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2023 Festival Info

Thursday, August 17
The Grand Hooley

Thursday's Grand Hooley is a preview night - partial grounds open
5 PM to 10 PM

Friday, August 18
The Gathering

4 PM to 12 AM

Saturday, August 19
The Day

12 PM to 12 AM

Sunday, August 20
The Scattering

11 AM to 9 PM

Irish Dancers

Location

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

Transportation Options

Car

Drive
Remember to leave early and be patient. Plan your route ahead of time. For current and up-to-the-minute road closures and traffic conditions, please visit www.511wi.gov.

Train

Train
Avoid the traffic by using the Amtrak Hiawatha train service between the Chicago area and Milwaukee (including Racine and Kenosha). Get on the train from Chicago's Union Station, Glenview or Sturtevant and get dropped off at the downtown Milwaukee Intermodal Station. For details, prices and timetables, visit amtrakhiawatha.com. The Milwaukee Airport Railroad Station serves rail passengers connecting to flights at General Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee), along with rail-only passengers utilizing Amtrak's Hiawatha Service. For further information on connecting to the airport, click here.

Bus

MCTS Bus Service
The Milwaukee County Transit System will not be offering their seasonal festival summer service this year (no Park and Rides or Freeway Flyers). The cancellation of service is due to a labor shortage, according to MCTS.

Festivalgoers will still be able to ride the normal bus routes that operate all year long. Anyone wanting to utilize a bus service to get to Irish Fest can ride the MCTS GoldLine, GreenLine, Route 15, Route 30, or Route 33. All of these stops get you within walking distance to the festival park.

For more route or fare information, go to RideMCTS.com. Passengers can plan their trip, track their bus, or pay their fare using the new Umo App! Visit RideMCTS.com/WisGo for more info! Or pay with M-Cards or cash. For personalized assistance planning your ride, you can call the MCTS Customer Service Center Monday – Friday between 8 am – 4:30 pm at 414-937-3218.

Bus

Milwaukee Irish Fest Park & Ride Shuttle Service - Free
sponsored by Habush, Habush & Rottier

The Milwaukee County Transit System will not be offering their seasonal festival summer service this year. As a result, Milwaukee Irish Fest will offer shuttling services from Park and Ride locations throughout the Milwaukee area for FREE.

The following locations will have continuous Irish Fest shuttling, Thursday through Sunday:

Brown Deer Road
College Avenue (both lots)
State Fair Park
Watertown Plank

Shuttles will run continuously to and from the festival at the noted hours below, in each route, at approximately 40-minute intervals.
Please note that depending on bus capacity and traffic delays, pick-up times and festival departure times may vary. Please plan accordingly.

Parking Information

There are a variety of street parking and parking lot options near the festival grounds (note that street parking is free on the weekends). Milwaukee Irish Fest DOES NOT maintain any of the parking lots in the area. You may decide where to park based on how much you're willing to pay and how far you are willing to walk.

Many steets have parking rules that end at 6 pm on Friday and Saturday, and there are no parking limitations/fees on Sundays. If you decide to park in a nearby lot, the prices will be posted at that lot and may vary by location and time. You can also visit Park Milwaukee, a downtown parking resource, to view all of the parking lots and structures in the Milwaukee area.

Park at a nearby bar, restaurant or hotel and take a shuttle to the grounds.

Shuttles: Many of the local bars, restaurants and hotels surrounding the festival area offer free shuttle rides to and from the festival grounds during Irish Fest. Call around or check online for locations that offer shuttle service. Irish Fest is only associated with shuttling services offered from the official Irish Fest Hotel Packages.

SpotHero Parking App

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservations app.
To reserve your parking spot, visit the Irish Fest SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.