Sea Isle City's 6th Annual Irish Weekend Is Sept. 21-23

SEA ISLE CITY – Sea Isle City’s 6th Annual Irish Weekend will take place at the LaCosta Complex, JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue, Fri.-Sun., Sept. 21-23. The yearly Celtic celebration, which is once again being co-sponsored by LaCosta Lounge and KIX-McNutley’s, will feature live Irish music and dancing, an Irish Vendor’s Market, Irish food and plenty “wearing of the green.”

Sea Isle’s 2012 Irish Weekend will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 21, when the Irish band West of Galway takes the stage at LaCosta’s outside deck. The bands Round Tower and Blackthorn will also perform between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. inside LaCosta’s main Lounge.

Irish Weekend will kick into high gear at 10:00 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 22, when the festival’s Irish Vendors Market opens along JFK Boulevard (west of Landis Avenue). The market, which runs until 7:00 p.m., will feature a bevy of Irish collectibles, fashion apparel, crafts and many “must have” green items. In addition to an expansive selection of merchandise, the market will also feature food vendors offering traditional Irish cuisine and many other tempting items.

Saturday’s line-up of Irish musicians will begin with a series of performances by Cletus McBride between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. in LaCosta’s parking lot and additional appearances by Blackthorn in the festival’s front tent between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. Plus, West of Galway will rock LaCosta’s outside deck between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m., Round Tower will appear inside LaCosta Lounge between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m., and The Insiders will perform between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. in the lounge. Students from a nearby school of Irish dance will also perform on Sat. afternoon.

Irish Weekend will continue between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 23, when the Irish Vendors Market reopens along JFK Boulevard. Sunday’s musical entertainment will be provided by West of Galway, who will perform at the LaCosta Deck between 12 noon and 4:00 p.m.

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