Irish Cultural Festival Comes to Hoboken's Sinatra Park

The third annual Irish Cultural Festival will be held on Saturday, June 7 at Sinatra Park.

The free event, which runs from noon to 6 p.m., will feature Irish music, food, beer, vendors, dancing, sports and activities for all ages.

The festival will feature musical performances by McLean Avenue Band and local favorites Gold n Brown. There will be dance performances by the Garden Street Irish Step Dancers and Emerald Fire and Kerri Smith Academy of Irish Dance.

The city will celebrate at noon the completion of the reconstruction of Sinatra Field with a friendly “Irish” vs. “Italian” soccer match, and the Hoboken Guards Hurling Club will hold an inter-squad exhibition match.

Hoboken Guards will also lead a hands-on youth and first-time hurler clinic for attendees. Officially licensed club gear and game equipment will be among the top prizes for the on-field “Longest Strike” and “Fastest Lad/Lady Across the Field” competitions.

The event will also feature sheep shearing demonstrations, fiber spinning, and vendors with Irish clothing and crafts.

There will be face painting, craft activities, pony rides, a petting zoo, trackless train, horse drawn carriage, moonwalk, sand art, balloon artist and obstacle course for children.

Participants interested in competing in the Irish soda bread competition should contact Geri Fallo at gfallo@hobokennj.gov or 201-420-2207.