The Mahoning Valley Irish Festival

The Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026 Irish Fest is being planned!!

The Mahoning Valley Irish Cultural festival celebrating the Irish heritage in the Mahoning Valley through performances of Irish music & dancers, Irish food, crafts, clothing & good Irish family fun!

☘️ OKAY, FESTIVAL-GOERS… YOUR TURN! 🇮🇪We’ve spent this week sharing some of our favorite memories from THE Mahoning Vall...
08/21/2026

☘️ OKAY, FESTIVAL-GOERS… YOUR TURN! 🇮🇪

We’ve spent this week sharing some of our favorite memories from THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026.

Now we want to hear yours. 💚

👇 FINISH THIS SENTENCE:

“My favorite thing about THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival was __________.”

That’s it. Fill in the blank! 👇

And don’t overthink it — there are no wrong answers. 😏☘️

If your favorite memory involved someone else, TAG THEM and see if their answer matches yours!

We’re reading the comments… 👀

Ready. Set. GO! 🇮🇪☘️

08/21/2026

🎶 BALLINLOCH

If you have video, absolutely use it. If you only have photos, use the strongest action shots.

🎶 WAIT…WHO WASN’T READY FOR THE MUSIC TO END?! ☘️🇮🇪

We may have shut down the stages, but apparently nobody told us we had to stop playing the music. 😏

So today, we’re heading right back to festival weekend with Ballinloch! 🎶🔥

Ballinloch helped fill THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026 with exactly what an Irish festival needs — great live music, plenty of energy, and a crowd ready to enjoy every minute of it.

And they didn’t just play once.

They helped keep our Thunder Stage rocking Saturday afternoon and evening, including coming back after the Burke School of Irish Dance took the stage. ☘️

To Ballinloch — THANK YOU for sharing your talent with us, entertaining our festival crowd, and helping make this year’s weekend one we won’t soon forget. 💚

Now we’re curious…

👇 If you could bring ONE performer from this year’s festival back for an encore RIGHT NOW, who are you picking?

And yes… you can absolutely say Ballinloch. 😂

🎶 Tag your festival buddy and make them choose, too!

We’ve been reading your comments, seeing your pictures, and loving how many of you are still talking about the weekend.

And we’ve got a LOT more memories coming. 👀☘️

☘️ MORE THAN A SPONSOR — GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT, TIM CROWE! ☘️As we continue reminiscing about the success of THE Mahoning ...
08/20/2026

☘️ MORE THAN A SPONSOR — GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT, TIM CROWE! ☘️

As we continue reminiscing about the success of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026, we’re also taking the time to recognize the businesses and the people behind them who helped make the weekend possible.

Today, we have a very special thank-you for Crowe’s Cabinets — and for Tim Crowe. 💚

Crowe’s Cabinets generously supported this year’s festival, helping us bring two days of Irish music, dance, food, culture, and community to the Mahoning Valley.

But just like so many things that happen behind the scenes at a festival, there’s much more to this thank-you than a sponsorship.

Tim serves as Chairman of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival Board, in addition to being a sponsor and a hands-on volunteer. His commitment to this festival goes far beyond the Crowe’s Cabinets name appearing on a sponsor banner.

He gave his time, energy, leadership, ideas, resources, and countless hours of work to help make this festival happen — long before the gates ever opened.

Because the truth is, a festival isn’t built in a weekend.

It’s built during the weeks and months beforehand by people willing to answer the phone, solve the problem, make the connection, move something that needs moved, change the plan when the plan changes, and simply show up when something needs done.

And Tim showed up. ☘️

He was there through the planning.

He was there leading behind the scenes.

He was there when there was work to be done.

And when festival weekend finally arrived, he was still there.

The public gets to see the finished product — the stages, the bands, the dancers, the food, the vendors, the crowds, and all the craic.

What they don’t always get to see are the people who helped put all of those pieces together.

We do. 💚

So today, we’re thanking Crowe’s Cabinets for its generous sponsorship and support of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival.

But we’re also saying a very special…

☘️ GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT, TIM. ☘️
Thank you.

Thank you for your leadership. Thank you for your commitment to this festival. Thank you for the hours nobody saw. Thank you for the work behind the scenes. And thank you for helping turn months of planning into the incredible weekend we all got to enjoy.

Sponsor. Chairman. Volunteer.

There’s a reason we call this one MORE THAN A SPONSOR. 💚🇮🇪

👇 If you enjoyed THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival this year, help us show Tim and Crowe’s Cabinets some appreciation in the comments! Leave a ☘️, a 💚, or a message of thanks so the people working behind the scenes can see just how much the weekend they helped create was appreciated.

Thank you, Crowe’s Cabinets. And thank you, Tim Crowe. ☘️💚

08/20/2026

🎻☘️ IF THIS DOESN’T TAKE YOU RIGHT BACK TO FESTIVAL WEEKEND… TURN YOUR VOLUME UP. 🔊🇮🇪

Because we’re not quite ready for the music to stop yet.

