please note: these performances have already happened!
This page exists as a resource only!
SELECTION OF PAST EVENTS:
Fri Mar 13
12.50pm-1.35pm
Performance at a school in the Bronx
Icahn 2 School Assembly
1640 Bronxdale Ave
Bronx, NY, 10462
Fri Mar 13
6.15-7pm
Celtic Medical Society
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
The Players Club
16 Gramercy Park South, NY NY 10003 aka 20th Street, (between Lex & Park), Manhattan
Note for anyone looking to attend ONLY:
This is a private members-only event!
Sat. Mar 14 POSTPONED
Performance: 12noon-12.30pm OR 1pm-1.30pm
We will update time as soon as confirmed!
Irish Language Mass Celebration
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St Patrick’s Youth Center
Mott St., between Prince and Houston Streets, Manhattan
Mass as Gaeilge at 11am OR 12noon
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
LIVE music by Donie Carroll (guitar & song) & friends POSTPONED
Sat Mar 14
5.30pm-6pm
Party in Forest Hills, Queens
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
The party starts at 5pm, we go on at 5.30
pm approx
Sat Mar 14
7.30pm-8.30pm
Concert in Midtown Manhattan
Ballet Arts Center for Dance,
130 W. 56th Street, 6th Floor, NYC 10019
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Armenian, Georgian, Uzbek, Kathak, Chinese and the amazing Las Estrellas Ladies Salsa dance ensemble is surely going to bring it! For those of you who were present for our Soirée Celtique last year, not to worry, Niall O’Leary’s Irish step dancers will be there to prep us for St. Patrick’s Day! We are also so fortunate to have the showstopping Syzokrili Ukrainian Dance Ensemble back again.
Tickets can be purchased via the following Eventbrite link. Use promo code NYIDF for 15% off.
There are only about 80 seats, so don’t dilly-dally. We hope to see you there!
Tickets available on Eventbrite
Note: dancers in the show do not need tickets!
Sat Mar 14
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Colin Harte (keyboards and songs)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Mar 15
3pm-3.30pm NEW TIME
St Patrick’s Luncheon
Immaculate Conception Church,
414 E 14th St (1st Ave)
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Sun Mar 15
4pm-4.20pm
Áine’s birthday party at
Banc Cafe,
431 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016
(between 30th & 31st streets)
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Mon Mar 16
9am-9.45am
Performance at Epiphany School
Niall O’Leary and dancers
234 East 22nd St., East Midtown, Manhattan
Mon Mar 16
1pm-1.45pm
Big Six NORC Senior Center
59-15 47th Avenue, Woodside, Queens, NY 11377
Mon Mar 16
2.30pm-3.15pm
Metropolitan Hospital Harlem
1901 1st Ave, New York, NY 10029 (97th Street)
Mon Mar 16
Paddy Reilly’s weekly session & dance jam EARLIER
6pm Pop-Up Gaeltacht
7pm-10pm Session
Niall will be there 6pm-7.30pm
Mon Mar 16
8pm-11pm
Special pre-St. Patrick’s Day session at Sláinte Bar w/ special guest Niall O’Leary
Sláinte Bar, 304 Bowery, New York NY 10012 (between 1st Street & Bleecker)
All welcome, no cover!
Featured Event:
Tues Mar 17
12.30pm-3pm: more details below!
265th NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Full costumes!
12.30pm: Be in the neighborhood
1pm: Be at our meeting spot: East 46th St, between Madison & Vanderbilt Aves
1.20pm: we finalize our formation
1.30pm-2pm approx: we arrive on Fifth Avenue!
Please make sure to read the part in our costume page specifically about this event: link at the top of this page!
As in previous years, we are lining up after the Irish Business Organization of NY!
Tues Mar 17
4pm-7pm approx
IBO / Dublin Society Post-Parade Party
122 East 83rd Street (btwn Lex & Park), Upper East Side, Manhattan
(same venue as previous years)
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Live music by
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons, percussive dance)
Louise Walsh (fiddle & songs)
Andy Fitzpatrick (guitar & songs)
Note for anyone looking to attend ONLY:
This is a private members-only event!
Tues Mar 17
4.30pm approx.
NYS Troopers Emerald Society Party
Legend’s
6 W. 33rd Street, New York NY 10001
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Tues Mar 17
8pm-8.10pm
Tanner Smith’s
204 W. 55th St (6th -7th) near Broadway, Manhattan
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Weds Mar 18
12.30pm-1.15pm
NORC Senior Center
NORC Boulevard Gardens 51-42 30th Ave., Woodside, NY 11377
Sat Mar 21
2pm-3pm
Library performance in Forest Hills, Queens
Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71st Ave, Foresl Hills, Queens NY
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Live music by Niall O’Leary (accordion & spoons), Bernadette Fee (fiddle) & Craig Tichy (guitar & songs)
Sat Mar 21
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Dylan James (banjo)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Mon Mar 23
7.25pm-7.40pm approx
Irish-American Heritage Month Event
Performance by Niall O’Leary and dancers from the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
w/ special guest Seaghan Schrock (fiddle & dance)
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South, NY NY 10003 aka 20th Street, (between Lex & Park), Manhattan
Note for anyone looking to attend ONLY:
This is a private members-only event!
Sat Mar 28
12noon-1pm
Library performance in Long Island City, Queens
Hunters Point Library,47-40 Center Blvd., Long Island City, Queens NY
Performance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Live music by Niall O’Leary (accordion & spoons), Dylan James (banjo & fiddle) & Craig Tichy (guitar & songs)
Sat Mar 21
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Dylan James (banjo)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Mon Mar 23
7.25pm-7.40pm approx
Irish-American Heritage Month Event
Performance by Niall O’Leary and dancers from the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
w/ special guest Seaghan Schrock (fiddle & dance)
The National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South, NY NY 10003 aka 20th Street, (between Lex & Park), Manhattan
Note for anyone looking to attend ONLY:
This is a private members-only event!
Tues Feb 10
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
Sláinte Bar
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
Please let us know in advance if you can attend: Tuesday dancers: you can come after class!
No Cover charge…All Dancers & Listeners Welcome, invite your friends!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes: no costumes!
Weds Feb 11, 2026
7.30pm-8.30pm Dance Jam Performance
Fundraiser / Reception for the St Pats for All Parade
Irish Arts Center Manhattan
11th Ave. & 51st St. Manhattan
Dance Jam on Niall’s dance platform in the lobby!
Please note: Due to limitations on space, only certain dancers will be invited to perform
Sat Feb 14 & Sun Feb 15
8am start
Feis Na Nollag
Irish American Center 297 Willis Ave, Mineola, NY 11501
Enter at www.FeisWorx.com
Sun Jan 25
12.25pm-1.10pm*
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at
New York Travel Show
*Note earlier time
11am: Be at the front door of the Javits
11.30am Meet side stage for run-through
12:25pm to 1:10pm Irish Dance Presented by: Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
From the event organizers:
‘Due to the expected storm on Sunday, the Travel show changed the times of the show from 10am to 3pm instead of 11am to 4pm.
Since each group is asked to be at the stage an hour before performance, this should not cause too much conflict I pray.’
https://travelshows.com/shows/new-york/
Jacob K. Javits Center (Hall 3D/3E) 429 11th Ave, (34th Street) New York, NY 10001
at the Global Beats stage!
Sun Dec 21
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Eileen McLain (fiddle) & Chris Murphy (guitar & songs)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Dec 21
9pm-11.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Eileen McLain (fiddle) & Dave Fahy (guitar & songs)
Tara Mór Pub & Restaurant
150 W. 30th Street, NY NY 10001 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for over 21 patrons only!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Thurs Nov 27 (Thanksgiving)
7pm-10pm
Trad Session w/ Niall O’Leary, Fintan Warfield and friends
Honey Fitz
30-09 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106
(Right next to the Broadway stop on the N train)
All welcome!
Nov 28 29 30 (Thanksgiving weekend 2025)
8am start all three days
Mid-Atlantic Oireachas (Regional Championships) #MARO25
Philadelphia, PA
Three full days of the best dancers in the region all aiming to dance a personal best!
We will have dancers entered in the following:
Solo championships
Ceili championships
Trad Set comps
Note: For this event, all dancers are selected and entered by their dancing school!
Fri Nov 21
7.30pm reception
8pm concert
Be there 7.30pm
On 8.30pm approx
Done 10pm approx
Mercy Center Benefit Concert
New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave, LIC, Queens NY
To benefit children in Bangkok, Thailand
Dances:
Humours of Bandon
Softshoe Reels
Fairy Reel
Blackbird
Hornpipe
Treble Reel routine
Any questions please text me!
This performance is in full costume…
In this case, that is your Oireactas ceili team costume, exactly as you will appear on the Oireachtas stage!
If you are missing a cape, please text me before!
If you are the second person missing a cape, please reach out to another dancer to borrow one!
