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Annual Penn-Mar Irish Festival

Don't miss beloved South Central PA event!

By Penn-Mar Irish Festival May 30, 2025

Join us for a full day of Irish entertainment, shopping, food, and fun at the Penn-Mar Irish Festival Saturday, June 21, 2024 at their NEW location PHEASANT RUN GREENHOUSE & GARDEN CENTER IN GLEN ROCK, PA! 

This Annual Festival in Southern York County features traditional and contemporary live Irish music and dancers from Pennsylvania and Maryland, along with special guests, plus Irish food, children’s activities, door prizes, and a wide variety of vendors offering Irish goods including gifts, clothing, jewelry, music, books, pottery, photography, stained glass, and more. 

 Entertainment for the day includes:

Live music & Irish Dance performances

Albannach (performing two sets — with special 20th anniversary merch!)

Cas Ceol

Cassie and Maggie (musical performance plus a cultural talk)

Clann Redmond

The Diddley Idols

Enda Reilly (musical performance plus a cultural talk)

Runa — please bring socks for Runa’s Rockin’ Sock Collection

Susquehanna Pipes & Drums

Tartan Terrors

McGinley School of Irish Dance

Ni Riain School of Irish Dance

Oh! Gills Irish Dancers

Click HERE to download the 2025 entertainment schedule.


A Children's Activity Tent sponsored by Members 1st Credit Union and our partners Macaroni Kid. 

The Children's Activity Area will feature complimentary crafts, games, coloring pages, face painting, and more. The festival will also include inflatables for youngsters.


Vendors

2025 Retail Vendors

2025 FOOD VENDORS

  • Baltimore Crab Cake Company: Crab cakes and cream of crab soup
  • Bricker’s French Fries: French fries, chicken tenders, and soda
  • Carousel Creperie/Creative Crepes: Sweet and savory crepes
  • Highland Catering/Carroll Concessions: Wide variety of Celtic festival favorites, including colcannon, haggis, fish & chips, Irish farmers sausage, lamb gyros, mushroom pitas, sweet potato fries, whiskey tots, and more!
  • LettUsKnow: Delicious selection of salads, gyros, and wraps. plus smoothies
  • Papa’s Kettle Korn: Kettle korn, lemonade, bottled water
  • Sarah’s Creamery: 15 flavors of ice cream, as well as 2 flavors of Italian Ice, a variety of no sugar added (diabetic) ice cream & vegan (dairy & egg free) ice cream
  • That Pig Place: Slow-roasted pulled pork, beef and chicken sandwiches, loaded BBQ potato and nachos, beverages. Possibly baked beans, cole slaw, corned beef sandwiches, fruit and veggies. Additional items may be added.

Adult Beverage Area

ID WILL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PURCHASE TOKENS FOR ADULT BEVERAGES.

 

General Festival  Info:   

Hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Children's Activity Tent closes at 6:00 p.m. 

Admission for the Penn-Mar Irish Festival is  $20 at the gate. Aage 15 years and younger are free.  

Pets are prohibited. 

Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.

NEW for 2025: A limited number of spaces are available for EZ-up tents (see our FAQs for details).

Parking is off-site. Look for parking & shuttle signs along Susquehanna Trail.

Festival grounds are  location: 10341 Brillhart Rd, Glen Rock, PA 17327

For more information, visit :

PennMarIrishFestival.com

Facebook.com/PennMarIrish

On Twitter: follow @PennMarIrish

#PennMarIrish