The Iowa Irish Fest Family Fun & Learning Area has amazing kid-friendly entertainment! All Children 15 and under are admitted to the Fest for Free with a paid adult admission.  All activities in the area are free!  Be sure to visit the Family Fun & Learning Area where there will be all kinds of crafts and games all weekend long.  Come enjoy the climbing rock wall or get creative in our craft area or visit with the balloon twister and face painter!  Learn about Irish Castles while having fun in our Archeological Dig at our old castle ruins and become a Junior Archeologist.  Visit our Language Learning Tree, learn new words in Irish and add your leaf to the tree. It is amazing to see it bloom over the Fest.  Go on an adventure around the Fest Grounds with our Family Fun & Learning Area Passport Challenge!  Look for the Passport Stops and learn something new, get your Passport stamped. Bring your completed Passport back to the Family Fun & Learning Area and you’ll get a special Iowa Irish Fest reward!

Family Area opening hours:

Friday, August 5th, 2022:                             4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 6th, 2022:                        10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 7th, 2022:                           11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Family Area Stage

Friday – 08-05-22

5:00 – 5:45 pm =         Highland Games / Highland Games Demo

6:00 – 6:45 pm =        Bremer County Bucks / Intro to Rugby

7:15 – 8:00 pm =         Dan Vaughn / Penny Whistle for Intermediate Adults (tin whistle provided to first 50 participants)

Saturday – 08-06-22

10:00 – 10:45 am =         Ian Gould / Beginner Bodhrán Drum for Kids and Beginners

10:50 – 11:05 am =         USS Iowa Sailors – USS Sullivan / Storytime with Sailors

11:15 – 12:00 pm =        Ian Gould / Musical Journey Through Ireland

12:30 – 12:45 pm =         USS Iowa Sailors – USS Sullivan / Storytime with Sailors

1:00 – 3:00 pm =         BILL RILEY TALENT SEARCH SHOW

3:00 – 3:20 pm =        Iowa Irish Fest Prince & Princess Contest

3:30 – 4:15 pm =         Dan Vaughn / Penny Whistle for Beginners/Children (tin whistle provided to first 50 participants)

4:45 – 5:30 pm =        The Friel Sisters / Two Hand Dances from Donegal

5:30 – 6:00 pm =         USS Iowa Sailors – USS Sullivan / Storytime with Sailors

Sunday – 08-07-22

11:00 – 11:30 am =        USS Iowa Sailors – USS Sullivan / Storytime with Sailors

11:45 – 12:30 pm =        Peadar Hickey / Irish Language for Beginners & Children

12:45 pm =         Coloring Contest Winner Announced

1:00 – 1:45 pm =         Ian Gould / Celtic Cinderella Storytime

2:00 – 2:45 pm =        Trinity Irish Dancers / Irish Dance Workshop

3:15 – 4:00 pm =        Aoife Scott / Dublin Song Workshop

This year, the Bill Riley Talent Search is coming to the Iowa Irish Fest!

BILL RILEY TALENT SEARCH

August 6th, 2022 @ 1:00 pm

Click here for more information!

Here are some of the fun family friendly activities available:

Rock Wall

Balloon Twister

Face Painter

Archeological Dig

Language Tree

Crafts

Coloring Competition

Inflatables

Games Area

Rugby Demo

Highland Games Demo

Bill Riley Talent Search Show

Passport Scavenger Hunt

Dogs of Ireland

First Aid Tent

Interactive Activities

Workshops to be held on the Family Area Stage:

Beginner Bodhran Workshop

Two-Hand Dance Workshop

Musical Journey through Ireland

Beginner Penny Whistle Workshop

Beginner Lirish Language Workshop

Celtic Cinderella

Trinity Irish Dance Workshop for Kids