Reminder: The 1st Annual Hoboken Irish Cultural Festival is Wednesday March 14th from 4-10pm at Sinatra Park.

Key news: According to organizer Chris Halleron the “Beer permit has been secured! Guinness, Harp and Smithwick’s on draught thanks to Peerless Beverages. All proceeds from beer sales will go to Hoboken Shelter and the American Legion Post 107′s Adopt-A-Soldier program.” The flyer for the event has also been released as shown above.

The itinerary is as follows:

• 4pm- Hoboken Guards Hurling Exhibition (this type of hurling is actually a real sport)
• 6pm- Traditional Irish Step Dancers from the Garden Street School of Performing Arts

Musical Performances by:

• Paddy and the Pale Boys
• George Murphy from Dublin
• The Will O’Connor Band

To read the original announcement from the City of Hoboken go to: City-of-Hoboken-Inaugural-Irish-Cultural-Festival

The link to the Facebook event is here: http://www.facebook.com/events/353842537988783/