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Céilí Class

Join us every month for an evening of Irish dancing as a community! Céilí means “gathering” in Gaelic, and it’s a broad term used to describe a fun get-together.

This is your chance to learn traditional Irish social dances in a casual, relaxed environment – no experience necessary! We’ll teach you everything you need to know, […]

November 17th, 2022|Tags: |

Bloomsday Celebration

Bloomsday Celebration

In Ireland and around the world, June 16 is commemorated as Bloomsday, celebrating the novel Ulysses by James Joyce. The novel follows Leopold Bloom on June 16, 1904 as he walks through Dublin, and chronicles the characters he meets and the things he sees on his version of the Odyssey. Today’s Bloomsday celebrations include […]

June 16th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

15th Birthday Open House

Join us after the parade from 12-3pm for an open house to celebrate our 15th birthday! We’ll have music from Jump 2-3, dancing from the KC Irish Dance Company, and a food truck ready outside. We’ll also have our wee pub open for drinks, and some birthday cake to celebrate 15 years of Irish culture […]

March 17th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

Winterfest 2022

Irish Winterfest Returns – February 19 – 6-9pm

Our annual kick-off to the Irish Season is back this year, so plan on joining us for Irish WinterFest 2022! This casual, family-friendly event features local Irish musicians and dancers, food truck, and of course our wee pub will be open to purchase your favorite snacks and beverages.

Something […]

February 19th, 2022|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

November 5th, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

October 1st, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

September 3rd, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

August 6th, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

July 2nd, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

June 4th, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

May 7th, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

April 2nd, 2020|Tags: , |

Dances of the Irish Countryside: Sean-nós, two hand, and set dancing

Brian Ó hAirt presents a workshop survey of traditional social dances from Ireland followed by a Céilí

Join us for an evening of traditional dances taught by an advocate of the One Tradition. Brian Ó hAirt brings his mastery of dance, language and music to KC for a dance workshop and language weekend.

5:30pm: Doors and pub open.
6pm: A taste […]

March 27th, 2020|Tags: , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

March 5th, 2020|Tags: , |

WinterFest

It’s that time of year! Join us as we kick-off the Irish Season with our 9th Annual Irish WinterFest, a celebration of Irish music and dance. Due to popular demand, we are expanding this year’s event to include the Derek Warfield and the Young Wolf Tones Concert on Friday evening, February 28 (single event tickets here). […]

February 29th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

February 6th, 2020|Tags: , |

Winter Wonderland Ceili & Silent Auction

Join The Christine O’Riada Foundation for the Irish Arts in celebrating as they host a Winter Wonderland Céilí & Silent Auction.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $25 and includes:

Live Music
Catered Dinner
Games
Dancing
Unlimited fun!

January 25th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

January 9th, 2020|Tags: |

Michael Londra Celtic Yuletide

Emmy® nominee, Michael Londra, the Irish singer best known as the voice of Riverdance on Broadway and for his own US TV special, “Beyond Celtic”, presents an evening, bringing you “Christmas from Ireland” told in song, dance and the festive stories of his youth.

The evening features traditional, heartwarming Irish carols like Winter, Fire and Snow […]

December 8th, 2019|Tags: , , |

Harvest Céilí

Celebrate fall and kick off the holiday season with a community Harvest Céilí!

With help from the lovely dancers of Céilí at the Crossroads, we will have plenty of instruction for those of you not familiar with Céilí dancing (think Irish square dancing). We’ll be dancing all night long with local Irish musicians providing the tunes, […]

November 15th, 2019|Tags: , , , , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

September 5th, 2019|Tags: |

Irish SummerFest

We’re into the “dog days” of summer…so let’s have a party! We’ll have yard games set-up outside (weather permitting), refreshing summer beverages, food trucks, topped off with live music and dancing inside our cool, air-conditioned Drexel Hall. Tickets are $10 (kids 6 and under are free). Are you a KCIC member? If not…why aren’t you? […]

August 3rd, 2019|Tags: , , , |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

August 1st, 2019|Tags: |

Céilí Dancing + PiNTS!

Céilí dancing has been an important part of Irish communities and social gatherings for centuries—and now’s your chance to learn it for yourself!

Join the ladies of Céilí at the Crossroads for an hour and a half session where you’ll learn traditional Irish group dances that can be done by anyone. All you need is a […]

July 11th, 2019|Tags: |

Festival Style Irish Dance Workshop with Lauren Smyth

The Kansas City Irish Center is very excited to host our inaugural Festival-Style Irish Dance Workshop, taught by Riverdance lead dancer Lauren Smyth. Originating in Ulster, Festival style Irish dance is very traditional in style with understated costumes and natural hair and make-up. A lot of emphasis is based around the dancer’s performance and the […]

June 18th, 2019|Tags: , , |