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Exciting News From the Buffalo Irish Festival!
The Buffalo Irish Festival is back for 2025—new dates + location, same unbeatable Irish spirit!
Buffalo River Fest Park, August 2-3, 2025
Get ready for a weekend packed with live music, Irish dance, cultural traditions, and plenty of pints. This is Buffalo’s biggest celebration of Irish heritage, and you won’t want to miss it!
It's time for the annual Buffalo Irish Festival Meat Raffle, one of our biggest fundraisers for the Festival! Get individual tickets at this LINK or reserve a table of 8 at this LINK!
The wait is over—our first Buffalo Irish Festival 2025 headliners are here!
Rory Makem – A master of Irish folk and storytelling, bringing the songs you can’t help but sing along to while raising a pint!
The Henry Girls – From Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland, high-energy, foot-stomping harmonies that will have you dancing from the first note.
Steel City Rovers – A fusion of Celtic folk rock with high-energy rhythms and trad-fueled grit. If you like your reels with a little edge, you won’t want to miss this set!
DESIRE – The International U2 Tribute Act – Buffalo’s own U2 tribute band delivering stadium-sized anthems, soaring guitar solos, and the ultimate Irish rock experience.
2025 Festival Performers!
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Times and Admission
Sat. August 2nd, 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Sun. August 3rd, 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Admission $10 Each Day
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For information on the festival email: Info@buffaloirisfestival.com
For information on becoming a vendor at the festival email: vendors@buffaloirishfestival.com
For media inquiries contact: media@buffaloirishfestival.com
Interested in volunteering for the 2025 Festival? Contact: volunteer@buffaloirshfestival.com
Festival Pictures by Festival Photographer Patricia Myers
Check Out Our New Home
Buffalo River Fest Park, a 3-acre park opened in 2011 and is situated at 249 Ohio Street on the Buffalo River. The park features a boardwalk along the Buffalo River, interpretive signs, a pergola, benches, walkways, a band shell, a wharf out over the river and lush gardens. This beautifully landscaped park offers the public an area to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Buffalo River while celebrating the rich history of the area.
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