Carolina Irish Fest goes online this year with Shenagigans & Shamrocks

The 2nd Carolina Irish Fest is going online in 2021. All proceeds of its Shenagigans & Shamrocks festival go to the building of the Charlotte Irish American Center.

The online festival will be feature Irish music, dancing, history, giveaways and more.

It takes place Saturday, March 13th, 2021, at 7:30 p.m., on YouTube Live. It’s free, but donations are encouraged.

Look for updates on the Facebook event.

The streaming link will be provided on the website and Facebook event on the day of the festival.

Speakers and performers include:

• Daniel Mulhall (keynote speaker)
• Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones (musician)
• Colin Farrell (musician)
• McLean Avenue (musician)
• Jim Sharkey (musician)
• Allie Pacini (dancer)
• Gavan Ring (musician)
• Ciara O’Floinn (speaker)
• John Young (speaker)
• Ken Lee (speaker)
• Jim Mannix (speaker)
• Alan Davis (speaker)
• David Flanagan (speaker)
• Frank Keenan (speaker)
• Michael Lenahan (speaker)
• Stacie Greiner (speaker)
• Eoin Warner (musician)
• Diarmuid O’Sullivan (speaker)
• Damian McCarthy (musician)
• Kevin Tobin (speaker)
• Linda Hart (speaker)