The Dublin Irish Festival is not just a place to come and see the best of Irish dance, music, sports, art and culture, it’s also quickly becoming a favorite of many to celebrate their birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, and even weddings.

Many of you probably remember the engagement from a few years ago, or the wedding from last year. This year we have three weddings planned.

Recently on our facebook page, many have shared their stories. Below are a few.

DIF ‘07 was a reunion for me and my best friend from high school that I hadn’t seen in nearly 15 years! Haven’t seen her since then, but we’ve already got plans to meet up next weekend! THANKS DIF!!!
-Robin Brown

Ever since my parents invited my aunt and uncle to the festival a few years ago, it has become our yearly unofficial family reunion site. So if you see a group of people wearing matching t-shirts, say ‘Hi!”
-Chuck McGroarty

We’re celebrating our 40th anniversary there this year on Sunday!
- Kathy Guest

Share your stories with us and post a comment.

We’re Getting Ready and we need you! Are you one of those that think three days of Irish music, dance and culture is not enough? You are not alone, that’s why we invite you to kick off the weekend the right way with the Dub Crawl in Historic Dublin.

The Dub Crawl includes special promotions from local merchants, performances by Dublin Irish Festival bands and the Dublin Irish Festival 4 Miler.

Then, be there as the gates open to the 2009 Dublin Irish Festival on Friday at 4:30 pm.

What you get:

Four single day tickets to the Dublin Irish Festival
A two night stay (Thursday, July 30 & Friday, July 31) at The Hilton Garden Inn, 500 Metro Place North, Dublin OH. Just minutes from the festival grounds with shuttle service available.

How to win:
Follow us on Twitter and then Retweet the following:

Win 4 festival tickets and a two night hotel stay from @DublinIrishFestival. Retweet to enter #DIF

We’ll pick a winner at random on Thursday, July 23

The Dublin Irish Festival – Like Ireland, except smaller.

Tell your friends you’re off to Dublin for the weekend! Be our guest for a celebration of all things Irish at the 2009 Dublin Irish Festival. Experience the best in Irish music, dance and culture, without suffering from jet-lag.

What you get:

Four single day tickets to the 2009 Dublin Irish Festival.
A two night stay (Friday, July 31 & Saturday, August 1) at the Courtyard Marriot, 2901 Airport Dr. Columbus, OH 43219 (Just 20 minutes from the Festival Grounds)

How to win:
It’s simple to win. Become a fan of the Dublin Irish Festival on facebook and post a comment on the status update about the giveaway. We’ll choose a winner at random on Friday, July 24.

If two days are not enough, you can get in on Sunday for free before 11 a.m.

The Dublin Irish Festival – Like Ireland, except smaller.

Our friends at Sched*, the guys who helped us bring you our cool customizable schedule announced today they are giving away two tickets and a two night hotel stay for this years Dublin Irish Festival. How do you enter?

Follow them on twitter and ReTweet the Following:

We’re giving away 2 tickets + 2 night hotel stay for @DublinIrishFest (http://bit.ly/dif09) — RT or follow @sched to enter!

It’s just that simple. Learn more about Sched* or customize and print out your custom schedule now.

Have you driven by Coffman Park lately – if so, you’ll have no doubt noticied that the Celtic Rock stage is up and more are going up as we speak. It really is almost here…

Don’t forget if you are signed up to volunteer or pour beer, there are trainings starting this Saturday. Both will take place in the Dublin Community Recreation Center. Volunteer training is at 10 a.m. and beverage training is either 9:30 a.m. or 11 a.m. The next trainings will be held on Tuesday 28th.

The other benefit of going this Saturday is that you get a sneak peak at the merchandise. We will be set up in the lobby of the rec center and selling all of the new 2009 gear.  On Tuesday at our Board meeting and I immediately bought and wore the rest of the night my new sweatshirt – maybe I’ll model it again during Saturday’s training. If you are not going to training, you can still stop by the rec center and get the first choice of the merch- new items include golf balls and baby onseies. You can buy some of this on the site but the full line can only be found at the training and at the Festival.

If you haven’t signed up yet to volunteer- I know Saturday night always needs some help!