CraicFest in Whitby

Irish Greetings from J P Fitzpatrick & Son's Irish Pub and Restaurant here in Whitby.

Our Pub has celebrated Irish Culture, Music and Dance at an event we call "CraicFest" for the past two years. We have received great support from the Irish community in our area as well as the Durham and Kingston Irish Associations. The Craic the past two years has been mighty and due to this success we are expanding the event!

J P Fitzpatrick & Son's Irish Pub and Restaurant would like to open participation in this event to all Irish Associations across Ontario and showcase more Irish music and culture. This is an invitation for you to show off your talent as a dancer, musician, piper, poet etc. "CraicFest" also invites you to display your Irish crafts and wares. The past two years we have showcased dancers of all ages, banjo, mandolin and fiddle players and even traditional pipers have marched through our pub.

We have a fantastic location in the Whitby Centrum AMC theatre complex that provides us with lots of parking and space for vendors. Musicians and dancers can perform inside on our Guinness Stage or outside on our beautiful patio. The date we are proposing at this early stage is the weekend of August 15th, 16th and 17th.

We also want to book some outstanding Irish music for the Friday and Saturday night for everyone's entertainment. We would love to hear back from you with any ideas and suggestions that you may have to make "CraicFest" the biggest Irish festival in Ontario. With your participation this can happen and we can all be proud celebrating our culture and heritage.

Please visit our website at http://www.jpfitziris... for more information about J P's.

I can be reached at info@jpfitzirishpub.ca

I look forward to hearing from you soon at J P Fitzpatrick & Son's Irish Pub and Restaurant where a big Cead Mile Failte awaits you all.

Leo O'Toole
CraicFest Organizer