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2026 Irish American Crossroads Festival

Join us for the 23rd Annual Irish-American Crossroads Festival

Éire agus Na Chéad Naisiúin (Film, 80mins)
3pm, Saturday, March 7
In partnership with SF Irish Film
TICKETS

Directed by Ronan McCloskey, and filmed as a road journey across the United States, the film traces connections ranging from trade and alliance to conflict and displacement. It draws on contributions from Irish historians and Indigenous voices and was produced by Ronin Films with support from the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and Coimisiún na Meáin.

Among the figures explored is Sir William Johnson, an 18th-century Irish trader and landowner in New York who developed close ties with the Mohawk Nation. Mohawk elders Kay Olan and Tom Porter reflect on his influence and its legacy. The documentary also examines the role of Irish Americans in the displacement of Indigenous communities. Stories include the Baker Massacre, and the actions of generals such as Philip Sheridan and Thomas Francis Meagher.

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. TICKETS

Crossroads Salon
Saturday, March 29, 2pm – 5pm
Private Residence
FREE

Private Residence, San Francisco. Address available with RSVP to info@irishamericancrossroads.org

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.org to secure your spot.

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.  This year’s event features Fr. Michael Healy and PJ McGee in conversation with Catherine Barry, lead interviewer for the archive.  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.   Join us to learn more about these two remarkable community members as well as about the Irish-American culture and history of this region.

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.