Supporting the poorest of the poor in the slums of Bangkok. They have been rescued from a life of extreme poverty and abuse, and given the love here at the Mercy Center, that every child deserves. The kids arrive here under different circumstances, some are just babies, some are toddlers, little boys, little girls, and each needs to be loved and cherished. Here at this facility, the kids receive accommodations, food and schooling and are prepared for the outside world. Most are Buddhists and are brought to the temple and are taught their own traditional Thai music and dance…Classes were set up by the late Professor Mick Moloney, one of the most influential scholars in Irish Studies and Traditional Irish Music.
Special thanks to George Heslin and staff at the NY Irish Center for again making this wonderful facility available to us.
All donations gratefully accepted. Tickets are approx $70 each – Seniors $50 Call or text Donie @ 917-723-7488
Benefit Concert for the Mercy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Music by members of the Green Fields of America:
Irish Dance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
7 train to Vernon-Jackson, 3 mins. from Grand Central! Be on the front of the train, exit to the left, do a 180 degree turn at top of stairs, the building is a few doors up on the left!
The Mercy Center is an organization to help children from underprivileged backgrounds to have a meaningful life. I have visited and performed Irish music and dance there many times, and also taught some of them Irish dance!
Thanks,
Niall
Fri Nov 21
7.30pm reception
8pm concert
Be there 7.30pm
On 8.30pm approx
Done 10pm approx
Mercy Center Benefit Concert
New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave, LIC, Queens NY
To benefit children in Bangkok, Thailand
Dances:
Humours of Bandon
Softshoe Reels
Fairy Reel
Blackbird
Hornpipe
Treble Reel routine
Any questions please text me!
This performance is in full costume…
In this case, that is your Oireactas ceili team costume, exactly as you will appear on the Oireachtas stage!
If you are missing a cape, please text me before!
If you are the second person missing a cape, please reach out to another dancer to borrow one!
Supporting the poorest of the poor in the slums of Bangkok. They have been rescued from a life of extreme poverty and abuse, and given the love here at the Mercy Center, that every child deserves. The kids arrive here under different circumstances, some are just babies, some are toddlers, little boys, little girls, and each needs to be loved and cherished. Here at this facility, the kids receive accommodations, food and schooling and are prepared for the outside world. Most are Buddhists and are brought to the temple and are taught their own traditional Thai music and dance…Classes were set up by the late Professor Mick Moloney, one of the most influential scholars in Irish Studies and Traditional Irish Music.
Special thanks to George Heslin and staff at the NY Irish Center for again making this wonderful facility available to us.
All donations gratefully accepted. Tickets are approx $70 each – Seniors $50 Call or text Donie @ 917-723-7488
Benefit Concert for the Mercy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Music by members of the Green Fields of America:
Irish Dance by the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
7 train to Vernon-Jackson, 3 mins. from Grand Central! Be on the front of the train, exit to the left, do a 180 degree turn at top of stairs, the building is a few doors up on the left!
The Mercy Center is an organization to help children from underprivileged backgrounds to have a meaningful life. I have visited and performed Irish music and dance there many times, and also taught some of them Irish dance!
Thanks,
Niall
Sat Nov 15
4pm-5.30pm
Niall O’Leary Spoons Workshop
Irish Arts Center, NYC
SOLD OUT!
We will be doing another spoons workshop in early 2026!
More info here:
https://irishartscenter.org/event/workshop-how-to-play-the-spoons
Sat Nov 15
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Saoirse Grady (fiddle) and Craig Tichy (guitar & songs)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
*All spoon players welcome!!!
Sun Nov 16
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Martha McDonnell (fiddle) & Dave Barckow (guitar & songs)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Tues Nov 18
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
Please let us know in advance if you can attend!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Weds Nov 12
6pm-8pm approx
Performance & Social Dancing for the Irish Business Organization of NY!
Niall O’Leary and Friends w/ Live Music
The Churchill Tavern, 45 East 28th Street (Park Ave.), New York NY 10016
Private event upstairs: tickets still available!
www.ibonewyork.org
Sat Nov 8 & Sun Nov 9
White Plains, NY, US
Entries will close on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM Or when cap is reached.
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sun Nov 9
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Martha McDonnell (fiddle) & Ryan McCombe ADCRG (guitar & songs)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Oct 16-19
8am start all days
Great Britain Championships 2025
London, England, UK
Anna from our adult championship class is competing…
Tell your friends in London!
More info at www.gofeis.net
Sat Oct 18
5pm-8pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Performance
The Pavillion at Brookmeade
34 Brookmeade Drive, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
20 min performance!
Sat Sept 27 & Sun Sept 28
ORourke Autumn Feis 2025
White Plains, NY
More info at www.feisweb.com
Tues Sept 30
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
Please let us know in advance if you can attend!
Do not miss class to attend this event!
Come after class instead!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Weds Sept 24
6pm-9pm
Music performance at 6pm
Dancers arrive 6.45pm latest
Dance performance at 7.15pm approx
Performance for Tourism Ireland
Niall O’Leary and Friends w/ Live Music
PJ Clarke’s, 915 3rd Ave., (55-56th Streets), NYC
Mon Sept 22
7.15pm-7.30pm
Benefit Performance in Manhattan
Benefit for Childrens’ Downs Syndrome Charity DSDN
The Winslow, 243 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance in costume
This is our 4th time performing at this event!
In 2021, this was our first indoor performance since COVID started!
Please be there 6.45pm…always a fun time!
Sat Sept 20
11am to 7pm festival hours
2.55pm-3.15pm our performance
Westerleigh Folk Music & Art Festival, Staten Island
Westerleigh Park, Maine & Neal Dow Ave., Staten Island NY
Niall O’Leary & the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance in costume
Be there 2.15pm
will be a fun day out on Staten Island…Free Event, invite your friends!
Sat Sept 20
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Bernadette Fee (fiddle) and Craig Tichy (guitar & songs)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Sept 21
Wantagh, Long Island NY
Entries will close on Monday, September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM Or when cap is reached.
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Mon Sept 15
5.30pm-6.10pm
Accordions Around the World Festival at Bryant Park, NYC
featuring LIVE accordion music by Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
with dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets, just east of 6th Avenue
Niall will be at STATION 2, on the lawn, in the N-W corner of the park:
More info:
https://bryantpark.org/calendar/event/accordions-around-the-world-day-2
No cover charge…All Welcome, invite your friends!
RAIN PLAN: bring an umbrella!
There will be FIVE stations total, with one accordion player at each station from 5.30pm!
All welcome…all dancers welcome to come along and dance!
Sat Sept 13
7pm-11pm
Philadelphia Irish Dancers’ Ball
Ceili at the Commodore Barry Irish Center
6815 Emlen St, Philadelphia PA (train to Carpenter)
Join us for:
Live music by The Four Provinces Irish Showband
A light dinner with delicious desserts
Cash bar
Dress in your best formal or semi-formal attire
Tickets: Adults: $40 | Kids (8-12): $30
To purchase tickets, scan the QR code or send Venmo to @irishdancersball
Sun Sept 14
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Tom Fitzgerald (fiddle) & Chris Murphy (guitar & songs)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Aug 30
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Ailish Conneely (flute, Whistle, accordion) and Craig Tichy (guitar & songs)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Aug 31
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ Anna Colliton (bodhran) & Chris Murphy (guitar & songs)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Featured Event:
Sat Jul 26, 2025
5pm-9pm
Irish Night at the Ballpark, Staten Island
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
We are doing two performances:
5pm and 5.45pm
Rain or Shine!
All welcome!
Details;
FerryHawks Stadium, Staten Island
75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island NY
Just steps from the Staten Island Ferry!
Enjoy spectacular views of Manhattan while experiencing an Irish-themed baseball event!
We performed at this last year, and in previous years, and it was really fun!
What better way to spent a Summer’s evening than sitting outside near the river with a cool breeze, enjoying the BEST view of the Manhattan skyline, standing for the Irish and American anthems, watching a spectacular Irish dance performance by Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance! And there will be an Irish Themed Fireworks show in front of the NYC Skyline to end the night!
And there will be baseball as well!
We are looking for dancers to perform at this event…or you can take a night off and just come to party with us instead!
Note: all dancers performing also need tickets, but
The first EIGHT dancers to sign up to perform will get a COMPLEMENTARY ticket!\
Directions:
Take the ferry from South Ferry (1train), Whitehall (R train) or Bowling Green (4,5 train)
25 mins on the Staten Island Ferry: the ferry is FREE!)
Spectacular views of the Statue of Liberty (sit on the RHS)!
5 minute walk from the ferry terminal to the Baseball Stadium!
Dancers; be there 4.30pm
Irish Dance Pre-show at the Ballpark gates: 5pm-5.20pm
Irish Dance Performance on the field: 5.45pm-5.49pm
Then the baseball starts!
