

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 1st Annual Irish Festival
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The idea of creating an Island-wide Irish Festival in March, when St. Patrick is traditionally honored, was created during the Benevolent Irish Society's 200th Anniversary Celebration 2025.

People of all cultures are invited to join in the excitement. “We feel we have such a grand culture that we want to share it with everyone!," says Kathy Roney, "My fellow event coordinators and I have created dinners, an Irish Stew, Irish Trivia, an Irish Breakfast, ceilidhs, concerts, plays and lectures to take place throughout the month of March.”

See the tip-to-tip Festival events included this year:

CHARLOTTETOWN
March 2 “The history and origins of Irish family surnames,” presented by Tony Dolan, BIS
March 9 “The Belfast Riot 1847,” presented by Dr. Callum Beck, BIS
March 13 “St. Patrick’s Ceilidh,” B.I.S
March 13 – 17 “Stella Days,” an Irish movie starring Martin Sheen, City Cinema
March 16 “Gov. Walter Patterson: Rogue or Reformer,” presented by Theresa Redmond, BIS
March 20 – 22 &amp; 27 – 29 “Marrying Mike,” a three-act Irish comedy, BIS

FORT AUGUSTUS
March 15 Irish Stew and Ceilidh, Fort Augustus Community Centre

KINKORA
March 13 Irish Pub/Food Night, O’Shea’s Pub

MORELL
March 14 Irish Pub Night, Holy Cow
March 14 – 17 Irish Stew/Drinks, Holy Cow
March 15 Traditional Irish Breakfast, Holy Cow
March 15 Old Time Irish Concert, Morell Regional High School

SOURIS
March 15 “Darby O’Gill,” an Irish movie, Souris Show Hall

TIGNISH
March 17 Irish Trivia/Pub Night, Royal Canadian Legion

Some events are ticketed and some are free. For more information, about each event in the Irish Festival, contact the coordinators in each community: Charlottetown - Kathy Roney, 902-314-8840; Morell - Cletus Dunn, cjdunn12@hotmail.com; Fort Augustus - Pat Duffy, patduffy.2058@gmail.com; Kinkora - O’Shea’s Pub, osheas@live.com &amp; 902-882-2011; Souris – Souris Show Hall, 902-687-3376; and, Tignish – Shelley, Royal Canadian Legion (Shelley), 902 882-2011. 

For ticketed events produced by the Benevolent Irish Society, see https://locarius.io/organizations/38.

For the detailed schedule of Irish Festival events, visit https://www.BenevolentIrishSocietyofPEI.com.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlottetown/1st-annual-irish-festival/200029764512656
- **Event Categories**: festivals, entertainment, concerts, parties, music, comedy, saint-patricks-day, st-patricks-day
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://locarius.io/organizations/38?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=charlottetown-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlottetown
- **state**: PE
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Prince Edward Island, Canada
- **lat**: 46.23628
- **long**: -63.12826048
- **full address**: Prince Edward Island, Canada, 165 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4L1, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Benevolent Irish Society of PEI (https://allevents.in/org/benevolent-irish-society-of-pei/12798764)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Prince Edward Island, Canada, 165 Great George St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4L1, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Benevolent Irish Society of PEI
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, entertainment, concerts, parties, music, comedy, saint-patricks-day, st-patricks-day
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 1st Annual Irish Festival ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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