Community Language

Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day 2027

Our annual Irish language celebration!

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Details

$56 (inclusive of fees)

7 hours

Date(s)

Sat, May 22, 2027

11:00am - 6:00pm

Contact

info@irishartscenter.org

Location

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

Overview

Come together for conversation circles, workshops, lectures, and film screenings at our annual celebration of the Irish language. This year’s special guest, author Darach Ó Scolaí, will share a personal history of Irish-language literature and will discuss his latest book, Bódléar, winner of the 2024 Oireachtas Prize and the 2025 An Post Irish Book Award. The day will culminate with a screening of the documentary Cill Stuifín, winner of the Best Irish Language Film Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2026.

Féile na Gaeilge is a bilingual event for speakers of all levels, including absolute beginners and those simply curious about Irish cultural heritage.

SCHEDULE

11am–11:45am // Irish language 101 for total beginners
12pm–1pm // A personal history of Irish language literature from the Book of Invasions to modern Irish literature with Darach Ó Scolaí
1pm–1:45pm // Lunch and conversation
2pm–3:15pm // Workshop sessions and talks
3:30pm–4pm // Tea and conversation 
4pm–5:30pm // Film screening: Cill Stuifín  
5:30pm // Libations and conversation   

Complimentary tea and coffee served throughout the day

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, CIE Tours, the Emigrant Support Programme, National Endowment for the Arts, and the St. Patrick's Day Foundation.

Featuring

Darach Ó Scolaí
Kev L Smith

Featured Media

Spotlight

Time Out
"What a gem"—Éilís Ní Dhuibhne on Bódléar

Irish Times
Bódléar brims with intelligence, wit, and richness of language

Books Ireland
Gael Linn: Irish language films aiming to make the most of a golden era

Irish Examiner

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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; the Covillo Lynch Foundation; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the British Council; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Tara Circle, Inc; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; the Harkness Foundation for Dance; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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