ADDITIONAL INFO:
The Staten Island FerryHawks are committed to providing fun and affordable experiences for the NYC Community. On Saturday, July 26th we are hosting our Irish Heritage Night! Join us at 5pm for a Party on the Terrace with the Hawk City Hype Squad. We will bring the fun into the stadium for an on-field parade for fans wearing green! Our pre-game ceremonies will feature on-field performances from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance, Richmond County Pipes & Drums, Mighty String Demons, and the Aisling Cultural and Community Center. The FerryHawks will be playing in special alternate jerseys as the Irish Goodbyes!
Tkts now on sale: act fast, as this event may sell out!
Tickets are $17.29, which includes all fees:
Here is our exclusive ticket link:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Nialloleary2025
Hope you can make it!
Sat Aug 2
*Time change
no time yet!
Summer Streets
Performance by the Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe
and the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance stage; venue tba
We are the headline act, closing the show!
Drinking fountain nearby: bring a refillable bottle!
Sat Aug 2
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Dylan James (banjo) and Craig Tichy (guitar & song)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Aug 3
6pm-9pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in the Bronx
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons)
w/ tba (fiddle) & tba (guitar & vocals)
The Rambling House Bar & Restaurant
4292 Katonah Ave, Bronx, NY 10470
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Jul 13
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in the Bronx
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) Saoirse Grady (fiddle) & Pamela Geraghty (guitar & vocals)
The Rambling House
4292 Katonah Ave., Bronx NY 10470
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Jun 22
*Time change
Now 6pm approx (be there 5pm)
Done 6.30pm latest (15 min performance)
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at Donegal Society fundraiser
In aid of a rebuilding project for a Church in County Donegal that burned to the ground.
Tailor Public House (Private room upstairs)
505 8th Avenue (35-36 Streets) NYC
(Across 8th Ave from our dance studio!)
Sat Jun 21
*Time change
Be there 2pm
Performance ONE at International Stage 2 is 2.55-3.10pm approx
(near 660 St. Nicholas Ave., bet. 143rd & 145th Streets, Harlem)
Possible performance TWO at International Stage 1 is 4.35-4.45pm approx
141st St near church)
NYC Multi-Cultural Festival in Harlem part 2
at St. Nicholas Avenue
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
We could go on earlier, so please be on time at 1pm!
This is a fabulous festival of multicultural dance!
The theme for this year’s festival is
We Are New Yorkers: Powerful, Proud, United!
Rain or Shine!
Meet at Stage Left (Audience Right)
The festival is FREE…invite your friends!
THREE MINUTE WALK from A or C train at 145th Street
Note: the stage is a good quality stage with marley finish.
Full Costumes
Please secure all your valuables! Do not leave them around to avoid theft. They are not responsible for any stolen items.
Sat Jun 7
2.40pm-2.50pm approx
NYC Multi-Cultural Festival in Harlem part 1
(at Jackie Robinson Park)
12noon-5pm festival
Be there 2pm
Performance time 2.40pm -2.50pm
16th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival at the Jackie Robinson Park. Harlem, Manhattan PART ONE
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
We could go on earlier, so please be on time at 2.40pm!
This is a fabulous festival of multicultural dance!
JACKIE ROBINSON PARK (BANDSHELLl)
85 Bradhurst Avenue New York, NY 10030
Cross Streets: West 146th Street and Bradhurst Ave)
The theme for this year’s festival is
We Are New Yorkers: Powerful, Proud, United!
Rain or Shine!
Meet at Stage Right (Audience Left)
The festival is FREE
THREE MINUTE WALK from A or C train at 145th Street
Note: the stage is a good quality stage with marley finish.
Full Costumes
Please secure all your valuables! Do not leave them around to avoid theft. They are not responsible for any stolen items.
Sun Jun 8
9am-5pm
Niall O’Leary School Day-At-A-Feis 2025!
United Irish Counties Feis
You are invited to participate in our annual Dancing School Day-At-A-Feis event:
This is where we pick one Feis (competition), and invite everyone in our dancing school to attend to dance, or to cheer on other dancers in our school, or to volunteer,..or all of the above!
New Location:
Lincoln High School, 375 Kneeland Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704
The 85th UIC Feis: the oldest Feis in North America!
You can go to compete, to cheer on other dancers from our school, to volunteer, or all of the above!
Day at a Feis closing date without late fee: Sunday 5/25/25
We already know that some dancers in our school are going…always a great time!
Sign-up at www.feisweb.com
If you need help entering we will introduce you to someone who can help you!
Sun Jun 8
4pm-6.30pm EARLIER
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons), Dylan James (banjo) & Dave Barckow (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Jun 1
9am-5pm
Hartford Feis
Glastonbury CT
Irish-American Home Society
132 Commerce Street, Glastonbury CT 06033
Niall O’Leary is one of the adjudicators
(No restriction on competing)
Sign-up at www.feisweb.com
Featured Event:
Sat May 17, 2025
12.45pm-6.15pm
NYC Dance Parade
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Followed by a performance in Thompson Square Park at 5.50pm!
Join us for an unforgettable performance as we dance our way through Manhattan in the 19th Annual @danceparadenyc on May 17th, 2025! And don’t miss the grand finale—DanceFest—happening at Tompkins Square Park right after the parade!
The Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance will be dancing in the NYC Dance Parade from 6th Ave and 17th Street, down 6th Ave, along 8th St. to St. Mark’s Place from 1.30pm to 3pm approx, and our performance in Tompkins Square Park is 5.45pm approx! If you see us give us a Wave and a Wooooo!!
Costuming: Read this entire page to make sure you have everything:
https://nialloleary.com/school/costuming-info/
Meet at 12.45pm at the North West corner of 5th Ave and 17th Street
Rain or Shine!
All welcome!
Featured Event:
Sat May 17, 2025
5.30-6.15pm
Post-Parade Performance
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Meet at 5.30pm in Thompson Square Park at Stage Left of the Community Stage, located in the North West corner of the park.
Performance 5.40pm approx
Done 6.15pm
Sat May 17
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Eileen McLain (fiddle) and Chris Murphy (guitar & song)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun May 18
4pm
Performance 4pm-5.30pm window
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at Mary from Dungloe celebration:
Celebration of the 2025 International Mary’s / NY ‘Mary’s and Little Miss NY and Dungloe Mary’s
Tailor Public House
(Private room upstairs)
505 8th Avenue (35-36 Streets) NYC
Sun May 18
4.30pm-7.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) Amy Beshara (fiddle) & Ryan McCombe (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Featured Event:
Sun May 4, 2025
12noon-6pm
NYC Irish Dance Festival 2025 #NYCIDF25
Pier I, end of W. 70th Street, NYC (enter at W. 68th Street)
Performances by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance, Darrah Carr Dance, Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe, and more!
New this year: Dance a mile for Goal or Run a mile for Goal!
We are partnering with Irish third-world charity Goal for a fun event that will take place along the entire length of the pier!
All welcome, no cover!
Rain or Shine!
Festival Schedule has been announced…
More info click HERE
Sat Mar 29 & Sun Mar 30
8am-4pm
Big Apple Feis Weekend
Monroe-Woodbury
265 Dunderberg Road, Central Valley NY 10917
Sat Mar 29
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ Chris Murphy (guitar & vocals)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Mar 30
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) Dylan James (banjo) &
TBA (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Tues Mar 18
11.30am
SNAP Services Now for Adult Persons, Inc.
80-45 Winchester Blvd., Bldg. 4
Queens Village, NY 11427
Tues Mar 18
2.30pm-3.15pmi
Big Six NORC Senior Center
59-15 47th Avenue
Woodside, Queens, NY 11377
Weds Mar 19
9am-9.45am
Performance at Epiphany School
Niall O’Leary and dancers
234 East 22nd St., East Midtown, Manhattan
Sun Mar 16
2.30pm
Immaculate Conception parish Irish celebration
414 East 14th St (just past 1st Ave)
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
Sun Mar 16
3pm-8pm
Performance 4pm-5pm window
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at Mary from Dungloe celebration:
‘Meet and Greet’ of the International Mary’s / NY ‘Mary’s and Little Miss NY and Dungloe Mary’s
Tailor Public House
(Private room upstairs)
505 – 8th Avenue (35-36 Streets) NYC
Sun Mar 16
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
tba (fiddle) & Craig Tichy (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
NOTES: Informal performance in a restaurant, no costumes to be worn, dancers to wear comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes
Sat. Mar 15
Mass: 11am
Performance: 12noon-12.30pm
EARLIER!
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Irish Language Mass Celebration at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
INDOORS this year!
Irish Language Mass at 11am, followed by performance, 12noon-12.30pm EARLIER than before!
LIVE music by Donie Carroll (guitar & song) & friends
St Patrick’s Youth Center
Mott St., between Prince and Houston Streets, Manhattan
Sat Mar 15
1pm-3.30pm
Irish Brunch w/ Niall O’Leary & Friends
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
McHales
251 W. 51st St, New York, NY 10019 (between 7th and 8th Aves., closer to 8th)
All dancers and their families welcome!
NOTES: Informal performance in a restaurant, no costumes to be worn, dancers to wear comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes that they can dance in
Sat Mar 15
5pm-8pm
Irish Evening w/ Niall O’Leary & Friends
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
Sir Henry’s CANCELLED
Replacement venue TBA: watch this space!
