24th Annual NYC Irish Dance Festival #NYCIDF25Curated by Festival Director Niall O’Leary TCRG, ADCRG Sunday May 4, 202512 noon-6pm Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2025 NYC Irish Dance Festival a success! We will be back next year with a bigger festival to celebrate the 25th year of the event!
12 noon-6pm today in Riverside Park South Join us as we kick off NYC’s Summer-on-the-Hudson series! We’ll be in Riverside Park South all afternoon, rain or shine, with dance performances, music sessions, céilís, Irish language lessons, workshops, and more. Next to Pier I on the Hudson River, end of West 70th Street, westside of Manhattan (enter at 68th Street) LIVE Irish dance and music, with talks, performances, workshops, and general excitement! This annual celebration of Irish dance features traditional and contemporary Irish dance from notable professional and student talent from around the region. Audiences can immerse themselves in Irish arts and culture with participatory workshops, music sessions, Irish language conversations, and social dancing for all ages, among many other offerings. The evening ends with a lively céilí for all, with live music! A tradition for the whole family to enjoy! Also, the Pier I Cafe will be open all day with a full menu and an extensive range of alcolohic and non-alcoholic beverages! No cover charge…All Welcome! Rain or Shine! Please note that streets close down for the Five Borough Bike Tour very early. Please check closures and give yourself extra time. Road closures are listed here: Will be a fun day, hope you can join us! Click Here for Festival Schedule
Performances by Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance, Darrah Carr Dance, Kahiry Bess, Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe & more! Everyone-out-on-the-floor, ceili dancing, set dancing, and percussive dance jams! New this year: We are partnering with Irish third-world charity Goal for a fun event that will take place along the entire length of the pier! 12.30pm Run / Dance / Walk a Mile for Goal Dance or Run or Walk up and down the Pier to raise money for Irish charity GOAL Register HERE or on-site at the Pier! Other highlights: 2.30pm-3.30pm Irish language class & Pop-Up Gaeltacht with Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith
Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith will teach an introductory Irish language class for complete beginners. You’ll learn greetings, vocabulary, and useful phrases associated with traditional Irish music and dance. After the class, you’ll have an opportunity to practice the phrases you learned in class and chat to your classmates in Irish. Tá fáilte roimh chách! All are welcome! Please register for the class in advance on Eventbrite Dance Performances featuring: Niall O’Leary Irish Dance Troupe Contemporary Irish Dance
Darrah Carr Dance ModErin: Modern Dance meets Irish Dance
Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Traditional Irish Dance
with special guest performance by Kahiry Bess Tap and Irish Dance
LIVE music by: Ailish Conneely (accordion, flute, keyboards)
Niall O’Leary (accordion, keyboards, spoons) Bio’s: Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith is an award-winning Irish language Adjunct Professor from County Kildare. She attended Irish language medium schools (gaelscoileanna) and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Galway with BA and MA degrees in modern Irish, literature and film studies. Caoimhe teaches Irish language, literature, film studies, and history undergraduate courses at Lehman College, City University of New York, and New York University. She also teaches Irish language classes at the Irish Arts Center and New York Irish Center. You can find more details about her classes on Caoimhe’s website, www.caoimhenicg.com
Directions: click here No cover charge…All Welcome! Rain or Shine! Will be a fun day, hope you can join us! Other fun dance events to look forward to in 2025: Saturday May 17: NYC Dance Parade Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance Also performance afterwards in Thompson Square Park!
Saturday June 7: NYC Multicultural Festival part One multiculturalfestival.nyc Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance
Saturday June 21: NYC Multicultural Festival part Two multiculturalfestival.nyc Performance by the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance  Founded in 1973, The Irish Business Organization of New York continues to lead the way in terms of business networking. For five decades, the IBO has created vibrant networks across the tri-state area supporting, guiding and enlightening waves of Irish and Irish American business leaders. The IBO provides a forum for Irish and Irish-American businesspeople and their friends and colleagues. Through its regular networking meetings, the IBO holds more than 25 events a year including monthly evening events, monthly business breakfasts and other member events such as marching in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade, a summer party, and a special holiday gathering. The IBO is also a partner in the Graduate Gateway, an initiative designed to support professional graduate visa holders from Ireland find employment opportunities in New York. Thank you to our presenting partners: Summer on the Hudson The Irish Business Organization of NY
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