The 2026 Milwaukee Irish Fest will take place at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA from August 13th to 16th, 2026. Milwaukee Irish Fest partners with Dublin’s renowned TradFest to showcase emerging Irish artists in the United States.

The festival will feature a variety of Celtic music, history, and culture with entertainment, dancing, Ceili lessons, concerts and more.

Performers include:
Altan (Ireland)
Billow Wood (Ireland)
Bohola (USA – Irish music accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane and bouzar player and vocalist Pat Broaders)
Cailíní Lua (Ireland)
Cat and Hare (USA – quartet exploring Irish and Scottish music on fiddle, concertina, tenor banjo, bodhran, and bouzouki)
Ceol Cairde (USA)
Gray and Gosa (USA – play straight-ahead Irish traditional music on fiddle, uilleann pipes, accordion, and concertina)
O’Darby (USA)
O’Jizo (Japan)
Providence Ceili band (USA)
Sarah Sheehan (Ireland – concertina) and Kevin Shortall (guitar & bouzouki)
Scythian
The Cosmic Otters (USA)
The Drowsy Lads (USA)

For further information email: info@irishfest.com