5th Ave, New York, NY
All dancers and their families welcome!
Sat Mar 15
5pm-5.30pm
Party in Forest Hills, Queens
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
The party starts at 4pm, we go on at 5pm approx!
Sat Mar 15 Our performance CANCELLED (event still taking place)
7pm-9pm
Celtic Evening Concert
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
165 W. 86th Street, entrance on Amsterdam Ave
We are no longer performing at this event
Weds Mar 12
12-1pm
Anderson Neighborhood Older Adult Center
120 Anderson Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10302
Thurs Mar 13
Showtime: 11pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance”
NEW VENUE:
Saint Speakeasy
136 2nd Ave (9th Street)
Vibe: Creative Community showcasing dancers and other performing arts in a nightclub/lounge atmosphere.
https://www.instagram.com/mambroso_nyc
Fri Mar 14
1pm-2pm
Senior Center for Parkinson’s
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, 300 Forest Dr, Greenvale, NY 11548
(near Manhasset, Long Island)
Fri Mar 14
6.15pm-7pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Celtic Medical Society
The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South, NY NY 10003
(20th Street, between Lex & Park, Manhattan)
Sun Mar 9
6pm-9.30pm
Terasa North Ninth
145 Bedford Ave, N 9th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Two short blocks from Bedford Ave on the L train…the first stop in Brooklyn!
Irish Evening on Tour in Brooklyn!
Irish music song and dance w/ Niall O’Leary, Isa Simon (fiddle & songs)
w/ dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance…
All dancers and their families welcome!
We are still looking for dancers for this event!
NOTES: Informal performance in a restaurant, no costumes to be worn, dancers to wear comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes that they can dance in
Mon Mar 10
9am-9.45am
School performance
Dwight School New York
18 West 89th Street, New York, NY 10024
Sat Mar 8
9pm
County Cork Association Dinner Dance,
Antun’s,
96-43 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY 11429
LIRR to Queens Village
Venue is across the street
Sign-up is closed for this event
Sat Mar 8
9.30pm
Waterworks Dinner
The Fiesta
255 Route 17 South Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
Sign-up is closed for this event
Sun Mar 2
12pm-3pm
St Pats for All Parade
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
1. Pre-parade Performance
2. Performance on a float during the parade
Meet at the corner of Skillman & 43rd Street
Sunnyside-Woodside, Queens
All welcome to come and enjoy the Parade!
Please note: Dancer Sign-up is closed for this event!
Sun Mar 2
3pm-4pm
Niall O’Leary Irish Music, Song & Dance performance
Central Library, Jamaica, Queens
89-11 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11432
F train to 169th St, then 6 minute walk
All welcome: free admission!
Sun Mar 2
6pm-9pm *CEILI TEAM CLASSES* *WEDS THURS 4-6pm classes*
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Woodlawn
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Isa Simon (fiddle & vocals) & Craig Tichy (guitar & vocals)
The Rambling House Bar & Restaurant
4292 Katonah Ave, Bronx NY
No Cover, All welcome!
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Featured Event:
Sun Jan 26, 2025
11am-4pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at
New York Travel Show
Performance time: 2pm-2.30pm
https://travelshows.com/shows/new-york/
Jacob K. Javits Center (Hall 3D/3E) 429 11th Ave, (34th Street) New York, NY 10001
Sat Dec 21
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ TBA
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Dec 22
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
TBA (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Tues Dec 10
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
Please let us know in advance if you can attend: Tuesday dancers: you can come after class!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Mon Nov 11
8pm-10.30pm
Irish Music, Song & Dance in West Midtown, Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons, percussive dance) is the special guest musician at
The Landmark Tavern weekly Trad Session
626 11th Avenue, (corner of 46th Street) NY NY 10036
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Wood floor…Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Nov 16
8pm
Mercy Center Bangkok Annual Fundraiser
New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, Queens NY: 3 mins from Grand Central
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Supporting the poorest of the poor in the slums of Bangkok. They have been rescued from a life of extreme poverty and abuse, and given the love here at the Mercy Center, that every child deserves. The kids arrive here under different circumstances, some are just babies, some are toddlers, little boys, little girls, and each needs to be loved and cherished. Here at this facility, the kids receive accommodations, food and schooling and are prepared for the outside world. Most are Buddhists and are brought to the temple and are taught their own traditional Thai music and dance…Classes were set up by the late Professor Mick Moloney, one of the most influential scholars in Irish Studies and Traditional Irish Music.
Special thanks to George Heslin and staff at the NY Irish Center for again making this wonderful facility available to us.
All donations gratefully accepted. Tickets are approx $70 each – Seniors $50 Call or text Donie @ 917-723-7488
Benefit Concert for the Mercy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Music by members of the Green Fields of America:
Irish Dance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
7 train to Vernon-Jackson, 3 mins. from Grand Central! Be on the front of the train, exit to the left, do a 180 degree turn at top of stairs, the building is a few doors up on the left!
The Mercy Center is an organization to help children from underprivileged backgrounds to have a meaningful life. I have visited and performed Irish music and dance there many times, and also taught some of them Irish dance!
Thanks,
Niall
Sun Nov 24
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
TBA (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Nov 29 30 Dec 1 (Thanksgiving weekend 2024)
8am start all three days
Mid-Atlantic Oireachas (Regional Championships) #MARO24
Philadelphia, PA
Three full days of the best dancers in the region all aiming to dance a personal best!
We have dancers entered in the following:
Solo championships
Ceili championships
Trad Set comps
Note: For this event, all dancers are selected and entered by their dancing school!
Sun Dec 8
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
TBA (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Nov 9
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
w/ TBA
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Nov 10
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Ryan McCombe ADCRG (guitar, keyboards & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Nov 2
8am start
Teelin Feis
Baltimore, MD
Niall O’Leary is one of the adjudicators…They have lots of them, so no restriction on our dancers competing!
Sun Nov 3
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Ryan McCombe ADCRG (guitar, keyboards & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Oct 19
9am start
Shea-Jennings Feis
Clark, NJ
Niall O’Leary is one of the musicians!
Sat Oct 19
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons)
Andrew Furlong (flute),
Craig Tichy (guitar & vocals)
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Sun Oct 20
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Michael Lewis (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Fri Oct 11
8pm-11pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Woodlawn
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons, songs) &
Bernadette Fee (fiddle) w/
Ryan McCombe (guitar & songs)
Great food & drink selections…
The Rambling House Bar & Restaurant
4292 Katonah Acèh, Bronx NY
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Oct 12
8pm-11pm
Irish Music, Song & Dance concert in Philadelphia
Niall O’Leary (dance, spoons) with Carolina O’Naghten
performing with Celtic Corridor band from Baltimore MD!
There is a bar also!
The Philadelphia Irish Center (Commodore Barry Club)
Cover charge!
Sun Oct 13
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Chris Murphy (guitar & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Oct 5 & 6, 2024
8am start
Niall O’Leary School Weekend-At-A-Feis
8am-5pm both days
Mississippi Coast Feis weekend
The Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance is excited to be hosting our Mississippi Coast Feis weekend AGAIN in Fall 2024:
Hope you can join us on the Mississippi coast!
Entries are now OPEN! www.ifeis.net
Scroll down for 2024 Feisin’ The Coast
Note: Funds from our Costume & Travel Fund are available for this Feis!
Sun Oct 6
1.30pm performance
International Lighthouse Point Fest
National Lighthouse Museum, Staten Island
FREE Staten Island Ferry from Whitehall Ferry terminal
5 minute walk from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal on Staten Island!
Performance by Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
This will be a memorable performance at a special event!
Sun Sept 29
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons) & Bill Bell (guitar, banjo & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Sept 28
2.30pm-5pm
Irish Music and Dance Jam
Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
McHale’s, 51st Street btwn 7th and 8th Aves., closer to 8th), Manhattan
Live Music by Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons, percussive dance) w/
Craig Tichy (guitar & vocals) with dancers from the
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
co-presented by the Killoran Clancy Whelan branch of Comhaltas (CCE)
Everyone wear GREEN!!!
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Mon Sept 23
5.30pm-6.10pm
Accordions Around the World Festival
featuring LIVE accordion music by Niall O’Leary
Venue: Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets, just east of 6th Avenue
Niall will be at STATION 3, in the northeast corner of the park!
No cover charge…All Welcome, invite your friends!
RAIN PLAN: bring an umbrella!
There will be FIVE stations total, with one accordion player at each station from 5.30pm!
All welcome…all dancers welcome to come along and dance!
Mon Sept 23
7.15pm-7.30pm
Performance in Manhattan
Benefit for Childrens’ Downs Syndrome Charity DSDN
The Winslow, 243 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume
This is our 3rd time performing at this event!
In 2021, this was our first indoor performance since COVID started!
