2004 activities & performers will be listed soon!
Many first class events await you at this year's Irish Festival. We've planned a full schedule of Irish music, dance, history, workshops, & children's activities. Don't miss the cultural booths displaying Irish crafts, gifts & wares throughout the weekend at the Lord Beaverbrook Arena.
 
Visit the Details page for admissions prices, maps & more information.
Friday, July 18, 2026
7:00am - 11:00am...Irish Festival Breakfast
St. Michael's Basilica
 
New Brunswick Community College 
10:00am - 5:00pm...Cultural Activities
Complete Schedule Below

11:00am - 3:00pm.....Molly's Tea Room
 
1:00pm - 5:00pm...Children's Activities
Crafts, Dance Workshops, Irish Sing Song, Tin Whistle Workshop, Story Telling, One-act Play
 
Lord Beaverbrook Arena
10:00am........Opening Ceremonies
11:30am......Nelson Doyle Dancers
12:00Noon...........Sons of the River
1:00pm.....................Robin Averill
2:00pm........................Pat Roper
3:00pm........................Hal n' Tow
4:00pm.................Bob McCallum

6:30-8:30pm.................Cyber Pub
Cyber Pub on-line with Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan Town, County Monaghan, Ireland
 
7:00pm...........Jimmy Carton Concert
JM Hill Theatre, 128 Henderson St.
 
Pubs
Lord Beaverbrook Arena  
9:00pm - 11:00pm............Robin Averill
11:00pm - 1:00am.................Pat Roper
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St. Micheal's Basilica
 
Sunday, July 20, 2026
7:00 - 11:30 am............Breakfast
Newcastle Knights of Columbus, Campbell St.
 
11:00 am...Running for the Green, 5km Run
Starts/ends at Lord Beaverbrook Arena
 
1:00 pm....Eucharistic Celebration
St. Michael's Basilica
 
Lord Beaverbrook Arena
1:00 pm...................Hal n' Tow
2:00 pm....................Pat Roper
3:00 pm...........Evans & Doherty
4:00 pm..........Sons of the River
 
Pubs
Lord Beaverbrook Arena
9:00 - 11:00pm.......Evans & Doherty
11:00 - 1:00....................Pat Roper

Molly's Tea Room is quickly becoming a tradition at the Irish Festival! The Tea Room offers a quiet oasis when you want a break from the festivities. A quaint spot to grab a light lunch, you'll find tea, coffee, sandwiches and complementary Irish soda bread. The tea room, named after Molly Keating by her daughter, is open Friday & Saturday afternoons at the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC).

Saturday, July 19, 2026
7:00 - 11:00 am...Irish Festival Breakfast
St. Michael's Basilica
 
10:00 - 11:30am...Family Walking Parade
Begins at JM Hill High School, 128 Henderson St
 
New Brunswick Community College
10:00am - 5:00pm...Cultural Activities
Complete Schedule Below
 
11:00 am - 4:00 pm.......Molly's Tea  Room
 
1:00pm - 5:00pm...Children's Activities
Crafts, Dance Workshops, Irish Sing Song, Tin Whistle Workshop, Story Telling, One-act Play
 
Lord Beaverbrook Arena
11:30 am......Nelson Doyle Dancers
12:00 Noon................Susan Butler
1:00 pm....................Robin Averill
2:00 pm.......................Hal n' Tow
3:00 pm.......................Pat Roper
4:00 pm.............Sons of the River
4:45 pm................Donna McLean
                     Jim Lawlor
 
7:00 pm..........Jimmy Carton Concert
JM Hill Theatre, 128 Henderson St. 
 
Pubs
Lord Beaverbrook Arena
9:00 - 11:00pm.............Pat Roper
11:00 - 1:00................Robin Averill
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Cultural Schedule
New Brunswick Community College
 
Friday, July 18
10:00am - 5:00pm...NB Provincial Archives
Display & Research Assistance
 
1:00pm - 2:00pm...NB Genealogy Society, Miramichi Branch
Research, Discussion, Question & Answer - Carolyn Harris
 
2:00pm - 3:00pm...Mark Jarman, Ireland's Eye
Reading & Discussion
 
3:00pm - 4:00pm...."The Rathcoffey Pooka"
One-act play by Nelson Doyle Dancers
 
4:00pm - 5:00pm...Newfoundland-New Brunswick Irish Connection - Larry Dohey
 
Saturday, July 19
10:00am - 5:00pm...NB Provincial Archives
Display & Research Assistance
 
1:00pm - 2:00pm...NB Genealogy Society, Miramichi Branch
Research, Discussion, Question & Answer - Carolyn Harris
 
2:00pm - 3:00pm...."The Rathcoffey Pooka"
One-act play by Nelson Doyle Dance
 
3:00pm - 4:00pm...Mark Jarman, Ireland's Eye
Reading & Discussion
 
4:00pm - 5:00pm...Newfoundland-New Brunswick Irish Connection - Larry Dohey

Cyber Pub  The Irish Festival will once again be hosting a live video on-line link with Ireland over two large 10 foot screens.  This year the Irish entertainment will be broadcast from The Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan, Miramichi' s twin City in Ireland.  Come  and be entertained by both lively Maritime songs and authentic Irish tunes.
 
6:00 - 6:30 Greetings
6:30 - 8:30 Entertainment
Irish Festival Office
Box 415, 1745 Water Street
Miramichi, NB, Canada E1N 3A8
Tel: 506.778.8810  Fax: 506.773.4525
E-Mail:
Mighty Miramichi
www.mightymiramichi.com