Today we’re taking you back to The Mahoning Valley Irish Festival2026 with The Fiddle Chiques! 🎻🔥

There’s just something about the sound of fiddles at an Irish festival. 🇮🇪

And when The Fiddle Chiques took the stage, they brought the kind of live music and energy that helped make our festival grounds feel exactly the way they should — alive, Irish, and filled with craic. ☘️🎶

Thankfully, we caught some of it on video.

So hit PLAY, turn it up, and pretend for a minute that it’s festival weekend all over again. ▶️

To The Fiddle Chiques — THANK YOU for sharing your music and talent with us and for being part of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026! 💚

We loved having you on our stage.

Now, festival-goers, we want to know something…

👇 What was YOUR favorite sound of festival weekend?

🎻 The fiddles?
🥁 The pipes and drums?
🎶 Your favorite band?
💃 The sound of Irish dance shoes hitting the stage?

Tell us in the comments! And if you were there with someone who’s already missing festival weekend, TAG THEM so they can relive a little of it, too. ☘️

Because trust us…

Our stages may be quiet now, but our camera rolls definitely aren’t. 👀

There’s a LOT more 2026 still coming your way. 🇮🇪

🏗️☘️ THANK YOU, DIAMOND STEEL CONSTRUCTION CO.! ☘️🏗️As we continue reminiscing about the success of THE Mahoning Valley ...
08/19/2026

🏗️☘️ THANK YOU, DIAMOND STEEL CONSTRUCTION CO.! ☘️🏗️

As we continue reminiscing about the success of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026, we’re also taking the time to recognize the businesses and people whose support helped make the weekend possible.

Today, we’re proud to thank Diamond Steel!!!!!

A longtime Mahoning Valley business with roots dating back to 1928, Diamond Steel has spent generations building a reputation around hard work, integrity, reliability, and commitment to the community it calls home.

And this year, that commitment extended to THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival.

As one of our major sponsors, Diamond Steel helped support the music, dance, food, culture, and community that filled St. Luke’s Hall & Grounds throughout festival weekend. Their support made a real difference, and we are incredibly grateful to have a company with such deep local roots standing behind our festival. 💚

Of course, Diamond Steel’s connection to this year’s festival became even more special when Ryan T. McBride was named our 2026 Mayor of Malarkey — but Ryan deserves a spotlight all his own, and we’ll be sharing more about that very soon. 👀☘️

For tonight, we simply want to say:

THANK YOU, Diamond Steel Construction Co., for supporting THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival and continuing to invest in the Mahoning Valley community.

Please help us show them some appreciation! 💚👏

🎶☘️ THANK YOU, ACHILL CROSSING! ☘️🎶As we continue reminiscing about an incredible weekend at THE Mahoning Valley Irish F...
08/19/2026

🎶☘️ THANK YOU, ACHILL CROSSING! ☘️🎶

As we continue reminiscing about an incredible weekend at THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival, we’re also taking the time to recognize the performers who filled our stages and helped give this year’s festival its soundtrack. 🇮🇪💚

Today, we’re sending a big THANK YOU to Achill Crossing!

There’s something special about live music at an Irish festival — the kind that makes people stop what they’re doing, pull up a chair, tap their feet, and stay for another song.

Achill Crossing brought exactly that to our Blarney Stage. 🎶

Their music helped create the atmosphere we worked so hard to bring to life this weekend — friends gathered together, families enjoying the day, music filling the festival grounds, and Irish culture being celebrated and shared.

To Achill Crossing, thank you for sharing your time, talent, and music with us and for being part of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026!

We loved having you with us. ☘️💚

👇 Did you catch Achill Crossing’s performance on Saturday? Show them some love in the comments!

📸🎥 And if you happened to grab a great photo or video during their performance, SEND IT OUR WAY! We’d love to see — and share — the festival through your eyes.

And stay close…

We still have plenty of performers, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and special festival moments to recognize and share in the days ahead. 🇮🇪☘️

The festival may be over, but we’re definitely not finished reminiscing. 💚

☘️💚 MORE THAN A SPONSOR — THANK YOU, RICK GALLOWAY! 💚☘️As we continue reminiscing about an incredible and successful wee...
08/18/2026

☘️💚 MORE THAN A SPONSOR — THANK YOU, RICK GALLOWAY! 💚☘️

As we continue reminiscing about an incredible and successful weekend at THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival, we’re also taking the time to recognize the people and businesses who helped make it all possible.

And there are some thank-yous that simply require a little more space.

This is one of them.

Rick Galloway and Galloway Construction & Restoration / A Complete Environmental Inspection Service were among our greatest supporters this year — but calling Rick simply a sponsor doesn’t begin to tell the whole story.

Rick is also a member of THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival Board, and long before anyone walked through the gates this weekend, he was working.

