What We Do (A Year at the Irish Center)
More than 250,000 in the Kansas City region claim Irish heritage. The Irish Center in Union Station is a year-round gathering place for all of all ages to celebrate, learn about and preserve this heritage at the Irish Center!
Year-round The Irish Journey to Kansas City permanent exhibit
Free online and printed genealogy resources incl AncestryLibrary, Heritage Quest, Origins
Children’s activities
Irish library of books and movies
KC School of Irish Music library
Every third Sunday Irish musicians jam session
Irish travel resources, Irish Times newspaper
Gift shop of mostly local Irish books and music
Special Exhibits The Nelly Don story with text, dresses, artifacts, documents and photos
Irish-American Presidents
January Kansas City School of Irish Music teacher concert
Celtic Pottery workshop
February Irish Trivia Night
Irish Gaelic language classes – Beginner I and II, Conversational, 10 weeks
KC School of Irish Music tinwhistle classes
Poetry of Seamus Heaney program by John Kerrigan, Ph.D.
The Book of Kells program by Joanne Carraway, Ph.D.
Irish Youth Talent Showcase
March Irish Gala
Old Celtic Arts and Crafts demonstration day
Missouri Irish Brigade Civil War Re-enactors encampment
Irish Folksinger Tommy Meehan concert
Kansas City Irish program by Pat O’Neill
Dublin Fire Brigade Pipe Band concert
St. Patrick’s Day Family Fair – Irish-theme activities all day
In St. Patrick’s Day Parade
April Recognition of the Good Friday Peace Agreement program
Irish Whiskey Program, Tasting and Dinner
Celtic Spirituality program by Bishop Raymond Boland
Gaelic Athletic Club Youth meeting and demonstration
May Irish Folk Tales Play in a Day youth workshop by Theatre of the Imagination
Exploring Your Irish Genealogy workshop
June Kansas City School of Irish Music student recital
July St. Patrick’s Day in the Summer IMCC at the T-Bones
August Documents of Ireland’s Quest for Freedom from KU’s O’Hegarty Collection
September IMCC booth at Irish Fest
IMCC Golf Tournament
Sacred Texts in Irish workshop
Monthly Irish Book Club starts
Kelly concert
October Shamrock planting workshop
November Irish Beer Program, Tasting and Dinner
December An Irish Christmas music and decorations
Traditional Irish Christmas Carols History and Meaning program
In development Youth Irish University Day
Irish Master Musicians workshop
Irish Operetta “Eileen” Recital
Concert of Beethoven’s Irish music
Regular Irish dance demonstrations
Irish knitting class
Irish sing-a-longs ~ Irish movie nights
KC Irish Events community calendar
Meeting space, resources available to rent for private and corporate functions
Free meeting space for our Irish Partners, including
Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee
Padraig Pearse AOH
Father Donnelly AOH
Gaelic Athletic Club
Other activities Presentations about IMCC and Irish heritage for organizations, schools, cultural fairs
