Irlanda in Festa continues in 2010!
Because Irlanda in Festa in 2007,2008, and 2009 was such a success, we're happy to announce that Italy's #1 Irish festival will return to Bologna's Parco Nord again this year, running for a marathon five nights from the 17th-21st of March - it's the best place to celebrate St. Patrick's day in Italy, or anywhere!
The Concerts
For full details of all the musical events for this year's festival, consult the program page. Concerts will be held in both the Palanord and Estragon venues in Bologna's Parco Nord.
In the Palanord venue there will be continuous Irish folk music, a special guinness bar, sporting competitions, cultural presentations, and dancing each night of the festival.
Sport
This
year's festival again includes a number of sports events. In particular,
Sunday night (18.30-20.00)will see the festival play host to an international
tournament of boxing. Ireland vs Italy, with a team from
Dublin's Crumlin boxing club facing opponents from Bologna's Sempre Avanti
boxing club.
We will also have a giant video screen to show matches from the 6 nations Rugby competition, and a number of darts matches.
Last but not least, throughout the weekend there will be exhibitions and lessons in Traditional Irish Dancing
Food, Drink, and Beer!
A focal point of the festival is to celebrate Irish food and drink. The Palanord venue will be converted into a giant customised restaurant and Guinness bar, with seating for up to 1,500 people. Enjoy traditional Irish dishes, like Bacon & Cabbage, Irish Stew, or the ever popular Fish & Chips along with a pint of Guinness while you listen to some great Irish and Italian musicians perform on the Palanord stage. Our chef, Damien O'Shea, brought for the festival specially from Cork in Ireland, returns with his team to prepare the best in Irish cuisine. Bolognese chef luciano Rimondi will also present a selction of classical Bolognese dishes (tortellini, lasagne, salsicce ai ferri, grigliata mista, friggione).