Be there 6.45pm
Sun Sept 15
5pm-8pm
Irish Music, Song & Banter in Midtown Manhattan
Niall O’Leary ADCRG (accordion, spoons) &
Ryan McCombe ADCRG (guitar, keyboards & vocals)
The Long Room Bar & Restaurant
120, W. 44th Street, NY NY 10036 (between 6th & 7th Aves)
Great food & drink selections…this event is suitable for all ages…family groups welcome!
Dancers, bring your dance shoes!
No Cover, All welcome!
Sat Sept 7
8pm-11pm
Irish Music & Song in Midtown
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons) Bernadette Fee (fiddle), Colin Harte
The Long Hall Pub & Grocery
58 E. 34th Street, NY NY 10036
(between Madison & Park Aves.)
No Cover, All welcome!
Fri Sept 6 early evening
4.30pm-6.30pm:
Irish Music, Song & Dance in Midtown
Niall O’Leary (accordion, spoons, percussive dance)
Louise Walsh (fiddle & song)
Kevin McCormack (guitar & song)
w/ special guest dancer Molly McHugh from Ireland!
The Perfect Pint
123 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036 (near Times Square, between 6th & 7th Aves)
Enter at Connolly’s main entrance and take elevator to the 4th floor
All welcome!
Tues Sept 3
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
Please let us know in advance if you can attend: Tuesday dancers: you can come after class!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Sat Aug 24
10am start
East Durham Feis
M.J. Quill Cultural Center, East Durham, Catskills, NY
Niall O’Leary ADCRG is one of the musicians at this feis!
Sun Aug 25
8.30am start
Lunasa Feis
West Springfield, MA
Make a weekend of it! Only 1 hour 20 mins. drive from the Catskills!
Niall O’Leary ADCRG is one of the musicians at this feis!
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sat Aug 3
9am-9.45am
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance
51st Street & Park Ave., Manhattan, on a stage! as part of the Summer Streets program!
Costuming: Summer Costumes: Boys / Men black T-shirt, Girls / Ladies All Black with short sleeves or no sleeves, white socks
July 20-21
Niall O’Leary School Weekend-At-A-Feis ONE!
8am start both days
35th Nation’s Capital Feis, Virginia
Loads of fun competitions!
Niall playing accordion for a display at the Nation’s Capital on Saturday at 10am
Niall adjudicating both days
Adult competitions and specials on Saturday
Most other competitions on Sunday
No restriction on Niall O’Leary School dancers competing, they will have enough adjudicators!
enter at www.feisworx.com
Sat July 13
5.45pm performance
Niall O’Leary School performance at
Irish Night at the Ball Game
FerryHawks Stadium, Staten Island
Just steps from the Staten Island Ferry!
Enjoy spectacular views of Manhattan while experiencing an Irish-themed baseball event!
Everyone in our dancing school is invited to attend…
Please share the tkt link and invite all your friends!
Dancers performing: be there 4.45pm ( take the 4pm ferry)
Tkts now on sale: act fast, as this event may sell out!
Thurs July 11
9.30pm-midnight
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Celebration Situation Dance Party
Celebrating our 2024 North American Champion Ceili Team!
Join Niall O’Leary, the ceili team w/ special guests
All welcome, No cover!
Wolfe Tone’s Irish Pub & Kitchen
37 East 29th Street, NYC (between Madison & Park)
Hope you can make it!
June 30-July 4, 2024
8am-6pm all days
North American Irish Dance Championships 2024
Grapevine, TX (a suburb of Dallas)
Best of luck to all our dancers representing our school!
Sat June 22
1.20pm-1.35pm approx (Updated time!)
Performance in costume
Be there 12.20pm
Harlem Multicultural Festival Part 2
on the street at 145th Street in Harlem!
w/ Special Guest dancer KAITROCK aka Kaitlyn Sardin from Florida!
Thurs June 20
9.30pm-midnight
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Party
Fundraiser for our North American Champinship Ceili Team
Join Niall O’Leary, the ceili team w/ special guests Jake James, @KaitRock aka Kaitlyn Sardin, DannyLitwin from Brazil and Alejandra Morales, from the Niall O’Leary School Mexico!
All welcome, No cover!
Wolfe Tone’s Irish Pub & Kitchen
37 East 29th Street, NYC (between Madison & Park)
Hope you can make it!
Sun Jun 9
9am start
Niall O’Leary School Day-At-A-Feis 2024!
United Irish Counties Feis
Saunders Trades & Technical High School, Yonkers, NY
The 84th UIC Feis..The oldest Feis in North America!
We are planning to get a group to go this feis, always a great time!
You can go to compete, or go to watch, or even go to volunteer!
Day at a Feis closing date without late fee: Sunday 5/26/24
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sat June 1
3.05pm-3..20pm approx. (updated time)
Performance in costume
Harlem Multicultural Festival Part 1
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
w/ Special Guest dancer KAITROCK aka Kaitlyn Sardin from Florida!
Be there 2pm
at the bandshell in Jackie Robinson State Park in Harlem!
85 Bradhurst Avenue, Harlem, NY 10039
Cross-Streets: 147th & 148th Street
A Train to 145th St…walk one block east!
Meet stage Right
Please note: it is a dance festival with many performing groups, our performance time is RELATIVE, we may go on stage earlier or later.
No Cover: Free admission…bring all your friends!
Sun My 19
4pm-6pm approx.
Performance in costume
‘Mary from Dungloe’ New York selection evening
Tailor Public House, 505 8th Ave. (across from our dance studio)
Sat May 18
NYC Dance Parade
We are NOT participating in this event this year…
We will be back in 2025!!!
17th St. & 6th Avenue to East Village, NYC
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
This is an exciting parade with dance groups featuring many different styles of dance:
We are representing Ireland!
Call time: 12.30pm, Step-off time 1.15pm
Meet at 17th St. and 5th Avenue, SW corner
NYC Dance Parade returns to the streets and will celebrate the 18th Annual Parade and Festival with 10,000 dancers featuring over 100 unique styles of dance. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony kicks off the event at 11:45am at 17th Street and 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)
Costuming Info for this parade is listed in our new Costuming Info page!
NOTE: For 2024, we will CANCEL our appearance at this event if there is supposed to be heavy rain!
Sat May 18
We are NOT participating in this event this year…
We will be back in 2025!!!
3pm approx.
Performance in costume
Festival after NYC Dance Parade
at Tompkins Square Park Percussive Dance Jam by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance This is always a fun performance!
Sat May 11
9am start
Niall O’Leary School Day-At-A-Feis ONE!
Orange County Feis near Woodbury Commons
Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, 199 Dunderberg Road, Central Valley, NY 10917
We are planning to get a group to go this feis…
Niall O’Leary is one of the feis musicians!
A great day’s dancing, and a great day’s shopping!
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sun May 5, 2024
12noon-6pm
NYC IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL #NYCIDF24
POSTPONED due to inclement weather
A HUGE Thank You to everyone who signed up to perform, volunteer, or help out in any way.
Pier I, end of W. 70th Street, NYC (enter at W. 68th Street)
We are excited to bring the festival back outdoors to Pier I in 2024!
More info HERE
Sat April 20
8pm-11pm
Informal performance
Trad Music Session at The Long Hall, midtown Manhattan
58 E. 34th Street (Park-Mad Aves.)
with Niall O’Leary and friends,
w/ special guest Chris Murphy (guitar & vocals)
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
MARCH 2024:
Sun Mar 3, 2024
Line-up 1pm approx,, done 3pm approx
St. Pats for All Parade, Sunnyside to Woodside, Queens, NYC
Rain or Shine!
The Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance is marching with our own banner in this fun parade!
Come join us for a great day of celebration!
Tues Mar 5
12 noon-1pm
Performance in costume
Senior Center, Staten Island
Anderson Neighborhood Senior Center, 120 Anderson Ave., Staten Island NY 10302
Tues Mar 5
8pm-11pm
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
*All classes on as usual…if you have class on Tuesdays, come by after class!
Informal performance
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
We are specifically looking to dance the four-hand reel and some hardshoe reels at this session…
Please let us know in advance if you can attend!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Sat. March 9
1pm-1.30pm
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Irish Language Mass Celebration at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
(INDOORS this year, on a stage!)
Irish Language mass at 12 noon, followed by performance, 1pm-1.30pm
LIVE music by James Keane (button-accordion) and Donie Carroll (guitar & song)
Mott St., between Prince and Houston Streets, Manhattan
Mon Mar 11
1pm-1.40pm
Performance at Woodstoock Senior Center, w. 43rd Street, Manhattan
Tues Mar 12
11.30am-12.15pm
Performance at Senior Center, Queens Village
Tues Mar 12
2pm-2.40pm
Performance at Senior Center, Jackson Heights
Weds Mar 13
9.30am-10.25am
Performance at Epiphany School, East Midtown, Manhattan
Weds Mar 13
1pm-1.45pm
Performance at Senior Center, Sunnyside
Weds Mar 13
3.30pm-7.30pm
Performance at JFK
Sat Mar 16, 2024
Line-up time: 1pm sharp, done 5pm approx.
