Twin Cities Irish Fest at Harriet Island (August 7-9, 2026)
August 7 @ 1:00 pm - August 9 @ 11:30 pm
Twin Cities Irish Fest at Harriet Island (August 7-9, 2026)
Twin Cities Irish Fest is the new name, new look, new branding for the Irish Fair of Minnesota. Everything’s new, but still grounded in their goal “to promote and preserve Irish culture by creating exceptional experiences that bring people together from Minnesota and beyond in the spirit of joy and discovery.”
This year’s festival will take place from August 7-9 on Harriet Island along the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minnesota. Early bands announced are Gaelic Storm, Chasing Abbey, 11-piece all-female Irish traditional music supergroup Biird, Seo Linn, and new band Howley (formed by the brothers of We Banjo 3.
Gaelic Storm
We previously caught Gaelic Storm in Mar 2025, and wrote, “Gaelic Storm is on their “Roll out the Barrel” Tour… which is rolling out the barrel of fun. In fact, before the band took the Pantages stage, their walk on music was “Beer Barrel Polka” to get us in the mood for the theme. The Celtic band started in Santa Monica, playing traditional Irish and Scottish music, as well as writing original Celtic folk and rock songs. Their music debut in the Titanic (1997) soundtrack, and since then have been bringing their music to a wide audience as a touring band… Murphy is very charismatic, often going very goofy facial expressions and always joking. Being the only original band member he does stand out a little, as the rest of the band looks very young, such as Natalya Kay standing beside Pete Purvis and Parker Hastings (who replaced Twigger). In Gaelic Storm tradition, the band is known as being a live band. Many of the fans in the audience have seen the band at least once or twice… so they keep returning whenever Gaelic Storm is in town. They have a very strong fanbase in Minneapolis, so, of course, you can expect them to return on their next tour.”
Schedule Details (Music):
| Friday (Aug 7) | Saturday (Aug 8) | Sunday (Aug 9) |
| The High Kings | Chasing Abbey | Biird |
| Howley | Gaelic Storm | Tophouse |
| Paddy Wagon | Seo Linn | Seo Linn |
| Boiled In Lead | Biird | Bonnie Drunken Lad |
| Sorcha | Howley | The Northerly Gales |
| Legacy | Wild Colonial Bhoys | Dòrian |
| Adrienne O’Shea | Sorcha | Fiddle and Flannels |
| Hounds of Finn | Hounds of Finn | Alec Collins |
| Mactir Academy of Irish Dance | Release the Craicen | Todd Menton |
| Irish Diplomacy | Sesiún | Sesiún |
| Band O’Barley | Adrienne O’Shea | Kindered Cresent |
| Hounds of Finn | The Sweet Colleens | Folo Glas |
| Sesiún | River City Rovers | Tune Pals |
| The Inland Seas | Band O’Barley | |
| Dylan Walshe | Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band | |
| Phil Platt, Lilting | ||
| Rúpálaí | ||
| Twin Prop Jane |
If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.