Children’s entertainment, music, Irish dance @ Savannah Irish Festival 2018, Feb. 17-18
26th Annual Savannah Irish Festival
February 17-18, 2018
Savannah Irish Festival brings two days and one night of internationally acclaimed Irish-American and Celtic music, dance, culture, food and fun to historic downtown Savannah.
Free for children 14 & younger. Find ticket info here.
This is a special event for your children to see Irish dancing – especially now that the beloved annual Tara Feis celebration is not happening this year. (See below)
When: Feb. 17-18 2018
Where: Savannah Civic Center, 401 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased the day of the event. Find info on advance ticket sales here.
CHILDREN 14 & YOUNGER ARE ADMITTED FREE
For more details & the full schedule of performers, click here.
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No Tara Feis 2018
Tara Feis – the beloved annual free St. Patrick’s festival in Savannah – will not happen this year because the City of Savannah decided not to fund it in this year’s budget.
The non-alcoholic family-friendly festival in Emmett Park was the kick-off of Savannah St. Patrick Day festivities for the past 26 years and took place the Saturday before the parade.
WTOC-TV reported the city was cutting funds for Tara Feis earlier this month.
“This is in no way the city of Savannah saying that Tara Feis is not a great event. It is the city of Savannah saying that we can no longer be in the festival business,” said City of Savannah Public Information Officer, Michelle Gavin is quoted as saying on wtoc.com. “The city has to stick with this new strategic plan and really focus on that and commit the funding to those priorities.”