Two Festival Goers
Join us for the 25th Annual Church Hill Irish Festival on March 20th and 21st in historic Church Hill. The festival will begin Saturday at 10:00 a.m with a walking parade to include traditional Irish music and dancing. The celebration will continue with a street festival in front of St. Patrick’s Church on North 25th Street between Broad and Franklin Streets and will run from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday.
Sitting at home with the snow falling outside… and all I can think about is Spring!! A big hallmark of Spring is the Church Hill Irish Festival. I can smell the yummy food, hear the music, and feel the sun on my face. This is maintaining my sanity during this 2010 deep freeze.
Hello, My band Glasgow Kiss would like to entertain this year. Who do I need to contact? Thank You.
Tom- Try giving the St. Patrick’s Office a call, at 804-648-0504! I’m sure that they will be able to steer you to the correct contact information on the event organizing committee, planners, schedulers, etc. Looking forward to hearing Glasgow Kiss at the Festival on the 20th!!!!!!
One of my favorite Events in Richmond! Great music, great food and great beer!
Forgive my ignorance and newness to the area but why is this celebration called the Church Hill Irish Festival?
Has it always been called the Irish Festival all these 25 years?
Is it not a St. Patrick’s Day event seeing as it takes place outside the namesake church and park?
Just seems odd.
Like calling a Christmas Tree a Holiday Tree or something lame like that.
Please advise.
As far as I know it has always been called the Church Hill Irish Festival because it is held in an area of Richmond known as Church Hill. Also a name like “St Patrick’s Day Festival at St Patrick’s Church” would be rather redundant and inadequate.
The festival is much more than just a celebration of St Patrick’s Day. All aspects of Irish culture are exhibited and celebrated from authentic food and drink to live bands playing traditional and modern Irish music.
Of course most of this is purely my opinion. You should come and see the event for yourself and come to your own conclusion.
Thanks for asking! We had to form a non-profit status separate from the actual church a few years ago and we named the non-profit the “Church Hill Irish Festival”. Some of the neighbors on the hill requested the Church Hill name also, so it seems to work! St. Patrick’s Church has been on the Hill for 150 years and supporting this festival has made that happen. We now support many local causes on Church Hill and the Richmond Area.
Thanks for helping us!
I have a very well-behaved dog and am a responsible owner that carries her own poop bags. Are dogs welcome at this event?
Most parades allow them along the sidelines. I’ll be bringing mine!
Cynthia,
I have read that animals are not going to be permitted at this event …
I know they turned away a woman with a pet goose a couple of years ago.
Though dogs are allowed, I personally think it’s a bad idea. The festival quickly becomes very, very crowded. Shoulder to shoulder, pushing and shuffling. You may be a responsible pet owner but there is a lot of beer drinking going on and others may not act responsibly around your pet. To get the most enjoyment out of the festival, I suggest leaving pets at home. With the crowds and commotion, They would probably appreciate it.
Unfortunately, insurance coverage generally prohibits dogs inside these types of events.
Kevin, are you retarded?
Cynthia & Kristy, dogs don’t belong where they interfere with the enjoyment of other people. Try taking your dog on a walk down your street or something, but when you go to a festival leave them home (and try to get some human friends). Let’s have a Guinness. Cheers