BRIGID - A celebration of the Celtic Goddess & Patron Saint of Ireland

Who was Brigid?

St. Brigid is one of Ireland’s three patron saints. She is celebrated annually in Ireland with the St. Brigid’s Feast Day on February 1, also referred to as Imbolc. Imbolc marks the beginning of Spring in Ireland, a movement from darkness into light.

St. Brigid is the Patron Saint of poetry, beer, midwives, newborns, Irish nuns, blacksmiths, dairymaids, boatmen, learning, healing, protection, chicken farmers, cattle, scholars, sailors, and more. Brigid was also a Celtic Goddess, a Fire Goddess, and the Goddess of spring, light, life, fertility, physicians, and many others.

The Event

BRIGID, the event, is a celebration of Brigid the Saint, of Brigid the Goddess, of Irish and Celtic Women, of light and Springtime, and it is a celebration of Irish and Celtic culture, history, the present, and our future.

Featured performers include:

• The Grammy®-Awarded and Emmy-nominated, Eileen Ivers, who will performing with her Universal Roots Band, and a powerhouse all-female band created especially for this event, The Brigideens.

• The Bow Tides, a Pittsburgh Irish Festival favorite band led by three female fiddle players, including Pittsburgher, Katie Grennan.

• Female-fronted, RUNA, who preserves traditional Celtic-American Roots while also pushing the boundaries of Irish folk music in the modern age.

• TikTok and Instagram famous, Ally Crowley-Duncan (aka PiperAlly), a multi-instrumentalist and singer with a specialty in bagpipes.

• Bell School of Irish Dance

• Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance

Event Details:

VIP Tickets include meal (guests will receive an email closer to the event about meal selection), drink ticket, extra event hour, meet and greet access, private performance.

VIP Happy Hour Start Time: 5:30 pm

Doors Open for VIPs: 5 pm

Premium and General Seating doors open at 6:15 pm

Event Start Time: 7 pm

Host or Publisher Pittsburgh Irish Festival