Brandies Band and Factor 7: Yeats To Music
Sparkling voices, bright melodies and WB Yeats’s greatest poems; they all come together in ‘Yeats to Music’.
Read MoreSamhain Céilí
Creepy fancy dress, céilí calling, puppets and games will keep kids 3-103+ years old engaged and spooked to the max!
Read MoreIrish Famine Memorial
The Liverpool Irish Festival, along with city partners, commemorate the 175-year anniversary of the seven years of An Gorta Mór, also known as the Great Hunger (1845-52).
Read MoreBrendan: Son of Dublin
Brendan: Son of Dublin traces Brendan Behan’s humble Dublin origins, to his becoming one of the great twentieth century writers, a century after his birth.
Read MoreBrave Maeve: writer reading for kids
Pose for pictures, colour in some great illustrations and hear author and illustrator Stu Harrison tell the story of Brave Maeve.
Read MoreSouth Liverpool walking tour
Greg Quiery leads a 2-hour walk visiting Hope Street and Rodney Street buildings, hearing from some of the colourful characters who populated them.
Read MoreGAA: Give it a go!
1-2pm‘blitz’ sessions for young ones followed by the Lancashire Underage Gaelic Football Blitz (2pm-4pm). Go on, give it a go!
Read MoreScotland Road walking tour
Greg Quiery leads a 2-hour walk through the former heartland of Liverpool’s Irish community considers schools, statues and graveyards.
Read MoreBlack History Month 2023
Liverpool Irish Festival is proud to support Black History Month. Use this page to search its events.
Read MorePK’s seisiún
Completely informal trad seisiún as part of #LIF2023; come a long for a tune. Gets busy, so could be standing room only.
Read MoreLiverpool English with Tony Crowley
Book launch for Tony Crowley’s Liverpool: A Memoir of Words, held as part of #LIF2023.
Read MoreFréa: Redressing Irish Church and State institutions
During our online event, Fréa will explore former resident experiences and share the Government’s response to the Mother and Baby and County Care Homes commission.
Read MoreGreen & Blue
The award-winning Green & Blue explores the painful and humorous realities faced by the individuals who patrolled the border during the height of the conflict on the island of Ireland.
Read MoreCultural Memory and the Good Friday Agreement
Some cultural thinkers consider the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, 25-years on for #LIF2023 and our theme of anniversary.
Read MoreJohn Joe Kelly: intermediate to advanced bodhrán skills
A rare chance to receive tuition from bodhán master John Joe Kelly. You’ll need to bring your bodhrán and tipper to play.
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