Harriet Island - August 10-12
Free Admission!
Sports
The Irish love their Gaelic games. At the Irish Fair you have the opportunity to watch and participate in several festival competitions. Hurling, the Irish variation of field hockey, and Gaelic football, a rugby style game played with a ball similar to a soccer ball, will be demonstrated throughout the festival. After the games, you can give the football a kick or knock the sloither (the ball used in hurling) with the hurley (the field hockey-like stick) in a skills contest for spectators.
Tug of War has long been part of Irish competitions. Each year, DJs Tug of War Team, an internationally competing pulling team from Lakeville, helps the Fair with our Tug of War competitions. This year all pulling will take place on Saturday, August 8th. The U.S. National Tug of War Championship will start at Noon.
Don't forget about golf. Although we don't replicate the famous holes at Lahinch, you or children can have a crack at our hand-built mini-golf course.