The Festival has been held in the City of Miramichi (formerly the towns of Newcastle and Chatham) since 1984?

or with your questions and requests.

Tuesday, July 17 - Friday, July 20
Irish Dance Workshops
See the Culture and Heritage section for more details
Friday, July 20
Cultural and Children's Events
All Lectures, workshops and plays are held at New Brunswick Community College Campus. All sessions are repeated at the same times and locations on Saturday.
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick and Miramichi Geneologist, Carmen Williston - Family History, Resources and Research	12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
"Geneology - An Introduction to Tracing your Irish Roots" - Linda Evans, Former Editor, Shamrock Leaf  (more)	1:15 - 2:00 pm
"The Road to Bloody Sunday" - Mickey Mcguinness, Irish Historian (more)	1:45 - 2:30 pm
"Irish Humour and Comedy Through Songs" - Bernie Houlahan, Hal An Tow. Open to all ages.	2:00 - 2:45 pm
"The Tin Whistle" - Jim Stewart, Hal An Tow. Open to all ages.	2:00 - 2:45 pm
"Middle Island and the Looshtauk" - Carolyn Daily and Anne Springer. The Research behind the Book.  (more)	2:15 - 3:00 pm
"The Lost Brogan" - A One-act play by the Nelson Doyle Dancers  (more)	3:00 - 3:30 pm
Storytelling for Children - Willow Edwards	3:15 - 4:00 pm
"The Fitzwilliam Clearances (1847-1856)-Irish Immigration to New Brunswick" - Jim Rees (more)	3:45 - 4:30 pm
"The Irish Harp" - Harpists Ardyth & Jennifer. Appreciate and learn to play.	4:00 - 4:45 pm
Saturday, July 20
Cultural and Children's Events
All Lectures, workshops and plays are held at New Brunswick Community College Campus. All sessions are repeated at the same times and locations on Saturday.
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick An important part of the cultural activities since the festival's beginning has been the support of the PANB staff of Marion Beyea, Denis Noel and Allen Doiron. Comprehensive volumes of birth, death, marriage, census and land grant records will be available for participant's research.