Celebrate over 200 years of culture, stories, and traditions at this multi-day event packed with Irish & Celtic history, demos, and heritage displays!
✨ Opening Ceremony
📌 Main Hall | Friday, August 8 | 12:00 PM
🔖 Ribbon Cutting
🎥 Historic PowerPoint Presentation:
• Major BIS Anniversaries
• The Role of Women at the BIS
• Long Service Recognition (Gerald Murtagh)
📚 All Weekend Long:
🧵 Craft Demonstrations:
• Cluny Lace with Paula
• Aran Knitting with Paula Kenny
• Irish Crochet & Celtic Appliqué with Maureen Shea
• Traditional Quilting with Alida Callaghan
🎥 Film Clips:
• The Great Fire of 1951
• The Lady Constable: Famine Ship Disaster
• The History of the St. Patrick's Play
• The Edward Whelan Centre
📖 Book Readings in the Library
Featuring local authors including:
Pat Duffy, Dale MacIsaac, John Flood, Teresa Redmond, Shaun Patterson, Deirdre Kessler, Mary Gallant, Aggy-Rose Reddin, Rosemary Curley
🎼 Set Dance Demonstrations
👵 Irish Storytelling
🔎 Genealogy & Ancestry Tools
💻 Ancestry World access is available in the Library
📔 Giant Scrapbooks & Transcription Lectures
🛍️ Local Books, Quilts, Celtic Appliqué, and Merchandise for Sale
🎞 Vintage footage of the 2010 Parade
👩🎓 Featuring Juanita Rossiter’s UPEI 1978 Celtic Fair Display
Whether tracing your Irish roots or just looking to experience Celtic culture through crafts, stories, and community, there’s something for everyone!
🕰️ See the full daily schedule in the event listing
📣 Tag your friends and mark your calendars—we can’t wait to see you there!
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