2026 Irish American Crossroads Festival
Join us for the 23rd Annual Irish-American Crossroads Festival
Laura Byrne and Rose Flanagan in Concert
Saturday, March 28th, 7pm
The Plough and Stars Irish Pub, 116 Clement Street, SF
$17 Eventbrite / $20 at the Door
Join us for a wonderful evening of traditional Irish music featuring flute and whistle player, Laura Byrne in concert with fiddle player, Rose Flanagan. Byrne has performed extensively across North America and Ireland and has recorded solo albums as well as a duo album with Rose Flanagan, entitled Forget Me Not. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the Baltimore Irish Trad Fest. Flanagan has toured extensively with her group, the Green Gates Ceili Band and has taught workshops in Canada, Ireland and many places in the US. She also runs a large music school in Pearl River, New York. Join us for the annual Flynn Memorial Concert.
Crossroads Salon
Saturday, March 29, 2pm – 5pm
Private Residence
FREE
Private Residence, San Francisco. Address available with RSVP to info@irishamericancrossroads.
Bring your creative work, writing, visual art, music or song about Irish-Irish-American culture, history or experience to share or attend as part of a warm and appreciative audience! Join us for this convivial gathering in a gracious home with sweeping views of the San Francisco skyline. RSVP to info@irishamericancrossroads.
Oral History at the Crossroads
Saturday, April 11th, 1-3pm
United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco
FREE
Join us for our 16th annual event honoring the life histories of participants in the Irish Oral History Archive of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Irish Oral History Archive project is focused on the experience and contributions of men and women who emigrated from Ireland to the San Francisco Bay Area, and their Irish-American contemporaries, in their own words.
Irish-American Art Exhibit
Saturday, April 18th- Sunday, April 19th
West Portal Gallery, 320 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco
FREE
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This Second Annual Irish-American Art Exhibit presents visual art exploring Irish/Irish-American culture, history, identity or themes. Open to artists of all heritages, the exhibit welcomes submissions that explore the cultures, histories, and experiences of Ireland, the Irish in America and the Irish diaspora.
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- Saturday, April 18th: Art Opening 4-8pm
- Sunday, April 19th: Artists’ Panel/Reading and Concert 2-6pm