Emerald Isle Irish Feile

09/02/2026

08/25/2026

☘️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗻𝘁𝗮! 🚣‍♀️🌊

This incredible mother-and-two-sons team from Arranmore Island is preparing to take on the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘄, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 2026 in support of the 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗡𝗟𝗜. ⚓

If you’ve spent any time on an island, you know just how important lifeboat crews are to the communities they serve. We’re pretty excited to have an opportunity during this year’s Beaver Island Irish Féile to get behind this Irish island family and the cause they’re rowing for. We’ll be sharing more about their story as Féile gets closer. And if you’re joining us in September, we’ll have a special way for you to show your support while you’re here...and did we mention it includes Irish Whiskey? Stay tuned! ☘️

08/24/2026

𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

The Beaver Island Irish Heritage Group is raffling off an unforgettable trip for two to our sister island—Arranmore, Ireland—and you could be the lucky winner!
Only 200 tickets will be sold. $100 each. Full prize package includes: $1,600 toward airfare, $400 for meals, ferry tickets for two, 4 nights on Arranmore, a guided tour by a local Arranmore Islander, a souvenir Arranmore United football kit and be named guest of honor during Holy Hour at Early’s Bar.

Contact Shannon McDonough (989) 619-6957 or any of the BIIHG board members or staff to get your tickets today! Paul Cole, Angel LeFevre Welke, Marlaina Cole, Catherine Meintsma, Bailey McDonough, Linda Wearn, Barry McDonough, Brian Williams and Tory Fingerle. Tickets are also available from staff members Kitty McNamara, Katie Johnson, or Chris Sorensen.

08/19/2026

🙋🏻 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱! 🙋🏻
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Without our army of incredible volunteers there is no Féile! We still have volunteer positions available from Wednesday 9th Sept through the weekend to Monday 14th Sept.
For a full list of volunteer positions and role descriptions please visit our website below and sign up for your slot in our brand new Volunteer Management System 🗓️
www.irishfeile.com/volunteer/
As the festival grows so does our commitment to our loyal base of volunteers, and this year we have poured time and resources into creating a system that makes signing up and staying on top of your shifts a breeze!
Thank you to all our returning volunteers and we look forward to meeting our new ones at our 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 on Wednesday Sep 2nd 6:00PM, or Thursday, Sep 3rd 1:00PM at the Beaver Island Community Center.
Snacks and light refreshments will be provided as well as full instruction on your festival duties! 🍰

An online option is available for both orientation sessions. The invitation will be sent shortly before the orientation starts.

🗓️ Sep 2, 6:00PM - BICC and online
🗓️ Sep 3, 1:00PM - BICC and online

08/15/2026

☘️ 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲! ☘️

The 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 of events can be found on our website here: https://www.irishfeile.com/schedule/

Keep checking the website as we post more updates in the coming weeks.

✨ 🎻 🎵 𝟮𝟵 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲!!✨

08/14/2026

☘️ 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻-𝗨𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲! 🇮🇪

It takes a village (or an island!) to make the Emerald Isle Irish Féile the amazing celebration we all love—and 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 to make this year’s event the best yet.

We’re looking for 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 to join the Féile team. There are a variety of roles available, and every hour you give helps bring our community together!

🎁 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗞𝗦:
✅ 𝟮–𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗧-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁
✅ 𝟲–𝟵 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: 𝗧-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 + 𝟱𝟬% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀
✅ 𝟭𝟬+ 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: 𝗧-𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 + 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀

🙌 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!):
📍 Wed, Sep 2 @ 6:00 PM – BIC Center
📍 Thu, Sep 3 @ 1:00 PM – BIC Center
Snacks provided + meet the team, get your shirt, and get all your questions answered!

🎉 BONUS: we're planning a 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 in September! Details coming soon.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻? 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦!

08/12/2026

📣 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗲: 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🎶 🇮🇪

Today's episode: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱

For nearly 100 years, the Arranmore Pipe Band has carried the sound and traditions of Arranmore from one generation to the next.
We explore the band’s history, the legacy of Alec Brown, and the emotional 2023 journey to Beaver Island, Michigan — where the band was welcomed by descendants of the island their ancestors once called home.

A story of music, migration, community and commitment.

🪗 Podcast episode: https://www.biihg.com/podcast-the-tides-that-tie/
☘️ Féile Tickets: https://www.irishfeile.com/buy-tickets/
🎶 Féile Artists: https://www.irishfeile.com/music/

08/11/2026

🌟 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘́𝗜𝗟𝗘'𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗘𝗦 🌟

From the very first banner raised to the last tent packed away, the Emerald Isle Irish Féile is powered by volunteers. Your time, energy, and heart make this celebration possible. Whether you're greeting guests at registration, managing merchandise, or helping with setup and clean-up, you are the reason the Féile comes to life! ☘️

✨ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲... ✨

𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 — 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘦́𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭 - 𝘍𝘦́𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘘.
𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄 — E𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭-𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦.
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 — 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 — 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘖'𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘚𝘵. 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥’𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

🎻 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲?
Volunteer signup will open in mid-August. Watch this space for announcements.

𝗚𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗯𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘁: 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀! 💚

08/10/2026

☘️ 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 ☘️

Picture this: Waking up to the sound of the sea on Arranmore Island. You and a guest could enjoy 4 nights of accommodations on this stunning Irish island—just one of the prizes included in our Arranmore Adventures Raffle!
Full prize package includes: $1,600 toward airfare, ferry tickets for two, 4 nights on Arranmore, $400 cash for meals, a guided tour by a local Arranmore Islander, a souvenir Arranmore United football kit and be named guest of honor during Holy Hour at Early’s Bar.

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱—$𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵. All proceeds support the Beaver Island Irish Heritage Group. Buy yours from Shannon McDonough at (989) 619-6957 or any board member.

🗓️ 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁, 𝟭𝟯, 𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿

08/08/2026

🕺 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽💃

Our summer Irish Dance classes have been a wonderful success!
Thank you to instructor Bridget Martin for inspiring our dancers and sharing her love of Irish dance. We also thank all of our students and families for making this summer so much fun.

Join us at the 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗲́𝗶𝗹𝗲 this September to see our dancers perform and celebrate Irish heritage with us! 💚

https://www.irishfeile.com/