Lawrence Irish Heritage Month
March 1 @ 8:00 am - March 31 @ 6:00 pm
Rev. James T. O’Reilly OSA Division Eight
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Lawrence, Massachusetts
“155 Years of Dedication to Religion, Heritage, Charity and Community”
Irish Heritage Month March 2026
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Preserving and Fostering our Heritage and Culture
Sunday, March 1, 2026
“AN AFTERNOON OF IRISH MUSIC WITH BRIAN CORCORAN”
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm.
Monday, March 2, 2026
IRISH FLAG RAISING Across from City Hall – Common St. @11 a.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
154th SAINT PATRICK’S DAY BANQUET AND DANCE
Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence, MA. 6 pm – 11 pm
Sunday, March 8, 2026
OPENING of the EXHIBIT – “THE PEMBERTON MILL: THE WORST INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN MASSACHUSETTS HISTORY”
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence, MA. @ 2 PM
Sunday, March 8, 2026
LECTURE BY LOUISE SANDBERG ON THE COLLAPSE OF THE PEMBERTON MILL
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St., Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
AOH NATIONAL HUNGER MONTH FOOD DRIVE
Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence MA. 6 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, March 13, 2026
55th ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK’S DAY LUNCHEON
Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence, MA. NOON
Awarding the Honorable John E. Fenton Citizenship Award
Sunday, March 15, 2026
WHITE FUND LECTURE – WITH LOCAL AUTHOR, JAMES DOWD
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson Street, Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Enjoy this grand day with family and friends listening to Irish Music, stories, and laughter with family and friends.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION
Saint Patrick Parish Center, David Burke Way, Lawrence, MA @ 5 pm.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
JOIN PIANIST TERRI KELLEY AND VOCALIST BILL DONELAN FOR AN ALL-NEW PROGRAM OF CELTIC MELODIES – FROM ANCIENT GAELIC AIRES TO CURRENT SONGS
Lawrence Public Library, Sargent Auditorium, 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA @ 2 pm
Saturday, March 28, 2026
IRISH FILM FESTIVAL
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence MA @ 10 am.
Monday, March 30, 2026
EXHIBIT CLOSES ” THE PEMBERTON MILL”
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center, 1 Jackson St, Lawrence
The Rev. James T. O’Reilly OSA Division Eight AOH was organized on November 5, 1871. The Division yearly hosts numerous social events and activities, and has scholarship opportunities for members, the children and grandchildren of members on the high school and college level, including a scholarship for study in Ireland. Division 8 meets at the Lawrence Lodge of Elks, 652 Andover Street, Lawrence, MA, on the second Wednesday of the month. For information on AOH Membership please write to: Division 8 AOH Organizer, PO Box 1407, Lawrence, MA
IRISH HERITAGE MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS DIVISION 8
Irish Heritage Month 2026 is supported in part by a grant from the Lawrence Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
