Motor City Irish Fest

Motor City Irish Fest The Motor City Irish Festival at Greenmead Historical Park Livonia. June 12-14 2026 Most of all, it brings together everyone for a great weekend full of fun.
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The Motor city Irish Fest is an annual event that brings together The Irish and their friends to celebrate Irish Culture with music, dance, food & drink, exhibits and activities for children. in 2017, the 8th year of the event, we enjoyed twenty four Irish bands (see the music page for links to them), Irish dance groups, pipe & drum bands, Ring of Steel (stunt group from Ann Arbor – comedy, fire a

cts, swords, & audience participation) and an area especially for children of all ages. That kid’s spot featured tin whistle lessons, a kilted magician, story telling, beginning Irish dance lessons, arts and crafts, bounce houses, face painters and more. Great grub was found in abundance! You could enjoy traditional fish ‘n chips, corned beef sandwiches, pizza, burgers, ice cream among all the other tempting possibilities. For the more aged Irish Festival visitors, a favorite gathering place was Dunleavy’s Pub, Serving up Guinness, Smithwicks, Harp, and Bud Light. Whiskey tasting was also offered in the Pub. For those who like to shop and browse, there were so many booths set up that presented some of the finest Irish themed items such as jewelry, clothing, gifts, novelties and edible goodies. You can see a list of the 2017 vendors on the vendors page. A traditional Irish Mass was held on Sunday. All of the above took place on the grounds of Historic Greenmead, in Livonia. If you are familiar with the Annual St. Andrew’s Society Highland Games (where you can see the caber toss, stone put, hammer throw, etc) our Irish fest is found at the very same location a little earlier in the year. You can find out more about the exact location on the Location page. It was truly an excellent, memorable festival. But wait! We aim to top it in 2018! Sign up for our newsletter to keep up on the plans and developments as the time to gather again approaches.

If you took photos at the MCIF this past weekend, please send them to us or tag us in them. Here are a few taken by Paul...
06/17/2026

If you took photos at the MCIF this past weekend, please send them to us or tag us in them. Here are a few taken by Paul Siegmund at the opening ceremony on Friday and a few others. Thanks Paul.

Thank you to all of our sponsors for the 2026 Motor City Irish Fest!(Presenting Sponsor)Feldman Automotive(Harp Level)En...
06/16/2026

Thank you to all of our sponsors for the 2026 Motor City Irish Fest!
(Presenting Sponsor)
Feldman Automotive
(Harp Level)
Environmental Maintenance Engineers
Dunleavy’s Pub
O’Connor Realty
Slows BBQ
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Guinness
Fathom Financial Partners
(Dublin Level)
Head-Murphy Law
AOH Stephen Walsh Division
Fraternal Order of United Irishman
AOH Dunleavy Division
(Shamrock Level)
Irish Music Café
Dwyer Marble and Stone
Detroit Irish Radio Show
(Shillelagh Level)
Michigan Columbus Credit Uniion
The Irish Baker
Martin and Tracy McMahon
Westmon Works
Murphy’s Restaurant
Dave and Erin Keem
Triskel Tours and Treasures
The Cummings Clan
Conor O’Neill’s
Pegasus Property Management
LAOH Rose Kennedy Division.!
(Presenting Sponsor)
Feldman Automotive
(Harp Level)
Environmental Maintenance Engineers
Dunleavy’s Pub
O’Connor Realty
Slows BBQ
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Guinness
Fathom Financial Partners
(Dublin Level)
Head-Murphy Law
AOH Stephen Walsh Division
Fraternal Order of United Irishman
AOH Dunleavy Division
(Shamrock Level)
Irish Music Café
Dwyer Marble and Stone
Detroit Irish Radio Show
(Shillelagh Level)
Michigan Columbus Credit Uniion
The Irish Baker
Martin and Tracy McMahon
Westmon Works
Murphy’s Restaurant
Dave and Erin Keem
Triskel Tours and Treasures
The Cummings Clan
Conor O’Neill’s
Pegasus Property Management
LAOH Rose Kennedy Division.

A huge THANK YOU to all of our many volunteers who helped create a wonderful weekend for our guests. Your help and gener...
06/16/2026

A huge THANK YOU to all of our many volunteers who helped create a wonderful weekend for our guests. Your help and generosity of your time and talents are greatly appreciated!

Save the dates for next year: June 11-13 2027
06/16/2026

Save the dates for next year: June 11-13 2027

06/14/2026

What an impressive Motor City Irish Fest debut for Sioanainn Laoi (Shannon Lee).

The sun is coming out and day 3 is well underway. Come out and celebrate your Irish heritage with us. The great Meadhbh ...
06/14/2026

The sun is coming out and day 3 is well underway. Come out and celebrate your Irish heritage with us. The great Meadhbh Walsh and band are on stage now.

06/13/2026

If you are planning on attending the MCIF on Sunday June 14, why not join us for outdoor mass at noon? Father Brendan McCarrick will be the celebrant. This is always a great way to begin day 3 of the Motor City Irish Fest. We hope to see you there.

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20501 Newburgh
Livonia, MI
48150

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Friday 5pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 1pm - 8pm

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