He volunteered his time.
He brought his resources.
He helped with setup and infrastructure.
He helped get banners installed.
He worked behind the scenes wherever something needed to be done.

And when festival weekend arrived, he was still there.

That’s what makes community events like ours happen.

There are the things everyone sees — the stages, the bands, the dancers, the food, the vendors, and the crowds.

And then there are the countless hours of work that happen when nobody is watching.

Rick was part of both. 💚

Through Galloway Construction & Restoration and A Complete Environmental Inspection Service, his support also extended well beyond his personal volunteer efforts, providing both generous sponsorship and invaluable in-kind assistance to our festival.

But more than anything, Rick showed up.

As a sponsor.
As a board member.
As a volunteer.
As someone willing to roll up his sleeves and help get it done.

And that deserves to be recognized.

Rick, from all of us at THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival, thank you for your generosity, your time, your work, and your commitment to helping us build something special for the Mahoning Valley. 🇮🇪☘️

We couldn’t do what we do without people willing to do what you did.

Please help us give Rick Galloway, Galloway Construction & Restoration, and A Complete Environmental Inspection Service a VERY well-deserved thank-you! 💚👏

08/18/2026

☘️ THANK YOU, CALLAHAN & O’CONNOR! ☘️🎶

The stages may be quiet now, but we’re definitely not finished reliving the music from this weekend. 🇮🇪

And what better place to start than with Callahan & O’Connor!

There’s something about live Irish music that changes the entire atmosphere of a festival. It brings people together, gets toes tapping, voices singing, and reminds us exactly why these traditions continue to mean so much from one generation to the next.

Callahan & O’Connor brought all of that to THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival. 🎶💚

To Callahan & O’Connor — thank you for sharing your music and talent with us and for being part of our 2026 festival.
We loved having you on our stage, and we hope everyone who caught their performance enjoyed it as much as we did!

🎥 And because we’re not ready to stop the music just yet…
Turn up the volume and enjoy a little more Callahan & O’Connor! ☘️🎶

👇 Were you there for their performance? Show them some love in the comments!
And stay close — over the coming days, we’ll be posting festival photos, recognizing the many performers, dancers, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, partners and people behind the scenes who helped make this year’s festival possible.

Because there are a LOT of thank-yous still to come. 💚

And then there will be the next date drop 👀

☘️📸 WE’RE STILL NOT OVER THIS WEEKEND… 📸☘️And judging by our camera roll, we won’t be anytime soon. 🇮🇪💚Two days. Countle...
08/17/2026

☘️📸 WE’RE STILL NOT OVER THIS WEEKEND… 📸☘️

And judging by our camera roll, we won’t be anytime soon. 🇮🇪💚

Two days. Countless moments. And WAY too many great memories to keep to ourselves.

So consider this Festival Photo Drop #1. 😎

The music. 🎶
The dancing. 💃
The food. 🍽️
The smiles.
The friendships.
The craic. ☘️

These are just a few of the moments that made THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival 2026 what it was — and we’ve barely scratched the surface.

Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing plenty more from the weekend and giving some well-deserved recognition to the performers, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, community partners, and so many others who helped make it happen.

But tonight?

We’re just going to enjoy the memories. 💚

👀 See yourself or someone you know? TAG THEM!

📸 And we want YOUR photos, too!
If you took photos or videos at the festival this weekend, send them to us in a message!
We’d love to see the festival through your eyes — and we may even share your photos right here on our page and webpage!!☘️

So start digging through those camera rolls and send us your favorites!

And keep watching this page…

We have a LOT more to share. 🇮🇪☘️

☘️🇮🇪 MAHONING VALLEY… WHAT A WEEKEND. 🇮🇪☘️The tents may be coming down and the stages may be quiet, but we’re still taki...
08/17/2026

☘️🇮🇪 MAHONING VALLEY… WHAT A WEEKEND. 🇮🇪☘️

The tents may be coming down and the stages may be quiet, but we’re still taking in everything that happened this weekend at THE Mahoning Valley Irish Festival.

For two days, we watched this festival become exactly what it was meant to be.

A place where music filled the air. 🎶
Where dancers filled the stages. 💃
Where families gathered around tables.
Where old friends found each other and new friendships were made.
Where our Irish heritage was celebrated and shared with another generation. 🇮🇪

And even when Mother Nature decided to test us a little…

the craic carried on. ☘️🌧️

There are a LOT of people who made this weekend possible — our sponsors, entertainers, dancers, vendors, food partners, volunteers, committee members, community partners and, most importantly, every single person who came through our gates.

And over the next several days, we’re going to make sure they get the recognition they deserve. 💚

But this morning, we simply want to say:

Look what we did, Mahoning Valley.

And judging by what we saw this weekend…

we think the craic deserves another round. 👀☘️

Stay close.

There’s more coming. 🇮🇪

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