East Durham Irish Festival

48th Annual East Durham Irish Festival! Every Memorial Day Weekend, the East Durham Irish Festival – one of the longest-running USA Irish festivals – attracts thousands of attendees to enjoy Irish American & Irish culture. The Donegal Cottage opens to the public.

Schedule Memorial Day Weekend – May 23-24, 2026

Saturday, May 23

• Michael Farrell Stage Farrell School of Irish Dance
• The Feeney Brothers Band
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• Pipes & Drums of Greene
• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones
• Farrell School of Irish Dance
• Screaming Orphans
• Play “Eve of Beltane”
• Wooden Nickels
• The Devil’s Brigade
• Shilelagh Law Five Furlongs Stage Richie Berger
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• Play “Eve of Beltane”
• The Prodigals
• Sharon and the Band
• Tom Comerford

The Irish Lassies Beer Garden Stage

• Bobby Morrill
• Tom Comerford
• Farrell School of Irish Dance
• Melanie Beth Curran
• Diddley Idols
• Pipes & Drums of Greene
• Devri
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• The Canny Brothers

Sunday, May 24

• Michael Farrell Stage 10:30 – Holy Mass
• Michael Farrell & Father Fragomeni Memorial
• Farrell School of Dance
• Andy Cooney
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• Screaming Orphans
• Farrell School of Irish Dance
• I Draw Slow
• Michael English Five Furlongs

Stage

• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones
• Pipes & Drums of Greene
• Sharon and the Band
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• Pride of Moyvane
• Pearl River
• The Canny Brothers

Beer Garden Stage

• Kilashandra
• Farrell School of Dance
• Diddley Idols
• Tom Comerford
• An Clár School of Irish Dance
• Richie Berger Cottage Stage

Saturday, May 23

• Bobby Morrill
• Farrell School
• Richie Berger
• An Clár School
• Jimmy Gallagher
• Sean Feeney

Sunday, May 24

• Bobby Morrill
• Sean Feeney
• Richie Berger
• Farrell School of Irish Dance
• Jimmy Gallagher