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St. Patrick's Open Day 2026

A free, family-friendly event for audiences of all ages!

RESERVE

Details

Free

4 hours

Date(s)

Sat, Mar 14, 2026

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
888-616-0274

Location

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

Overview

Our spring 2026 member pre-sale starts Friday, December 12. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, December 15.

Guests of all ages can enjoy traditional Irish music and dance performances, sample Irish language lessons, watch short films by famed Irish animation company Cartoon Saloon, take part in storytime from Children’s Books Ireland and Books of Wonder, sing along to a concert by urban cowboy Hopalong Andrew, make arts and crafts, and more, at our 26th annual open house.

Admission is free, but reservations are required.

“Irish Arts Center’s annual extravaganza ... An Irish favorite for kids and parents”—TIME OUT NEW YORK 

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the Emigrant Support Programme.

Featured Media

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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; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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