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SUMMARY:NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:North Texas Irish Festival (locally known as NTIF) is an annual three-day ethnic festival ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival ) held at Dallas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas )‘ historic Fair Park ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Park ) the first weekend in March. Started in 1983, the festival is the second oldest Irish ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people ) festival in the country and the largest in the southwest.\nThe NTIF is produced by the Southwest Celtic Music Association ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwest_Celtic_Music_Association&action=edit&redlink=1 ) (SCMA), a non-profit corporation founded in 1984 after the first festival. The mission of SCMA is to increase public awareness of the rich cultural heritage of the Celtic people ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts ) and its enduring efforts on the culture found in the United States. The SCMA sponsors concerts, music and dance workshops, provides referrals for entertainers, organizes regular sessions, and supports other cultural associations with similar purposes.\nThe festival headline bands have included Altan ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altan_(band) ), Tommy Makem ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem ), Clancy Brothers ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clancy_Brothers ), Aoife Clancy, Cathie Ryan, Makem Brothers ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Makem_Brothers ), Dervish ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dervish_(band) ), Greenfields of America ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Fields_of_America ), Cherish the Ladies ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherish_the_Ladies ), Solas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solas_(group) ), and Celtic Spring ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Celtic_Spring&action=edit&redlink=1 ).\nLocal musicians include many performances from local North Texas ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Texas ) pipe and drum bands [2] ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Texas_Irish_Festival#cite_note-2 ) as well as music from dozens of artists from Texas and surrounding states appearing on nine stages of live music running concurrently.\n
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LOCATION:3809 Grand Avenue / Dallas, TX 75210
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