Kick-off Event
Thursday, June 5th, 7:00-10:00pm
LOCATION: Urban Growler, Barrel Room
COST: $15 adults (includes a drink ticket) | Youth 18 & under are free.
Join us at Urban Growler at 7pm for an intimate performance from this year's visiting master artists. Then, enjoy a complimentary drink and snacks while we introduce the 2025 Fitz Scholarship recipients and introduce this year’s Master Artists. We'll wrap up the evening with a traditional session, so bring your instruments if you would like to join in!
Great Session Experience
Friday, June 6th from 7:00-10:00pm
LOCATION: Celtic Junction Arts Center
COST: FREE with a cash bar and much merriment! Non-alcoholic beverages are available.
The 2025 Great Session Experience will bring together the Twin Cities Irish music community for many simultaneous in-person sessions around the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Musicians and non-musicians alike are invited to join in the fun.
The bar will be located in the shed in the CJAC parking lot. Come early, grab a drink, and enjoy!
Master Artists Concert
Saturday, June 7th, 7:30pm
LOCATION: Celtic Junction Arts Center
COST:
Adults $30 advance / $35 at the door | Youth 18 & under are FREE
Presented by the Center for Irish Music, the Master Artists Concert is the signature event of the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend. Don't miss this rare chance to see our visiting master artists performing together in rare combinations.
The 2025 master artists are Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki), Pauline Conneely (banjo), Sorcha Costello (fiddle), Mary MacNamara (concertina), Brian Mullen (song), Conal Ó Gráda (flute), Danny O'Mahony (accordion), and Dáithí Sproule (guitar, song).
Mary MacNamara and Sorcha Costello in Concert
Sunday, June 8th, 6:00pm-7:15pm
LOCATION: Scanlan Music Hall at the Center for Irish Music
COST: $20 advance / $25 at the door*
Don't miss this concert of mother-daughter duo Mary MacNamara (concertina) and Sorcha Costello (fiddle) to close out the 17th Annual Minnesota Irish Music Weekend. This acoustic concert will be presented in the Scanlan Music Hall and open to the first 50 people who purchase tickets.
*Youth 18 and under need to purchase tickets for this concert.
