Making plans to attend Hornell Irish Festival Saturday? What to know about annual event

One of the most popular summer events in Maple City, the annual Irish Festival sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hornell chapter , is on tap for Saturday from 1 to 11 p.m. in the St. Ann's Church parking lot.

Among the Irish Festival's features are food trucks, children’s games, face painting, vendors, music and dancing.

Count on Irish souvenirs, raffle tickets and traditional Reuben sandwiches at the 18th year of the festival.

The cost is $3 per person and kids under 12 are admitted free.

Who will take first-place prizes in Irish Festival Parade?

The Irish Festival gets started Saturday with a parade through the downtown area of Hornell to the festival event site.

Parade lineup is at 1 p.m. at Seneca and Genesee streets. The parade begins at 1:30 and goes up Seneca to Main Street, turns left onto Center Street, right to Elm Street, left onto Elm and then left to the festival gate.

First-place parade prizes will be handed out for first responders, military and in open divisions.

This is the second year of having a festival parade.

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Entertainment lineup for the Irish Festival in Hornell Aug. 17

Here are the entertainers scheduled to perform Saturday at the festival:

• 2-4 p.m.: Pat Kane, Ring of Chairraighe Celtic Dancers and Crystal City Pipe and Drum
• 5:30-7:30 p.m.: The Donlon Brothers
• 8-11 p.m.: Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross

Posted by AOH of Hornell on Monday, August 12, 2024

Irish Festival raises money for education, parish, other causes

Proceeds from the Irish Festival benefit the Irish Cultural Scholarship fund, H. Joseph Donlon Youth Leadership Award, the Hornell Area Family YMCA, St. Ann’s Academy, Our Lady of the Valley Parish and the Tim Coleman DEC Camp Scholarship fund.

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