263rd NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Rain or Shine!
Line-up location: East 46th Street, between Madison and Vanderbilt ON THE EAST SIDE of 5th Ave.
Please read this info: very important!
https://nialloleary.com/events/march16paradeinfo/
Once again we will be marching and dancing behind the Irish Business Organization!
Note: all dancers must sign-up to be in our group, anyone who is not signed up can cheer us on from the sidewalk!
Note costuming info: https://nialloleary.com/school/costuming-info/
The Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance is the ONLY Irish dance school marching with its own banner in the oldest and longest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the world…
Come join us for a great day of celebration!
Note: the parade is NOT on March 17 this year!
Sat Mar 16, 2024
5pm-8pm approx.
Performance in costume
IBO post-parade Party
The Metropolitan Club, 122 East 83rd Street, btwn Lex and Park, Manhattan
This is always a fun event!
Sun Mar 17
2.15pm-2.45pm
Performance in costume by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Immaculate Conception Parish Celebration (after Mass)
414 East 14th Street NY NY 10009 (just east of 1st Avenue)
Sun Mar 17
TIMECHANGE 3.30pm-5pm
Sun March 17
Tues Mar 19
11am-11.45am
Performance at Senior Center, Pelham, Bronx
FEBRUARY 2024:
Mon Feb 12, 2024
7.30pm-8.30pm Dance Jam Performance
Fundraiser / Reception for the St Pats for All Parade
at the new Irish Arts Center, 11th Ave. & 51st St. Manhattan
Dance Jam on Niall’s dance platform in the lobby!
Please note: Due to limitations on space, only certain dancers will be invited to perform
JANUARY 2024:
Sun Jan 28, 2024
11am-4pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at
New York Travel Show
Performance time: 2pm-2.45pm
https://travelshows.com/shows/new-york/
Jacob K. Javits Center (Hall 3D/3E) 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Thurs Jan 18, 2024
7.45pm-8.15pm Performance (after class) in costume
St Pats for All Benefit Reception
for the St Pats for All Parade on Sun Mar 3!
at New York Irish Center (NYIC LIC), Long Island City, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Queens NY
Please note: Due to limitations on space, only certain dancers will be invited to perform
Fri Jan 5, 2024
7.30pm-8.30pm
Multicultural Showcase for Three Kings Day in Queens
15 min. performance
Be there 6.45pm
at The Rock Church: 57-02 Hoffman Drive Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11373
Right next to the Woodhaven Blvd. stop on the R train
Please ket us know asap if you are available to perform!
Sat Jan 6, 2024
11am-1pm
Three Kings Parade & Concert in the East Village, Manhattan
at Saint Marks in the Bowery Church, 2nd Ave & 10th Street
Parade outdoors followed by a performance indoors!
Be there 10am
Team captain: Christine Timm
The parade will be short and we walk around the entire block of the church. It will only take about less than half a hour and is followed by a dance performance and free gifts to all the children.
2023 and prior years:
Fri Dec 8
7.30pm-9pm
AVON FAIRE at the annual FIRST SONGS of the SEASON holiday concert
Special guest: Niall O’Leary
FIRST SONGS OF THE SEASON
An evening of Song, Caroling and Storytelling
Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
155 E. 22nd. St. (between 3rd Ave & Lexington), NYC
* FREE * Donations Welcome!!
Beautiful music, world class talent, inspiring tales, fun and carol singing – all in the beautiful setting of Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in Gramercy Park.
it’s a wonderful holiday event for the whole family, hope to see you there!
Tues Dec 5
8pm-11pm
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
*All classes on as usual…if you have class on Tuesdays, come by after class!
Informal performance
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
We are specifically looking to dance the four-hand reel and some hardshoe reels at this session…
Please let us know in advance if you can attend!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Nov 24 25 26 Thanksgiving weekend 2023
8am start all three days
Mid-Atlantic Oireachas
Philadelphia, PA
Solo championships
Ceili championships
Trad Set comps
Also we are presenting a dance drama at this year’s Oireachtas…
for the first time in four years!
The dance drama is the ONLY Irish dance competition where dancers in the adult division can compete alongside dancers of all ages!
Tues Oct 24
7pm
Performance at:
Irish Business Organization 50th Anniversary Gala event:
This is now going to be a performance, not a flashmob…
www.ibonewyork.org for tickets
Chelsea Piers, Manhattan
Sat Oct 21: THREE events
Sat Oct 21:
2pm-4pm
Céilí: a fun afternoon of social dancing!
with music by Niall O’Leary (accordion), Dylan James (banjo) and Ailish Conneely (piano & flute)
Easy dances called by Niall O’Leary bi-lingually: English and Gaeilge!
The Aisling Irish Cultural Center, 990 McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704
Not a performance: wear comfortable clothing!
$10 cover
This will be a great time!
Sat Oct 21
5pm-later
Celebration of life for JR Vancheri TCRG
Bronxville, NY
We will probably NOT do a performance, but not sure yet…
AND…
Sat Oct 21
6.01pm-8.30pm
Niall’s Half-Birthday Celebration Situaion!
Paddy Reilly’s, 519 2nd Ave. (29th Street)
Niall’s Half-Birthday Band & Dance Jam!
Just after the Angelus!
All welcome: no cover!
Hardshoe dancers bring your shoes, everyone gets to dance half a step!
Mercy Center Annual Fundraiser
Friday October 20th 2023 @ 8pm
N. Y. Irish Center, Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens NY.
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Supporting the poorest of the poor in the slums of Bangkok. They have been rescued from a life of extreme poverty and abuse, and given the love here at the Mercy Center, that every child deserves. The kids arrive here under different circumstances, some are just babies, some are toddlers, little boys, little girls, and each needs to be loved and cherished. Here at this facility, the kids receive accommodations, food and schooling and are prepared for the outside world. Most are Buddhists and are brought to the temple and are taught their own traditional Thai music and dance…Classes were set up by the late Professor Mick Moloney, one of the most influential scholars in Irish Studies and Traditional Irish Music.
Special thanks to George Heslin and staff at the NY Irish Center for again making this wonderful facility available to us.
All donations gratefully accepted. Tickets are $70 each – Seniors $50 Call or text Donie @ 917-723-7488
- Benefit Concert for the Mercy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Music by members of the Green Fields of America:
- Irish Dance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
- 10-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Queens NY 111017 train to Vernon-Jackson, 3 mins. from Grand Central! Be on the front of the train, exit to the left, do a 180 degree turn at top of stairs, the building is a few doors up on the left!
- The Mercy Center is an organization to help children from underprivileged backgrounds to have a meaningful life. I have visited and performed Irish music and dance there many times, and also taught some of them Irish dance!
- Thanks,
- Niall
Sat Oct 14 EVENT CANCELLED
2.55pm-3.15pm
Performance on Staten Island
11 Woodbridge Pl, Staten Island, NY 10314-2254
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume at Westerleigh Folk Festival, an all-day music and arts festival that has been taking place in Westerleigh Park for over 15 years!
EVENT CANCELLED
Oct 14-15
8am start both days
Niall O’Leary School Feis weekend
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Yes, we are running a double feis weekend on the Emerald Coast!
Did someone say ‘Weekend-at-a-feis’?!
There will be a big dance party on the Saturday night as well!
Entries are CLOSED!
Sun Oct 1
1pm-1.30pm
We need to take the 12 noon ferry from the Whitehall Ferry terminal.
Please text Niall if you are meeting at the ferry, thanks.
Performance at the International Lighthouse Point Fest,
National Lighthouse Museum, Staten Island
5 minute walk from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal on Staten Island!
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume at a festival!
This will be a memorable performance at a special event
Be there 12.40pm
Sat Sept 30
9am start
Orange County Feis
Right by Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets…
A great days dancing and a greay days shopping!
Niall O’Leary is one of the musicians, playing keyboard accompaniment in the Auditorium!
Entries now open at www.feisweb.com
Weds Sept 27
7pm-7.15pm
Performance on Roosevelt Island
An evening of music, dance, poetry, product unveiling, drinks and bites.
At The Sanctuary, Roosevelt Island, NY
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume at a fun party, presented by Jennifer Muldowney aka The Glam Reaper!
This will be amazing!
Be there 6.30pm
And it’s on a Wednesday, so the after-party will be in Paddy Reilly’s of course!
Tues Sept 26
8.30pm-11pm
Informal performance
Niall O’Leary leads the Sláinte Session
304 Bowery, East Village, NYC (between 2nd Street and Bleecker)
We are specifically looking to dance the four-hand reel and some hardshoe reels at this session…
Please let us know in advance if you can attend!
All dancers and listeners welcome!
Mon Sept 25 CANCELLED due to weather
7.15pm-7.30pm
Performance in Manhattan
Benefit for Childrens’ Downs Syndrome Charity DSDN
The Winslow, 243 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume
This is our 3rd year in a row performing at this event!
In 2021, this was our first indoor performance since COVID started!
