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Riverdance

Spectacle Live Presents: Riverdance

3 Shows: March 2, 3 & 4 commencing at 7:30 p.m. each night. Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music…

3 Shows: March 2, 3 & 4 commencing at 7:30 p.m. each night. Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences…

Celtic Woman Christmas

Spectacle Live Presents: Celtic Woman: Symphony Christmas Tour

Celebrate the holiday season with the celestial voices of Grammy-nominated multi-platinum Irish singing sensation Celtic Woman. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear Celtic Woman’s angelic harmonies with the thrilling…

Celebrate the holiday season with the celestial voices of Grammy-nominated multi-platinum Irish singing sensation Celtic Woman. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear Celtic Woman’s angelic harmonies with the thrilling live sound of a full symphony orchestra in an intimate concert setting. The show features the all-female ensemble’s favorite Yuletide songs: O Holy Night, Little…

Irish Tenors Lowell

Spectacle Live Presents: The Irish Tenors: A Family Christmas

The Irish Tenors have been the acknowledged Celtic music kings since they burst upon the scene during a 1998 special. With ten best selling CD’s to their credit, they share…

The Irish Tenors have been the acknowledged Celtic music kings since they burst upon the scene during a 1998 special. With ten best selling CD’s to their credit, they share company with the likes of The Three Tenors and Andrea Bocelli as the biggest money makers PBS has presented. The Irish Tenors rekindled the love…

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Lowell Folk Festival Features 19 Folk Music Performances from Around the World, July 25-27

The acclaimed Irish ensemble Solas is a headliner at the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival, taking place in the City of Lowell on July 25-27, 2025. Billed as the largest free…

The acclaimed Irish ensemble Solas is a headliner at the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival, taking place in the City of Lowell on July 25-27, 2025. Billed as the largest free folk festival in the nation, the Lowell Folk Fest is replete with traditional folk music and dance from across America and across the world. New…

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ICC Presents: Emer Dunne in Concert

Emer Dunne is an acclaimed Irish folk singer, enchanting audiences with her vocal purity and rich storytelling ability.  Releasing three No 1 hit singles and her no 1 charting folk…

Emer Dunne is an acclaimed Irish folk singer, enchanting audiences with her vocal purity and rich storytelling ability.  Releasing three No 1 hit singles and her no 1 charting folk album, ‘Hourglass’ with acclaimed producer Bill Shanley (Mary Black, Paul Brady, Gilbert O Sullivan), Emer has reviews from Hot Press, RTE Behind the Music and Irish…

Maeve Kelly's Rose of Tralee

ICC Presents: Maeve Kelly’s Rose of Tralee 2025 Send-Off Party

Join the Irish Cultural Centre community to celebrate Maeve Kelly – the 2025 Boston & New England Rose of Tralee winner.  Maeve will Represent Boston and New England at this…

Join the Irish Cultural Centre community to celebrate Maeve Kelly – the 2025 Boston & New England Rose of Tralee winner.  Maeve will Represent Boston and New England at this year’s Rose of Tralee Festival in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. The Rose of Tralee International Festival (also known as the Kerry Festival) will take place…

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ICC Presents: Dave Kane’s ‘Misgivings’ – Comedy Show

A “Divine” Comedy of belly laughs, blessings, blarney and bingo. Join Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings for this divine presentation of stories and one liners about growing up Catholic. From miracles…

A “Divine” Comedy of belly laughs, blessings, blarney and bingo. Join Father Patrick Aloysius Misgivings for this divine presentation of stories and one liners about growing up Catholic. From miracles and marriage counseling to bazaars and birth control, nothing escapes the good father’s razor sharp Irish wit. This hilarious, interactive comedy includes a collection, a…

Jacqueline Kennedy Birthday

JFK Library: Celebrating Jacqueline Kennedy’s Birthday

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Head to Columbia Point to celebrate First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s 96th birthday as part of Community Nights! Well-known as…

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Head to Columbia Point to celebrate First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s 96th birthday as part of Community Nights! Well-known as a style icon, Mrs. Kennedy was an integral player in the Kennedy administration and revolutionized the role of the First Lady. Learn more about her…

JFK Library Community Nights

JFK Library: Celebrating Presidential Pets

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Join the JFK for Community Nights on August 20. Enjoy after-hours access to the galleries, rarely seen archival film…

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Join the JFK for Community Nights on August 20. Enjoy after-hours access to the galleries, rarely seen archival film footage, and live music included with paid admission. Additionally, there will be exclusive food and drink for purchase in the café. Last admission: 7:15 p.m….

JFK Library Community Nights

JFK Library: Celebrating Presidential Pets

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Join the JFK for Community Nights on August 6 and 20th. Enjoy after-hours access to the galleries, rarely seen…

Kennedy Library Community Nights Celebrate the summer at the JFK Library! Join the JFK for Community Nights on August 6 and 20th. Enjoy after-hours access to the galleries, rarely seen archival film footage, and live music included with paid admission. Additionally, there will be exclusive food and drink for purchase in the café. Last admission:…

David Geaney

ICC Presents: David Geaney & The Irish Lads

Making their debut appearance at the Irish Cultural Centre, The Irish Lads are a high-energy Irish music and dance act that showcases the very best of Ireland’s rich cultural traditions. With electrifying…

Making their debut appearance at the Irish Cultural Centre, The Irish Lads are a high-energy Irish music and dance act that showcases the very best of Ireland’s rich cultural traditions. With electrifying performances, they bring together the driving rhythms of traditional Irish music and the precision of world-class Irish dance. Their dynamic stage presence, infectious energy, and…

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ICC Presents: Meadhbh Walsh in Concert

