After two years as an online-only event, the annual St. Pat Irish Festival is scheduled to return live on Sunday May 1, Covid permitting.
From 1 to 9 PM, old and new friends will gather inside and outside St. Patrick Senior Center for a celebration of Irish heritage – singing, playing, dancing, food, beverages, games, raffles, and family fun. The event was started by St Pat’s founder, Sister Mary Watson, along with the Fraternal Organization of United Irishmen – a group that has helped the center ever since. All proceeds support the many services of St Pat – just some of which include nutritious lunches (currently carryout), an on-site clinic, virtual and in-person health programs, transportation, over a dozen dance and exercise classes, activities ranging from craft-making to a gospel choir, and much more. St Pat is at 58 parsons, behind Orchestra Hall.