Irish Cultural Festival

02/09/2026

Are you ready to have fun??

02/09/2026

Get your Irish on

30/08/2026

Looking forward to Jemma face painting and Sky face painting collaborating to make Irish themed designs on faces at the cultural festival at Brewtown on the 12th September

13/08/2026

One month to go.....

Were you in the crowd last year?
Did you have a go at Gaelic football, hurling, making soda bread, or Irish dancing?? or watch others doing these activities?

Your chance to join in again this year and enjoy the craic!!!!!

If you missed it why not come this year?

08/07/2026

Congratulations Kerry School of Irish Dancing.

Looking forward to watching your dancers at the Irish Cultural Festival on the 12 September

03/03/2026

Do your children like finding images......

Here is a little competition for them

We have just been advised that Jackson Street Petone is getting ready for St Patricks Day with a little competition for the younger ones......

See the poster below for details

21/02/2026

Did you have a go at the Irish Cultural Festival at Brewtown Upper Hutt or watch many others the had a go??

Chance to see teams from around NZ compete to become the NZ champ on full fields in game mode here in the Hutt Valley.

Go along and watch something different and enjoy the craic.

Mark your diaries!!!

🏆 1 MONTH TO GO 🏆

New Zealand GAA Championships return to the capital.

21-22 March 2026
Hutt Park, Lower Hutt

All welcome!

21/02/2026

Did you enjoy watching the dancers at the Irish Cultural Festival at Brewtown Upper Hutt last September???

Why not go and enjoy the movie and support the fundraiser at the same time

The Kerry Fundraisers are excited to invite you to a special Movie Night Fundraiser screening of The Magic Faraway Tree

🎥 Movie: The Magic Faraway Tree
📍 Where: Lighthouse Cinema Petone
📅 Date: Sunday 19th April 2026
⏰ Time: Supper From 4pm, Movie Begins 5pm
💰 Cost: $25

This event is open to dancers, siblings, parents, friends, and whānau—so bring everyone along! Enjoy a great movie, supper, spot prizes, and a wonderful way to support our dancers outside of dancing class.

All proceeds from the evening will go directly toward:
• New dancing steps and choreography
• A dancing workshop with our new choreographer
• New dancing flooring

🎟 How to book:

Please RSVP to Kara ([email protected]) so we can plan numbers.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support. We’d love to see you there for a magical night at the movies!

18/02/2026

Did you speak to anyone in the geneology team at the festival?

Good news.... More historical digitised records will soon be available for your research

Thousands of historic Irish birth, marriage and death records have been made available online as part of the latest annual update to the State’s civil registration archive, opening new doors for people tracing their family history.
https://dublinpeople.com/news/dublin/articles/2026/02/10/irish-birth-marriage-and-death-records-released-online/