Festival Workshops

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Thursday night - Community EVENT

Community Concert featuring our festival’s guests at the Historic Alberta House 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211

If you can’t participate during the weekend, please consider attending the community concert. The festival guests perform on Thursday evening, demonstrating their respective areas of expertise. It is a wonderful opportunity to see and hear some of the best traditional dancing, music, singing, and storytelling around! Purchase your tickets in advance as space is limited.

Friday night - community event

All-Sets Community Céilí at the Historic Alberta House 5131 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211

Whether you're committed to your dance practice or curious about Irish social dancing in general, our community céilí is an opportunity for you to mix with our local set-dancing community as well as other festival participants. Live calling and music will make this a memorable evening to get your warmed up for the workshops over the weekend.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

AM/PM Workshops at the Alberta Abbey 126 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211

See the schedule and list of festival guests to determine which workshops might work for you. This is your chance to work intimately with some of the best proponents of these tradition found anywhere. There are several levels of passes for purchase that include all events/workshops, all weekend workshops, and single-day workshops. Choose what works for you.

What would a festival be without some festive Community Events? Come join us after the workshops are through on Saturday for barrel-dancing and half-door dancing exhibitions (with sessions to follow) at Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub 112 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97204. Likewise, after Sunday’s workshops, join us for an intimate close to the festival at a singing circle to be held at T. C. O’Leary’s 2926 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211. These events are free and open to the public.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

What Should I Bring And Wear?

This is a casual festival, therefore, dress for comfort. However, since it is May in the Pacific Northwest, we recommend you wear layers to account for the ever-changing weather. We also recommend that you bring paper and a writing implement, an audio/video recording device, a refillable water bottle, and snacks to accommodate your nutritional needs between workshops . If you're enrolled in dance workshops, please bring non-marking, low-heeled, slick-bottomed shoes (e.g. character shoes, leather or plastic-soled dress shoes). No metal taps or fiberglass-tipped Irish step-dancing shoes. The shoe types suggested really do make a difference to your learning experience, so take these suggestions into serious consideration, please.

What About Lunch?

SNNW does not provide lunch to participants. However, feel free to bring your own lunch with you but be aware there may not be amenities to reheat or cook food at the festival venue. The venue is conveniently located, so you may choose to head out on foot to the many eateries and food carts in the neighborhood.

health note!

Singing, dancing, and playing wind instruments are all high-transmission activities related to COVID-19. To avoid a superspreading event, we ask all attendees to acknowledge their personal responsibility regarding public health and best practices utilized to keep everyone safe. These practices include vaccination against COVID-19, not attending the event if feeling unwell, testing before the event to assure a non-positive COVID-19 result, and wearing a mask to protect oneself against transmission of disease - especially if you are particularly vulnerable to disease. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine!

DAILY SCHEDULE (TBD)