FAQ's

Henry Maier Festival Park
200 N. Harbor Drive
Milwaukee, WI  53202

Friday, August 20
2 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Saturday, August 21
12 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Sunday, August 22
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (with gates opening for the Mass service starting at 8:30 a.m.)

Irish Fest plans to install reverse ATMS throughout the grounds in 2021, as the festival will go cashless. With these machines, you can insert cash and receive a MasterCard to use. Irish Fest will accept contactless forms of payment, such as credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. This is just one of the many safety precautions Irish Fest will put in place to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. View all health and safety updates here.

Wheelchairs and strollers are available to rent at the Main Gate and the South Gate only. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis for a minimal rental fee of $5 for the day. You must bring your driver's license to rent a wheelchair. We do not offer motorized wheelchairs. Available to rent for patrons over the age of 18.

Yes, we encourage you to bring your camera. Make sure you share some with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Pets are now allowed. Only service animals and the Celtic Canine dogs in the Celtic Canine area are allowed on the Festival grounds.

Yes. Service animals are allowed on the grounds. A service animal is one that is individually trained to perform work for a person with a disability. You may be asked if your animal is a service animal and what tasks it is trained to perform. You do not need to provide documentation of your animal's status as a service animal nor is it required to wear a vest. Your animal must be leashed unless that interferes with its work, but it must still be under your effective control at all times.

Food and drinks are NOT allowed to be brought into the Festival grounds. We have several food and drink vendors available.

Yes, but no purse or backpack larger than 9 inches by 10 inches by 12 inches are allowed in the grounds. All bags will be checked at the gates and go through metal detectors. Food and drinks are NOT allowed in to the Festival grounds.

Yes, items may be taken to the UPS Truck Package check for a minimal fee. The UPS truck is located near the Aer Lingus-stage area.

The following are NOT permitted inside the grounds. There are metal detectors at each gate, so please come prepared & leave the following at home:

• No Water Bottles
• No Camelback Style Hydration Packs
• No Picnic Baskets
• No Cans or Glass Bottles
• No Aerosol Cans
• No Alcohol
• No Illegal Drugs or Substances
• No Firearms
• No Knives
• No Weapons or Objects that could be used as Weapons
• No Fireworks
• No Pets (except documented service animals)
• No Selfie Sticks
• No Banners or Flags on Poles
• No Laser Pointers
• No Skateboards or Skates
• No Kites
• No Hula-Hoops
• No Wagons

No private party areas available for 2021. Please reach out to us at info@irishfest.com to check 2022 availability.

Yes, items can be taken to or found at the Milwaukee Irish Fest grounds office located just south of the Aer Lingus stage during the festival. After the festival, all remaining items are brought to the Irish Fest Center in Wauwatosa. Call 414-476-3378 during regular business hours to see if your lost item was turned in.

August 18 - 21, 2022

Single Day Admission tickets are $21 per day. 
View ticket information and ways to save, here.

Yes! All of the musical acts, cultural performances, sports, children's activities, exhibits, and more are included in your admission fee. 

Yes, you may get your hand stamped upon leaving the grounds and return on the same day for free re-entry. 

We sent an email to all of those who wished to transfer their tickets back in December of 2020. If you did not receive this email, or have yet to unlock your transfer tickets for 2021, please reach out to us at ticketsales@irishfest.com so we can assist you!

If you purchased a ticket in person at the end of 2019 or some time in 2020, such as at our Celtic Christmas Boutique, a community event, or at the office, then those hard-stock tickets will be honored at the gate, and you do not need a transferred ticket. 

If you received a hard-stock complimentary ticket that was for the 2020 festival, and you received it as a winning from a raffle or community event fundraiser, for example, those complimentary tickets will be accepted at the gate this year. You do not need to have a transferred ticket.

If you are experiencing any issues during your process of purchasing tickets through our ticketing platform, eTix, please reach out to ticketsales@irishfest.com for assistance!

If you purchased your ticket online through our ticketing system, eTix, contact us at ticketsales@irishfest.com and we will re-send your confirmation information.

If you purchased your ticket online through our ticketing system, eTix, we are also able to redeem it through our system at the gates. Please visit a gate ticket window for assistance.

Yes! Save some green with group ticket sales available through July 31, 2021. Call the Irish Fest Center at 414-476-3378 for more information.

Senior Citizen General Admission tickets are $15 each. To receive a Senior Citizen discount, go to any gate ticket window at Irish Fest to purchase. Senior tickes are not avaliable online. At the gates only.

Good news! Children ages 12 and under are free with a paid adult and do not require a ticket for entry. Anyone over 13 years of age will need to purchase an admission ticket.

Health and Safety updates will be available closer to the time of our festival. Updates will be available here.

We are working with and evaluating input from the City of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Health Department, and are monitoring CDC guidelines in order to create the safest environment possible. We will follow any health and safety restrictions and recommendations that are in place at the time of our festival.

We are not anticipating requiring masks at this time. As of June 1st, the City of Milwaukee will no longer have a mask mandate for indoor or outdoor venues, including large events. We will continue to evaluate input from the City and WI Health Department as well as monitor the latest CDC guidelines moving forward. Final health and safety precautions will be published here.

We will not require people to show proof of vaccination in order to attend Milwaukee Irish Fest.

 We have a fully staffed first aid area on the grounds and medical teams that monitor the crowds.  Ambulance service is provided by Event Medical Services.

Yes! We have a family and nursing station in the Children's Area. It's located inside the new building near the Playground Area and has 4 family restroom/changing areas, a nursing room and sensory rooms.