THE SHAMROCKFEST EXPERIENCE:
- Irish Main Stages: ShamrockFest has successfully cornered the Celtic market, bringing you a lineup of the greatest Irish acts on earth… including the one and only DROPKICK MURPHYS!!! You will experience an exciting array of Irish music like never before including Irish punk, Celtic rock, folk and straight up Irish party bands… MORE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING… THIS IS HUGE!
- Taste of Ireland: Join BarTab and the leaders in the Irish community including the most prominent Irish pubs and establishments at the Greyhound/Peter Pan Irish Village. This massive, activity area features live, authentic Irish entertainers (Irish dancers, fiddlers, bagpipers, etc.), tented areas, shenanigans and the “Shamrock Pub Games.” (our own moronic twist on the Celtic games…you too can join in. Details coming soon)
- National Music Stages: Experience electrifying performances by some of the hottest party bands going. When we say party bands we mean PARTY BANDS.
- Local Rockers: DC has some of the best bands in the country. No need to go hopping around town; ShamrockFest features the local elite, all in one venue…And, of course, that includes Dewey Beach’s hottest party bands.
- Club DJ Zones: This is no joke. For you serious clubbers you will experience a merging of 15 premier spin-masters.
- SRF Misc. Amusements & Attractions: Stroll the expansive festival grounds at ShamrockFest and you will encounter a world full of various, interactive attractions. From Carnival rides, to tented party areas, to massive college hoops viewing areas, to live Gaelic Football tournaments, to craft, food & beverage markets, to strolling entertainers and much much more. It is a virtual cornucopia of sensory stimulants… in a great way!
ENTERTAINMENT SNAPSHOT:
- 50+ acts on 10 Stages (Click Here)
- SEEMINGLY ENDLESS MASSIVE TENTED PAVILIONS
- A multitude of beer stations
- Huge food and beverage service areas
- College Hoops Pavilion (Tournaments on big TV screens)
- Huge craft vendor pavilions (authentic Irish and local crafts)
- Strolling entertainment (jugglers, bag pipers, comedians, etc.)
- Greyhound/Peter Pan Irish Village with stage and Shamrock Games
- Carnival rides & games
- Men’s Gaelic Football National Championship Tournament
- Women’s Gaelic Football National Championship Tournament
- Rock wall
- Interactive stations
- and Much, much more
Here is what some of leaders in the entertainment industry are saying:
“National ShamrockFest is Washington DC’s greatest festival, hands down!”
“ShamrockFest… America’s biggest Saint Patrick’s Day party…”
“…Shamrock Festival is one of the best live music festivals in the United States”



