Hailing from County Cork, Ireland, Meadhbh Walsh is a 23-year-old Irish folk singer and instrumentalist whose powerful voice and unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk have earned her a…

Hailing from County Cork, Ireland, Meadhbh Walsh is a 23-year-old Irish folk singer and instrumentalist whose powerful voice and unique blend of traditional and contemporary folk have earned her a dedicated following around the world. After touring extensively in Dubai, Ireland, the UK, Canada, and the United States since 2022, her heartfelt performances and original…

Derek Warfield Band

ICC Presents: Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

A special group of Irish men and women have been responsible for preservation of the tradition of Irish ballad singing over the past 50 years. Derek Warfield is a distinguished…

A special group of Irish men and women have been responsible for preservation of the tradition of Irish ballad singing over the past 50 years. Derek Warfield is a distinguished name among them. Derek Warfield and They Young Wolfe Tones are bringing that musical tradition forward with a reverence for Ireland’s past and the energy…

IPC Bloomsday

IPC Welcomes: The Here Comes Everybody Players

Join the IPC to celebrate Bloomsday and to enjoy the humor, pathos and extraordinary language of the work of James Joyce with theatrical adaptations from his celebrated book, Ulysses, with traditional…

Join the IPC to celebrate Bloomsday and to enjoy the humor, pathos and extraordinary language of the work of James Joyce with theatrical adaptations from his celebrated book, Ulysses, with traditional music by the HCE Trio.  If you are not familiar with Joyce, this will be a great introduction.  If you already know his work, you…

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Spectacle Live Goes Celtic & Beyond

Irish and Celtic music and dance are popular throughout New England not just around St. Patrick’s Day but all year round, thanks in large part to Spectacle Live, the region’s…

Irish and Celtic music and dance are popular throughout New England not just around St. Patrick’s Day but all year round, thanks in large part to Spectacle Live, the region’s premier music promotion company. Based in Lexington, MA, Spectacle has booked five top-selling Irish and Celtic shows this summer alone, at concert halls in Massachusetts,…

IPC, August Trad Session

IPC Presents: Monthly Irish Music Session

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPC) on August 17th to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to celebrate the summer…

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPC) on August 17th to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to celebrate the summer season! All musicians, singers, dancers and listeners welcome! Tea/Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. View more IPC events here.

Deer Island Celtic Cross

IPC + AOH Present Annual Irish Famine Memorial Mass on Deer Island

On Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m., greater Boston’s Irish community will gather for a Memorial Mass at The Great Hunger Memorial on Deer Island in Boston Harbor.  The annual…

On Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m., greater Boston’s Irish community will gather for a Memorial Mass at The Great Hunger Memorial on Deer Island in Boston Harbor.  The annual mass remembers the Irish refugees who died there in the 1840s and are buried on the island. In the late 1840s, the City of Boston…

IPC, July Trad Session

IPC Presents: Monthly Irish Music Session

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPC) on July 20th to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to celebrate the summer…

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPC) on July 20th to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to celebrate the summer season! All musicians, singers, dancers and listeners welcome! Tea/Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. Register here.

IPC June Trad Session

IPC Presents: Monthly Irish Music Session

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPCC) on June 22nd to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to welcome the summer…

Join the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPCC) on June 22nd to celebrate Irish culture and tradition with the monthly traditional Irish music session. It’s a great way to welcome the summer season! All musicians, singers, dancers and listeners welcome! Tea/Coffee and light refreshments will be provided. Register here.

ICC Presents: GAA Finals Weekend

August 9-10 GAA Finals Weekend Irish Cultural Centre Canton Championship matches for Boston Northeast Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)  summer league takes place August 9-10 at the Irish Cultural Centre in…

August 9-10 GAA Finals Weekend Irish Cultural Centre Canton Championship matches for Boston Northeast Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)  summer league takes place August 9-10 at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, 10 miles from Boston.   The season began in May with 45 teams from across New England, and this weekend determines which men’s and…

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ICC Presents: GAA Semi Finals Weekend

August Aug 2-3 GAA Semi Finals Weekend Irish Cultural Centre Canton 2025 Semi-finals and finals are weekends of Aug 2-3 and 9-10 for all except Junior B and C hurling,…

August Aug 2-3 GAA Semi Finals Weekend Irish Cultural Centre Canton 2025 Semi-finals and finals are weekends of Aug 2-3 and 9-10 for all except Junior B and C hurling, and Junior C football. For those competitions the semis are July 26 and Aug 2 weekends. irishculture.org  

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JFK Library: The Night Agent

Kennedy Library Virtual Forum The Night Agent: Intelligence and National Security on the Page and Screen Access to this event will be provided through a link sent to your email….

Kennedy Library Virtual Forum The Night Agent: Intelligence and National Security on the Page and Screen Access to this event will be provided through a link sent to your email. Register here. Matthew Quirk, author of The Night Agent, and Shawn Ryan, creator and showrunner of the Netflix series based on the book, discuss the process of…

Graham Nash

Celtic Thunder – Their Greatest Songs and along the way a Reunion with Old Friends

Spectacle Live Presents: Celtic Thunder – Their Greatest Songs and along the way a Reunion with Old Friends An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder is more than just a concert—it’s…

Spectacle Live Presents: Celtic Thunder – Their Greatest Songs and along the way a Reunion with Old Friends An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder is more than just a concert—it’s a journey through the group’s incredible legacy. Featuring a carefully curated setlist of their greatest hits, this show will showcase the powerful harmonies, soaring ballads,…

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BRT Presents: Cécilia

Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue – that is Cécilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, it is a pleasure to…

Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue – that is Cécilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, it is a pleasure to see how much enjoyment Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy, and Louis Schryer find in playing together. While honouring their heritage as Cécilia, their music making has…

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