SF’s Huge “GreenFest” Irish Block Party on 45th Ave (2023)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Hours

11 am – 9 pm Emerald Pub

12 pm – 5 pm Block Party on 45th Ave

1 pm – 4 pm Wawona Gates (outside)

The United Irish Cultural Center, Java Beach at the Zoo, United Irish Societies, and Cooley Keegan Comhaltas presents GREEN FEST 2023—family friendly St. Patrick’s Day celebration and Sunset tradition! A block of 45th Ave is blocked off in front of the Irish Center between Sloat and Wawona and guests will enjoy food/beverage, entertainment, Irish dancers, live music, pipers, vendors, children’s activities, and more.

Food Offerings (on 45th Ave)

11 am – 4 pm Shepherd’s Pie, Hot Dog, veggie option

4 pm– Carlos Taco Truck

Entertainment Line-Up

Block Party on 45th Avenue

Noon-5 pm Irish Pipers and Live music by Ivor Collins interspersed with dance performances

from the Kennelly, Murphy, and Whelan Irish Dance Schools

Emerald Pub (inside/downstairs)

11:00 am Michael Drane (Uillean pipes/guitar/vocals) with some recitation by Dave

Winter—”The Host of the Air by Yeats”

12:00 pm Fret & Fiddle

1:30 pm Dave Cory & Theo Paige (Banjo/Guitar + Fiddle)

3:00 pm Michael Dillon Dancers

3:30 pm Two Men, a Jenn, and a John (Carleton Eyster, David Chadwick, Jenn Collins, and

Catherine John)

5:00 pm Erica & Friends

7:00 pm Sean Kelly

Wawona Gates (outside)

Noon–4 pm Bar and seating available with various entertainment

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.