The 2012 Church Hill Irish Festival has been scheduled for March 24 and March 25! We are still working through the event details, so more news to follow in February.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again!

Thanks for coming out for a great cause this year. We also appreciate the comments and will consider them all during the planning for next year’s event.

See you in 2012!

The festival is a go, regardless of the weather. Below are the times for those interested:

Saturday, March 26 : 10 am to 7 pm

Sunday, March 27 : 10 am to 6:30 pm

As with last year, a $2 donation will be collected at the gates.

A Local Country Legend Passes

The organizers of the Irish Festival are sad to report that the country musician Page Wilson has passed on to the great music hall in the sky. Page  did a lot for the young musicians in the Richmond area for many, many years. He had always been a supporter of the Irish Festival and lent a hand at many of our events. He is missed by many here on the Hill and we would like to dedicate the 2011 Church Hill Irish Festival in his honor and name. Take care, Page.

We think we have the final band schedules together at last and have posted both Saturday’s schedule and Sunday’s schedule, for both stages. This year is going to be a big one!

As several folks have been coming to the site, looking for information on obtaining a booth at the festival this March, we have created a special contact form here :

Vendor Contact Form

If you would like to participate, fill out this form and one of the organizers will contact you shortly.

We hope to have some of the band information up soon.

The team of volunteers has started to work on the particulars of the 2011 Church Hill Irish Festival in Richmond, Virginia. We have a full slate of bands and other entertainment in the works and more on that will be coming soon.

For now, we can only confirm the dates, so mark your calendars for March 26 and March 27 and check back soon!

We have the final Band Schedules just in and have posted them on two new pages on the blog:

Saturday : http://www.churchhillirishfestival.com/?page_id=23

Sunday : http://www.churchhillirishfestival.com/?page_id=25

It is going to be a couple of days packed with great music, food and events!

A huge children’s play area will be sponsored by the great folks from “Connor’s Heroes”, an organization that assists families and children who are fighting childhood cancer.

Proceeds benefit the St. Baldrick’s Society and their fight against childhood cancer, the Church Hill Association, the Church Hill Crime Watch, Richmond Hill, Child Saver’s Clinic of Richmond, St. John’s Church, the St. Peter’s Meals Program, Stone’s Circle of Friends and many other neighborhood causes.

A $2.00 donation will be collected at the gate. Sponsored in part by Guinness & Harp Beer and our friends at Loveland Distributing.

We kindly ask that you leave all pets at home.

Traditional Irish musicians, bagpipers and dancers will perform throughout the weekend. This year’s lineup includes Uisce Beatha; the Janet Martin Band; Andy, Cindy and Then Some; Page Wilson; the Taters, the Atkinsons; Tinkers Damn; Bart Chucker Band; Susan Greenbaum and many other local favorites. We will also have a Bluegrass Stage.

In addition to great entertainment, there will be plenty of family fun, including children’s games, face painting and Irish-themed crafts. Over thirty Irish vendors will be in attendance! Food and refreshments will also be available. Enjoy wonderful “Irish Lasagna” prepared by the Ladies of St. Patrick’s, “Fish and Chips” and other favorites provided by Rare Olde Times Irish Pub, and many more.