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2016 Irish-American “Crossroads” Fest

No green beer here – just the best of Irish-American culture in poetry, film & stories.
By - posted 3/5/2016 No Comment

The Irish-American Crossroads Festival is an annual literary, musical, and cultural event that takes place every year in San Francisco during the month of March.

It is a celebrated annual festival inviting the public to come together around inspired, creative, and relevant events regarding Irish and Irish-American history and culture.

Irish-American Crossroads Festival
March 4-April 3, 2016
All Over San Francisco

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2016 Festival Free Event Highlights:
Some events may require an RSVP

  • Saturday, March 5. Children’s Hour of Song and Dance.
    San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco. 11 am. Free. Information >
  • Saturday, March 5. The Imaginative Power of Place: Film Screenings with Bay Area filmmaker, Flora Skivington.
    San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco. 1 pm. Free. Information >
  • Sunday, March 6. Book Launch:  Doolin: People, Place, Culture by Eddie Stack.
    Plough & Stars Irish Pub, San Francisco. 5-7 pm. Followed by traditional session. Free. Information >
  • Tuesday, March 15. Book Launch: The Lost Celt by A.E. Conran – a middle-grade adventure novel.
    Book Passage in Corte Madera. 7 pm. Free. Information >
  • Saturday, March 19. Walking the Rebellion. Irish-Americans and the 1916 Easter Rising in the Mission District with Elizabeth Creely.
    Meet for a walking tour at 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco. 12 noon. Free. Information >
  • Sunday, March 20. Reflections on The 1916 Easter Rising. Irish Community Leaders Discuss the Legacy and Impact of the 1916 Easter Rising.
    United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. 2-4 pm. Free. Information >
  • Thursday, March 24. Elaine Feeney: A West Coast Premiere Poetry Reading
    Bookshop West Portal, San Francisco. 7 pm. Free. Information >
  • Saturday, April 2. Crossroads Salon.
    A forum for writers/artists, as well as readers/viewers. This meeting focuses on the idea of “freedom”. Address available with RSVP. Free. Information >
  • Sunday, April 3. The 1916 Easter Rising in Oral Histories of the Irish in San Francisco: An Afternoon of Storytelling.
    Families welcome. United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. 2-4 pm. Free. Information >