Food & Drink

Over 35 food locations:
Milwaukee Irish Fest features over 35 food locations throughout the grounds. These range from permanent building booths to tents and food carts. While Irish and Irish inspired cuisine is featured at the Fest, you can also get many other types of food from Italian to Pizza, from Tacos to Barbeque. On Sunday, at the south end of the festival grounds, before Mass begins, enjoy food from Ward's House of Prime (right inside the South Gate area), Catalano's Fruit Stand, and the Tipperary Tea Room Breakfast Bar with morning buns, doughnuts and refreshments ...until the festival opens at 11 am. All food vendors accept cash and credit/debit cards.

Irish Food Options:
Looking for Irish food - try bridies, sausage rolls, shepherd's pie and bangers, as well as corned beef and cabbage and a variety of stuffed baked potatoes. For a sweet delight get Guinness cheesecake or shamrock cookies. All food vendors accept cash and credit/debit cards.

Gluten-Free Food Options:
Please reference the Vegetarian and Gluten Free Options List for gluten free items as designated by vendor.
*Due to the shared cooking and preparation areas in a fast food, outdoor festival environment, it is not always possible to create the best condition for preparing and serving gluten-free food. If the customer thinks something may be gluten-free, they should confirm that with the individual food vendor manager and make the manager aware of their food allergy concerns.

*Please note, all menus are subject to change. Always check with the vendor to ensure that the food meets your dietary needs. Irish Fest assumes no liability for how food is prepared.

Interested in Becoming a Food Vendor at Irish Fest?
If you are a restaurant operator or a chef with an interest in being a food vendor at Irish Fest, please email us at foodvendors@irishfest.com.

Jameson (Main Bar)
Jameson’s full-service bar/experience featuring the full line of Jameson whiskeys and cocktail favorites, with the addition of the new Orange-sicle drink. Try the always popular Gilles Jameson Custard and add a  Jameson/Guinness/Chocolate cookie or a two ounce pour of Five Farms Irish Cream on top.  Wine, canned beer and mead are also available. Show off your bag toss skills at the Jameson Bag Toss Court, adjacent to the Main Bar. The Main Bar features beer hall style covered seating in a large open-sided tent, located on the north side of the grounds. Cash and credit/debit accepted.

Jameson Express - 3 Locations!
Jameson Express bars will be in three locations – North near the Experience tent, Mid with an expanded bar, near the Aer Lingus stage, and South across from Water Street Brewery. All three bars offer express service featuring popular Jameson specialty drinks, including Big Jamo, Jamorita, Irish Mule.  Stop in at Jameson mid for a refreshing vodka lemonade.  Cash and credit/debit accepted.

The Cottage
At The Cottage, look for some high-end offerings, this year a Celebration of Redbreast whiskey featuring six varieties of Redbreast fine whiskey including Redbreast 12yr, 15yr, 21yr along with additional high-end offerings. A selection of premium bottled wine is also available. Enjoy these premium drinks in an intimate setting.  You can pair your selection with delicious Burke chocolates. The Cottage is located just north of the Tipperary stage. Cash and credit/debit accepted.

Jameson Cool Zone:
The Cool Zone is the home of the wildly popular Jameson slushy in ginger ale, lemonade, orange mule varieties. For a change-of-pace, try Absolut Vodka & Lemonade. Treat yourself to a Jameson/Five Farms/Root beer drink.  For dessert pick up a Jameson/Guinness/Irish Cream Cookie sundae with Gilles/Jameson custard. The expanded Cool Zone is located to the north of the Lakefront Brewery Stage. Cash and credit/debit accepted.

Jameson Canned
Jameson Canned offers Absolut Vodka canned beverages in cranberry, cran-raspberry, cran-pineapple and cran-grape.  Also featuring Jameson canned beverages: Jameson Lemonade, Jameson Orange Spritz, Jameson Ginger & Lime. Located by the CelticMKE stage on the north end of the grounds. Cash and debit/credit accepted.

An Irish Food Revolution
If you think Irish food is heavy, bland and boring, think again. The great Irish food revolution is well underway. It owes its success, in part, to its focus on fresh, locally-sourced ingredients - bountiful produce, grass-fed meats and dairy, and an abundance of seafood - as well as a bevy of well-trained chefs and the public's appetite.

Modern Irish chefs experiment with their food, mixing traditional and modern tastes, and are inspired by the world in as many ways as they have spread throughout the diaspora. Visit the Celtic Kitchen and join the movement!

Check out this year's scheudle:

Friday, 8/16    
    4:45 - 5:30 PM    Vickie Bonesho
    6:00 - 6:45 PM    Five Farms Irish Cream Liquer
        
Saturday, 8/17    
    1:00 - 1:45 PM    Joe Parajecki
    3:00 - 3:45 PM    Brian Moran
    5:00 - 5:45 PM    Five Farms Irish Cream Liquer
    6:30 - 7:00 PM    Irish Coffee with Maurice Walsh
        
Sunday, 8/18    
    12:00 - 12:30 PM    Irish Coffee with Maurice Walsh
    1:30 - 2:15 PM    Brian Moran
    3:30 - 4:15 PM    Joe Parajecki (TBD)
        

2023 Festival Recipes 

Are You a chef? Do you own a Restaurant?

Are you a chef or restaurant interested in doing cooking demonstrations during Irish Fest at our Celtic Kitchen? We would love for you to share your Celtic or Irish food story with us. 

Email us here.