palate-pleasing delectables such as traditional corned beef & cabbage and authentic Irish soda bread, as well as a wide array of spirits and other beverages including Irish whisky and Irish stout. The festival will also include many children’s activities, including clowns, face painting, a giant slide, and the very popular rock-wall-climbing. A wide variety of Irish crafts will be available for sale by high quality vendors.

This is the eighth year the Festival has been held in Coral Gables at Fred B. Hartnett Ponce Circle Park. The site of the Festival is named for former Coral Gables Mayor, the late Fred B. Hartnett, a long-time member of The Emerald Society.

For the past twenty-nine years, the St. Patrick’s Day Committee has organized a St. Patrick’s Day Parade or Festival. As always, admission to the Festival is free and open to all. For more information, call 305-949-8400

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the Irish Way
JohnMartin’s Restaurant & Irish Pub Hosts Annual Celebration

The St. Patrick's Day Festival is produced by the St. Patrick's Day Committee, Inc. with the support of the Coral Gables Cultural Affairs Council and the South Florida Emerald Society, Inc. Financial support is welcome. For sponsorship opportunities, please call 305-949-8400.