Irish Fest 2023 Will Span 2 Days In Downtown Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville will be seeing green as Irish music fills the air, leprechauns frolic and ale flows freely for the 2023 Irish Fest. The festival will be held at 104 E. Benton Ave. in downtown Naperville Sept. 22 and Sept. 23.

The festival hours are Sept. 22 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sept. 23 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Below is the entertainment schedule for Irish Fest:

Sept. 22

2:45 p.m.: Opening ceremony featuring Firefighters Highland Guard and members of Naperville Chamber of Commerce

3:30 p.m.: The Bentley Academy of Irish Dance

4:15 p.m.: McNulty School of Irish Dance

5:15 p.m.: The Joyce Boys

6:15 p.m.: Firefighters Highland Guard

6:30 p.m.: The Boils

8 p.m.: Chicago Irish Band

Sept. 23

12:30 p.m.: Small Batch

1:30 p.m.: Hogan Irish Dance Academy

2:15 p.m.: Firefighters Highland Guard

2:30 p.m.: The Chancers

3:45 p.m.: McNulty Irish Dancers

4:45 p.m.: Dirty Wellies

6:15 p.m.: Firefighters Highland Guard

6:30 p.m.: Whiskey Mick

8 p.m.: Larkin and Moran Brothers

Kids can have fun with themed games and activities at Leprechaun Landing, the festival's dedicated children's area.

Food trucks and tents will be set up to provide visitors with an array of snacks, handheld entrees and desserts to purchase. The food vendors include:

• Dark Horse Grill and Catering
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Sausage Fest
• Schmaltz Delicatessen

Adult beverages available for purchase will include:

• Go Brewing
• Guinness Draught
• Harp Lager
• Jameson
• Miller Lite
• Smithwick's Red Ale
• White Claw

Early bird tickets to Irish Fest are $10 per person and $15 for two people. Click the link to buy tickets to Irish Fest.