Music

Traditional Irish Sessions in the Café (Spring 2026)

All welcome!

RESERVE

Details

Free

5 hours

Date(s)

Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, May 8, 2026

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

Come to IAC 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.

Friday, February 20
Slow session // 6pm–8pm
Traditional session // 8pm–11pm

Friday, April 17
Slow session // 6pm–8pm
Traditional session // 8pm–11pm

Friday, May 8
Slow session // 6pm–8pm
Traditional session // 8pm–11pm

Presented with generous support from the Emigrant Support Programme.

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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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