The 2016 Irish-American Crossroads Festival
The Irish-American Crossroads Festival is a literary, musical, and cultural event that takes place every year in the San Francisco Bay Area during the month of March. It is a celebrated annual festival inviting the public to come together around inspired, creative, and relevant events regarding Irish and Irish-American history and culture.
Scheduled Festival events
Friday, March 4. Connecting Celtic Roots: From Irish Traditional to American Roots Music with Eileen Ivers & Her Band
Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael. Information >
Saturday, March 5. Children’s Hour of Song and Dance.
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco. Information >
Saturday, March 5. The Imaginative Power of Place.
Film Screenings with Bay Area filmmaker, Flora Skivington. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco. Information >
Sunday, March 6. “Hands-On-Harps” Beginner Workshop and Concert.
Award-winning Celtic Harpist, Lisa Lynne. United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. Information >
Sunday, March 6. Book Launch
Doolin: People, Place, Culture by Eddie Stack. Plough & Stars Irish Pub, San Francisco. 5-7 pm. Followed by traditional session. Information >
Sunday, March 13. Family Stories Workshop.
With Margaret Cooley. A popular facilitated workshop on the research and composition of family histories. United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. Information >
Tuesday, March 15. Book Launch.
The Lost Celt by A.E. Conran – a middle-grade adventure novel. Book Passage in Corte Madera. Information >
Saturday, March 19. Walking the Rebellion.
Irish-Americans and the 1916 Easter Rising in the Mission District with Elizabeth Creely. Meet for a walking tour at 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Information >
Saturday, March 19. Kevin Burke — “The Naked Fiddle.”
An Acoustic Night of Traditional Irish Music. Plough & Stars Irish Pub, San Francisco. Information >
Sunday, March 20. Reflections on The 1916 Easter Rising.
Irish Community Leaders Discuss the Legacy and Impact of the 1916 Easter Rising. United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. Information >
Thursday, March 24. Elaine Feeney: A West Coast Premiere Poetry Reading
Bookshop West Portal, San Francisco. Information >
Thursday, March 31. Women’s Roles in the 1916 Easter Rising and After: A Reading and Conversation with Sinéad McCoole.
A reading and conversation with Sinéad McCoole. Mechanics Institute, SF. Information >
Saturday, April 2. Crossroads Salon.
A forum for writers/artists, as well as readers/viewers. This meeting focuses on the idea of “freedom”. Information >
Sunday, April 3. The 1916 Easter Rising in Oral Histories of the Irish in San Francisco.
An Afternoon of Storytelling. Families welcome. United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. Information >