Music

Traditional Irish Sessions in the Café (Fall 2026 / Spring 2027)

All welcome!

RESERVE

Details

Free

5 hours

Date(s)

Fri, Sep 25, 2026 - Fri, May 14, 2027

6:00pm - 11:00pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
888-616-0274

Location

The Devlin Café at Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Our fall 2026 / spring 2027 member presale is on NOW. IAC members, please log in to access tickets to our new season. Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, July 23.

Sessions at IAC bring together local artists for free evenings of traditional Irish music and community! Beginner players kick off the event at 6pm; advanced players jump in at 8pm. Audience members—join at any time. The Devlin Café is open all night!

Slow session // This session is aimed at musicians who are developing their repertoire and are new to participating in traditional Irish sessions, enabling them to learn the customs and etiquette of a typical session.

Traditional session // This session is aimed at practiced musicians who have developed their repertoire and are comfortable playing with other musicians.

Slow session // 6pm–7:30pm
Traditional session // 8pm–11pm

FALL 2026

Friday, September 25
Friday, October 23
Friday, December 4

SPRING 2027

Friday, February 5
Friday, May 14

Presented with generous support from the Emigrant Support Programme.

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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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