Burlington Irish Heritage Festival gets under way this week
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:13AM Fifteen years ago, the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival was little more than a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner celebrated on St. Patrick’s Day, but the festival has come a long way since then. It now features more than a dozen events, beginning this Sunday and culminating in a concert at the Flynn Center on St. Patrick’s Day. “We’ve grown rapidly the last few years,” festival chairwoman Cindy Hill said. “We’re trying to set our sights a little larger.” The festival’s mission is to bring a variety of culturally appropriate Irish events to Burlington during the St. Patrick’s Day season.
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