Be there 6.45pm CANCELLED due to weather
Sun Sept 24
4.30pm-4.45pm
Performance in Sunnyside, Queens
Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, NY 11373
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume at a fundraiser for the Paddy Reilly Memorial Foundation.
The Paddy Reilly Memorial Foundation have offered to donate $300 to our costume and travel fund for this performance!
All dancers are invited to stay on for some complementary food and drink as well!
This will be a great time!
Be there 3.45pm
Sat Sept 23 CANCELLED due to Superstorm Ophelia
2.55pm-3.15pm
Performance on Staten Island
11 Woodbridge Pl, Staten Island, NY 10314-2254
Niall O’Leary School performance in costume at Westerleigh Folk Festival, an all-day music and arts festival that has been taking place in Westerleigh Park for over 15 years!
This will be fun!
CANCELLED due to Superstorm Ophelia
Sun Sept 17
12noon – 6pm | FREE
22nd Annual
NYC IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL #NYCIDF23
in association with the Irish Arts Center
Curated by artistic director Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG
The 22nd annual celebration of Irish dancing features traditional music and moves from notable talent from around the country and local students alike. Audience members can immerse themselves in Irish arts and culture with workshops and dance classes for all ages, among many other offerings.
FEATURING
Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe
Darrah Carr Dance
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
No Cover charge…All Welcome, invite your friends!
Fri & Sat Sept 15 & 16
5pm-11pm both days
#MDM23 Manhattan Dance Marathon 2023
presented by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
No Cover charge…All Welcome, invite your friends!
Here is the private event page for participants:
Reminder:
Please return your sponsorship form (with the sponsorship money in a sealed envelope marked #MDM23) at class!
Mon Sept 11
6.10pm-6.50pm CANCELLED due to inclement weather
Accordions Around the World Festival
featuring a Percussive Dance Jam in Bryant Park by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance to LIVE accordion music by Niall O’Leary
In memory of the lives lost 22 years ago
Venue: Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets, just east of 6th Avenue
Niall will be at STATION 4, in the southeast corner of the park!
No cover charge…All Welcome, invite your friends!
RAIN PLAN: bring/wear sneakers or shoes you can dance in, as well as your hardshoes, in case it is too wet to wear hardshoes! Also bring an umbrella!
All Hardshoe Reel dancers are invited: dancing on Niall’s Mitchell Dance platform!
Everyone gets 16 bars of hardshoe reels (one step) at a time!
Niall will be there at 5.15pm, all dancers be there 6.01pm latest, earlier if possible!
There will be FIVE stations total, with one accordion player at each station from 5.30pm-6.10pm, 6.10pm-6.50pm and 6.50pm-7.30pm!
Here is the event website:
https://bryantpark.org/calendar/event/accordions-around-the-world
NOTE: This event is NOT Rain or Shine!
The performance was not cancelled by noon on the day of the performance due to high wind or inclement weather forecast.
The performance may be cancelled last-minute if high winds or inclement weather is occurring at time of performance.
A short delay is preferable to cancellation.
Sun Aug 27
8.30am start
Lunasa Feis
West Springfield, MA
Make a weekend of it! Only 1 hour 20 mins. drive from the Catskills!
Niall O’Leary ADCRG is adjudicating at this feis: there are plenty adjudicators: no restrictions on entering!
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sat Aug 26
10am start
East Durham Feis
M.J. Quill Cultural Center, East Durham, Catskills, NY
Niall O’Leary ADCRG is NOT playing music or adjudicating at this feis!
Aug 26 & 27 FEIS CANCELLED
8am start both days
Gaelic Park Irish Feis & Festival
Chicago, iL
Mon Aug 21
8pm-10pm
Socks in the Frying Pan concert
Niall O’Leary and dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance to perform with top trad band
‘Socks in the Frying Pan’ from County Clare, Ireland
Hill Country, 30 W. 26th Street (between 6th Avenue & Broadway), New York NY 10010
Sat Aug 5 11am-11.45am
Well done to everyone…Fab show today!!
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance Also featuring special guest dancers direct from Ireland! 51st Street & Park Ave., Manhattan, on a stage! as part of the Summer Streets program!
Sat Aug 5 FEIS CANCELLED due to low entries
10am start
Catskills Mountain Feis
Blackthorn Resort, East Durham, Catskills, NY
Niall O’Leary ADCRG is either adjudicating or playing music at this feis!
Enter at www.feisweb.com
FEIS CANCELLED due to low entries
July 22-23
Sat Jun 17
12noon-5pm
14th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival at the Jackie Robinson Park. Harlem, Manhattan PART TWO
St. Nicholas Ave. btwn 141st St & 145th St
The festival is FREETHREE MINUTE WALK from A or C train at 145th StreetNote: the stage is a good quality constructed stage with marley finish.Full CostumesPlease secure all your valuables! Do not leave them around to avoid theft. They are not responsible for any stolen item.
Sun Jun 11
9am start
United Irish Counties Feis
Yonkers, NY
The oldest Feis in North America!
We are planning to get a group to go this feis, always a great time!
Enter at www.feisweb.com
Sun Jun 4
5.30pm-8.30pm
Informal performance
Trad Music Session with Niall O’Leary and friends,
with featured guest Kerry Woods (fiddle)
The Wicked Monk, 9510 3rd Ave., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
R Train to 95th Street
Sat Jun 3
12noon-5pm:
14th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival at the Jackie Robinson Park. Harlem, Manhattan PART ONE
The festival is FREETHREE MINUTE WALK from A or C train at 145th StreetNote: the stage is a good quality constructed stage with marley finish.Full CostumesPlease secure all your valuables! Do not leave them around to avoid theft. They are not responsible for any stolen item.
Sat May 20
Sat May 20
3pm approx.
Performance in costume
Festival after NYC Dance Parade
at Tompkins Square Park Percussive Dance Jam by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance This is always a fun performance!
May 13-14
April 22-23
*Performances to go watch*:
Sat & Sun March 25-26
12.15-1.15pm
Performance in costume
Senior Center, Staten Island
Anderson Neighborhood Senior Center, 120 Anderson Ave., Staten Island NY 10302
Fri March 17
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Parade Grand Marshall announced!
Darrah Carr, our first ever student!
The largest and oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the World!
Sat Mar 18
5.30pm-8.30pm
Informal performance
Trad Music Session with Niall O’Leary, Jake James (fiddle, bodhran) and friends
The Wicked Monk, 9510 3rd Ave., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
R Train to 95th Street
Thurs March 16:
Thurs Mar 16 2.30pm-3pm Performance in costume Sunrise Senior Center 139 East 56th Street, (NW corner of 56 & Lex) Manhattan
Thurs Mar 16
Tues Mar 14 CANCELLED due to weather
Fri Mar 10
The University Club, 1 W. 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 (5-6 Aves.)
Performance in costume
Irish Language Mass party
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral Celebration (INDOORS this year1)
Irish Language Mass at 12 noon, followed by performance, 1pm-2pm
LIVE music by Donie Carroll and friends!
Mott St., between Prince and Houston Streets, Manhattan
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Sat Mar 11
Be there 1.15pm Performance 2pm-2.30pm Performance in costume Immaculate Conception St. Patrick’s Day Party
414 East 14th Street NY NY 10009
(between 1st ave. & ave. A but much closer to 1st ave.)
There will be food & drinks for the dancers!
Sun Mar 12 (RESCHEDULED from February)
Sun Mar 12
5.30pm-8.30pm
Informal performance
Trad Music Session with Niall O’Leary, Kieran McCarthy Fell (flute) & friends
The Wicked Monk, 9510 3rd Ave., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
R Train to 95th Street
Sun Mar 5
Starting point: 43rd Street & Skillman Avenue, Sunnyside, Queens NY
7 Train to 40th-Lowery or 46th-Bliss and walk NORTH to Skillman Ave.
Meet Stage LEFT: i.e. to the left of the stage if you are standing on it, or to the right of the stage if you are looking at it!
Sun Mar 5
5.30pm-8.30pm
Informal performance
Trad Music Session with Niall O’Leary, Brian Fleming and friends
The Wicked Monk, 9510 3rd Ave., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn NY
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
R Train to 95th Street
Thurs Mar 2
Sat & Sun Feb 25 & 26
Saturday October 22nd 2022 @ 8pm N. Y. Irish Center, Jackson Ave, Long Island City, Queens NY.
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Supporting the poorest of the poor in the slums of Bangkok. They have been rescued from a life of extreme poverty and abuse, and given the love here at the Mercy Center, that every child deserves. The kids arrive here under different circumstances, some are just babies, some are toddlers, little boys, little girls, and each needs to be loved and cherished. Here at this facility, the kids receive accommodations, food and schooling and are prepared for the outside world. Most are Buddhists and are brought to the temple and are taught their own traditional Thai music and dance…Classes were set up by the late Professor Mick Moloney, one of the most influential scholars in Irish Studies and Traditional Irish Music.
