On November 11, the Sydney Showground will turn green for the 2018 Magners Sydney Irish Festival and play host to live music, an array of roaming performers, bars, food outlets, comedy and Hurling clinics.
With something for everyone, there’s no better opportunity to embrace your green DNA, or simply adopt it for the weekend, and share a jig and a pint, and a heavy dose of Celtic pride, with your friends and family.
On November 11, the Sydney Showground will turn green for the 2018 Magners Sydney Irish Festival and play host to live music, an array of roaming performers, bars, food outlets, comedy and Hurling clinics.
With something for everyone, there’s no better opportunity to embrace your green DNA, or simply adopt it for the weekend, and share a jig and a pint, and a heavy dose of Celtic pride, with your friends and family.
I mean how often do you get the opportunity to eat real Irish cuisine, watch Sean-nós dancing or witness world-class standard hurling? In fact, CNN ranks hurling just behind the Olympics at number 2 on the list of sports you must see live before you die. And now’s your chance to see it.
The jewel in the festival’s crown sees the Galway Tribesmen, winners of the 2017 GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship and home to no less than 7 All Stars, take on the reigning 2018 National League Champions, Kilkennyin a historic hurling game at Spotless Stadium. This is more than an exhibition, with the winner earning direct entry into the 2020 incarnation of the tournament and being awarded the coveted Wild Geese Trophy.
The trophy is set to mark the cultural respect that exists between the Australian and Irish people, and has been named in honour of 6 Fenian brothers who successfully escaped W.A. and the drudgery of a British ruled penal colony in 1876; an act of defiance that would later become known as the Catalpa Rescue.
This is a festival like no other and one the entire family can enjoy so get your tickets today!
Go to www.sydneyirishfestival.com for further details
Please Note: PSE, promoters of the 2018 Magners Sydney Irish Festival announced recently the two-day event will now be reduced to one day only – Sunday, 11 November
