Sea Isle City’s Irish Festival will be Held Sept 19-21

SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s 8th Annual Irish Festival Weekend will take place at the LaCosta Complex, JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 19-21. The yearly Celtic celebration, which is once again being co-sponsored by LaCosta Lounge and KIX-McNutley’s, will feature plenty of live Irish music, dancing, an Irish Vendor’s Market, great food and countless festival-goers wearing green.
Sea Isle’s 2014 Irish Weekend will begin at 5:00 p.m. Sept. 19, when the Irish band West of Galway takes the stage at LaCosta’s outside deck. At 7:00 p.m., The Insiders will perform under LaCosta’s Festival Tent, and later Blackthorn will perform between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. at LaCosta’s main Lounge.
Irish Weekend will kick into high gear at 10:00 a.m. Sept. 20, when the festival’s Irish Vendors Market opens along JFK Boulevard (west of Landis Avenue). The market, which will run throughout the day, will feature a bevy of Irish collectibles, fashion apparel, crafts and “must have” green items. In addition to an expansive selection of Irish-themed merchandise and imported goods, the market will also feature food vendors offering many tempting selections.
Saturday’s music line-up will include performances by West of Galway (1:00 – 5:00 p.m.), an Irish D.J. (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.), Cletus McBride (2:00 – 7:00 p.m.), Blackthorn (3:00 – 7:00 p.m.), Round Tower (5:00 – 9:00 p.m.) and Split Decision (7:00 – 11:00 p.m.).
Irish Weekend will continue Sept. 21, at 11:00 a.m., when the Irish Vendors Market reopens along JFK Boulevard. Sunday’s musical entertainment will be provided by West of Galway (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.). Also, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, festival-goers can watch the Eagles-Redskins game on LaCosta’s big screen televisions.
To learn more about Sea Isle City’s 8th Annual Irish Weekend, phone (609) 263-3756, email lacostalounge@comcast.net or visit www.lacosta-seaisle.com.