Kansas City Irish Fest

Kansas City Irish Fest celebrates Celtic pride in Kansas City by bringing the soul of Ireland to the heart of America. The festival is dedicated to promoting the culture, music, character and history of Ireland and of the Irish people who call the Kansas City-area home. Consistently named best festival in Kansas City, Irish Fest features a giant children's area and a world-class line-up of dancers, artisans, story tellers and more than three dozen musicians and entertainers on seven stages. Located in the heart of Kansas City at Crown Center Square, Kansas City Irish Fest hosts between 90-100,000 people annually. The festival was born from the merger of two successful smaller Kansas City neighborhood events, the Brookside and Westport Irish fests. Irish Fest is almost 100 percent volunteer staffed, and uses the help of nearly 1,100 volunteers annually.