In previous years, the concert was preceded by a reception kindly sponsored by the late John Browne of the Grandstand Bar & Restaurant, Elmhurst, who also passed away in the last year.
We will be honoring the memory of both Mick and John, two great men who in very different ways were very influential in their respective communities and are impossible to replace.
Special thanks to George Heslin and staff at the NY Irish Center for again making this wonderful facility available to us.
All donations gratefully accepted. Tickets are $70 each – Seniors $50 Call or text Donie @ 917-723-7488
- Benefit Concert for the Mercy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Music by members of the Green Fields of America: Irish Dance by the Niall O’Leary of Irish DanceNew York Irish Center
- 10-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Queens NY 111017 train to Vernon-Jackson, 3 mins. from Grand Central! Be on the front of the train, exit to the left, do a 180 degree turn at top of stairs, the building is a few doors up on the left!
- The Mercy Center is an organization to help children from underprivileged backgrounds to have a meaningful life. I have visited and performed Irish music and dance there many times, and also taught some of them Irish dance!
- Thanks,
- Niall
Thurs February 17
Irish Arts Center NYC
21st Annual
In-Person
IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL
SATURDAY June 11th, 2022
Curated by artistic director Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Performance by the Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe
Monday October 4, 7.30pm
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Performance
Benefit for Childrens’ Downs Syndrome Charity DSDN dsdiagnosisnetwork.org
The Winslow, 243 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd & 3rd Aves.)
Fri. February 28 2020, 8pm: ‘St. Pats for All’ Concert
at Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st St., New York City.
A fundraiser for the St Pat’s for All Parade which welcomes all New Yorkers to come together & celebrate Ireland.
This year honoring famous Irish musician and folklorist Mick Moloney, leader of the Green Fiends of America Band!
Sat. February 29 2020, 2pm-2am: Manhattan Dance Marathon #MDM20
See emails for details!
Sun. March 1 2020, 1pm-3pm: ‘St. Pats for All’ Parade
Sunnyside-Woodside, Queens NY
7 train to 40th Street;Lowery
This is a fun parade through a couple of Irish neighborhoods in Queens!
We do a performance with LIVE music to kick-off the parade, and we also DANCE the route of the parade!
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Wednesday March 11 2020: 12.45pm-1.45pm: 10th Annual BMCC Irish lunchtime event
Borough of Manhattan Community College BMCC
Richard Harris Terace
Kristina Varade is a professor here, but she is currently in Dublin, Ireland!
199 Chambers Street, between Greenwich and West Side Highway. Best subway is 2/3 to Chambers, walk one long block west to Greenwich Street.
GO up the ramp and in the main door, we are performing in a room on the left
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance captain: Christine Timm
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
CANCELLED Fri. March 13 Niall O’Leary in Celtic Appalachia at Symphony Space CANCELLED
Sat. March 14 2020, 1pm-1.30pm: Irish Language Mass party
Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral Celebration (INDOORS this year, on a stage!)
Irish Language mass at 12 noon, followed by performance, 1pm-1.30pm
LIVE music by Riverdance fiddler Pat Mangan and Donie Carroll
Mott St., between Prince and Houston Streets, Manhattan
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance captain: Kim Hurley
CANCELLED Sat. March 14, 1.30pm-2pm: Irish Arts Center Open Day CANCELLED
may be rescheduled: no decision on rescheduling yet.
taking place in the theatre at the Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st Street, (10-11 Aves.) NYC (NOT in PAL next door)
Note: NOT on Sunday as in previous years
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance captain: Siobhan Cohen
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
CANCELLED Sat. March 14, Great Kills Yacht Club St. Patrick’s Day Dinner CANCELLED
37 Mansion Ave, Staten Island, NY 10308
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance captain: Dawn Daniels
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
Sunday March 15: 5.30pm-8.30pm Trad music session with Niall O’Leary and friends
The Wicked Monk, 9510 3rd Ave., Bayridge, Brooklyn NY
All musicians, dancers, singers, listeners welcome!
Great Irish food and drink selections!
R Train to 95th Street
POSTPONED Monday March 16: 7.15pm-7.45pm (event is 5pm to 8pm): Irish Party POSTPONED
TWU Local 100 Union Hall 195 Montague Street, 3rd Floor Brooklyn NY 11201
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Dance captain: Kim Hurley
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
CANCELLED Tues. March 17: 3pm-3.30pm Pier A, Battery Park, NYC CANCELLED
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
CANCELLED Tues. March 17: 5pm-5.30pm (time to be confirmed) Irish Dance Performance at McHales, 51st Street, NYC CANCELLED
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
CANCELLED Tues. March 17, 1.20pm-4pm: The 259th NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade CANCELLED
CANCELLED Tues. March 17, 4pm-8pm: The Irish Business Organization of New York (IBO) Post-Parade Party, in conjunction with the Dublin Society of NY CANCELLED
CANCELLED Thurs. March 19: 9.40-10.10am: Irish Celebration in a school in Queens CANCELLED
Reason: Entire show cancelled.
Update: show cancelled, school suspended for at least 5 weeks.
PS 177 Fresh Meadows
56-37 188 STREET, QUEENS, NY 11365
This is a school with many disabled children in the audience:
We have been performing here for years and look forward to coming back each year!
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Niall O’Leary will also be performing!
POSTPONED Sunday March 29: Niall O’Leary School Fundraising Concert POSTPONED
DUBLIN…from the Rare Old Times to the Outstanding New Times!
a 1.5 hour concert with a DUBLIN theme, featuring dancers from our World Championship Dance Drama team, with special guests!
ALL are invited to attend!
Further details to be announced!
Sunday June 7th:New York City VIRTUAL Irish Dance Festival
Happened!
Irish Arts Center NYC
19th Annual
virtual
IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 7th | 2 pm – 4.30 pm | FREE
Curated by artistic director Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG
The 19th annual celebration of Irish dancing features traditional music and moves from notable talent from around the country and local students alike. Audience members can immerse themselves in Irish arts and culture with workshops and dance classes for all ages, among many other offerings.
FEATURING
Donny Golden Dancers
Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe
Darrah Carr Dance
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Virtuoso fiddler Jake James
and others
Friday March 12, 7pm-7.25pm approx.:
PRE-RECORDED VIRTUAL Performance
Celtic Appalachian Celebration
This Friday, host Mick Moloney brings together top artists in bluegrass, old-time, and clogging—the Green Fields of America featuring Athena Tergis, Billy McComiskey, Liz Hanley and Niall O’Leary; 2018 NEA National Heritage fellow Eddie Bond and Bonnie Bond; Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton; Nora Brown; and Megan Downes—for an online celebration of the shared lineage between Irish and Appalachian musical traditions.
Niall O’Leary performs two dances: the second dance, where he starts off playing spoons, features a triple-click!
FREE
Info:
https://irishartscenter.org/event/celtic-appalachian-celebration-2021 Register:https://tickets.irishartscenter.org/485/486?_ga=2.33286840.766522139.1615435948-1112216935.1590427374
Sunday March 14, 12noon-3pm;
PRE-RECORDED VIRTUAL Performance
Irish Arts Center NYC VIRTUAL Open Day 2021, featuring a performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance, and a ten-minute fun lesson by Niall O’Leary!
Our February video project, ‘Reopening NYC’, will be broadcast as part of this event!
FREE
https://irishartscenter.org/event/annual-st-patricks-open-day-2021
Tuesday March 16, 12pm-12.30pm:
VIRTUAL Irish Dance Performance for St. Patrick’s Day This is for SNAP Senior Center in Queens, NY Dancers to perform in their own space via Zoom
Wednesday March 17, 6pm-7.30pm:
LIVE IN-PERSON OUTDOOR Irish Dance Performance on a wooden stage outside Chelsea Market, 15th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, Manhattan, NYC.
Saturday March 20, 2pm-2.20pm
LIVE IN-PERSON OUTDOOR Irish Dance Performance for a four-year-old’s birthday in Madison Square Park, 23rd Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NYC.
presented by the Irish Arts Center
VIRTUAL again for 2021!
Niall O’Leary is the Artistic Director!
Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Also Performance by the Niall O’Leary Professional Irish Dance Troupe
Special guests from Ireland: The Gardiner Brothers!
This is a fun event for all ages: invite all your friends!
Sunday June 27, 5.30pm:
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance performance at the Kerry Hall, 301 McLean Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705
Be there 4.45pm
On 5.30pm
Done 6.30pm
Sandwiches will be provided for all the dancers!
presented by the County Kerry P&B Association of New York
An afternoon of entertainment! Starting w/ traditional music and song with Niall O’Leary and Dave Barckow, followed by a brilliant play The Unsung Hero, performed by Mick Mellamphy, and then a performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance with LIVE music by Niall O’Leary and the Junior New York Ceili Band.
Wednesday June 30, 2pm-3pm
VIRTUAL Irish Dance Performance for Queens Library via Facebook LIVE, everyone in the one space, venue: dance studio in Manhattan tbd