Old World’s Irish Fest Takes Over Huntington Beach
A Six-Day Celebration of Irish Music, Food, and Fun
Come out and bring your friends and family for authentic German music, food, beer, fun and dancing.

Schedule:

12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m
Irish Fest - Beer - Food - Live Music With Sweetwater Creek (Free Show) Garden Stage at Biergarten Old World

Sweetwater Creek:
The Sweetwater Creek Band is a local Orange County Bluegrass/Celtic/Folk trio, consisting of multi-instrumentalists,  Dan Elliott on fiddle, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, recorders, Susan Lachner on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and accordion, and  Kevin Cox on guitar, banjo and vocals. Each member also sings, and rotates between lead and background vocal parts.  From diverse backgrounds and training, this unique group enjoys interweaving various nationalities of folk and celtic  music- such as Irish, Scottish, Cajun, and Swedish, with traditional Bluegrass and Gospel tunes. They have played in  various coffee houses, restaurants and pubs, at farmer’s markets, street fairs, music festivals, contra-dances, libraries, art  festivals, vintage markets, and period events in the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego Counties, having  audiences of all ages singing, clapping, and dancing to their timeless, family-friendly music.

12:00 p.m - 11:59 p.m: Sweetwater Creek, Bagpipes, Dancers, The Sleevens, Silk Button Butchers
A Celebration of Irish Music, Food, and Fun! Come out and bring your friends and family for authentic German music, food, beer, fun and dancing.

12:00 p.m: Doors Open
12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Sweet Water Creek (Garden Stage)
The Sweetwater Creek Band is a local Orange County Bluegrass/Celtic/Folk trio, consisting of multi-instrumentalists,  Dan Elliott on fiddle, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, recorders, Susan Lachner on fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and accordion, and  Kevin Cox on guitar, banjo and vocals. Each member also sings, and rotates between lead and background vocal parts.  From diverse backgrounds and training, this unique group enjoys interweaving various nationalities of folk and celtic  music- such as Irish, Scottish, Cajun, and Swedish, with traditional Bluegrass and Gospel tunes. They have played in  various coffee houses, restaurants and pubs, at farmer’s markets, street fairs, music festivals, contra-dances, libraries, art  festivals, vintage markets, and period events in the Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego Counties, having  audiences of all ages singing, clapping, and dancing to their timeless, family-friendly music

3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Bagpipes and Dancers (Festival Hall)

4:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: The Sleevens (Garden Stage)
The Sleeveens – an Irish music band playing throughout Southern California’s Irish pubs and events. The Sleeveens band members are Tommy, Beau, Ryan, and Rich.

7:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m ( Midnight): Silk Button Butchers (Main Stage)
Silk Button Butchers are a folk rock Americana band. Featuring Melody Maker on guitar, Chris Hellings on mandolin, Seth Hansen on violin, Luke Davis on Bass and Norm Antonini on drums. They play an eclectic and diverse mix of classic rock, country, bluegrass, folk, popular pub songs and a few original tunes of our own. They always have a great time with an upbeat sound that makes it easy to dance and sing along to.