Cead Mile Failte!
One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!
Welcome to the home page of the Irish American Club of Kalamazoo!
The Irish American Club of Kalamazoo is a non-profit 501 [c] [3] organization that is the proud sponsor of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Kalamazoo and the annual Kalamazoo Irish Festival.
Downtown Kalamazoo Restaurant Week
On Saturday, March 13th, Kalamazoo will come alive with outdoor musical performances throughout downtown.
Celebrate by enjoying your favorite Irish music outdoors on Bates Alley, keep an eye out for bagpipers throughout the town, and take advantage of the Central Commons Refreshment Area with a nice glass of your favorite beer from a participating bar or restaurant.
Kalamazoo Irish Fest 2020 – 2021 St. Patrick’s Day Parade CANCELLED
LOCATION – Old Dog Tavern 402 E. Kalamazoo Ave.
NEW DATES – This year’s festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please plan to join us for our 20th anniversary next June 18th & 19th, 2021
Thank you to everyone who came out to support us last year, and a big Thank You to the Old Dog owners, Sean & Amy and to their amazing staff for helping to pull everything together. We were looking forward to doing it again on June 18 & 19 this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are postponing til next year.
BASKET AUCTION WINNERS for 2019 were:
Spirits Basket – Allen Irish
Children’s Basket – Alice Harn
Michigan Irish Basket – Doug Schnicke
Detroit Tiger Basket – Paula Wood
April Club Meeting – Canceled – Our next monthly club meeting and program scheduled take place Monday, April 19th, at the Traveler’s Cafe & Pub, 5225 Portage Rd., Portage, MI. has been canceled due to Governor Whitmer’s request for a 2 week pause in indoor dining. Hopefully we can meet again in May.
This is the former Theo & Stacy’s. New owners, new menu, new decor, same meeting room. Come join us and check it out. Traveler’s is opening just for us, so there will be plenty of space to spread out and “social distance”. Dinner and social hour begins at 6:00 P.M, meeting at 7:00, program at 7:30.
See Our Events Page for More Upcoming events!
