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Oíche Shamhna / An Irish Halloween

Celebrating the ancient Irish festival of Oíche Shamhna

Past Event

Details

$10
Date(s)

Sun, Oct 20, 2024

12:00pm - 6:00pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center 
726 11th Avenue 
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Tickets released!

Did you know, that carving pumpkins (originally turnips!), dressing up, and other age-old Halloween traditions began in Ireland? Come celebrate the Irish roots of the holiday at IAC! This year, we'll be watching a spooky puppet show, making "turnip" jack-o’-lanterns, and casting spells through Irish music and dance with artists from Dublin trio Alfi, Darrah Carr Dance, and WonderSpark Puppets. All ages are welcome.

“At this Irish Halloween celebration, kids can learn about the spooky traditions indigenous to the Emerald Isle.”—Time Out New York

This event will take place in our Library and Studio Classrooms and the Devlin Café and there will be two performance times.

Group 1: 12pm
Group 2: 2pm

Alfi's performance is part of their Irish Arts Center residency including a series of masterclasses and a Café Concert Series performance.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, Tourism Ireland, and the Emigrant Support Programme.

 

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Featuring

Alfi
WonderSpark
Darrah Carr Dance

Featured Media

Time Out

Feature
Little Pig

Alfi
NBC Today Show

Darrah Carr Dance
WonderSpark Puppets

Website

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