Irish Market
Applications for space in the Market and for Art At The Park are now available:
Art At The Ballpark (PDF) / More Details (PDF)
Market Vendor Application (PDF)
The Great Lakes Irish Music Festival is back and better than ever! The event is Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan. The venue is home to the West Michigan Whitecaps, that has also hosted multiple other events including concerts, basketball tournaments and car shows. We think the Festival will be a perfect fit.
Fear n'Ti & Me Irish Productions & the West Michigan Whitecaps are producing the Great Lakes Irish Music Festival. Our festival was the original Irish Music Festival in West Michigan and is known as one of the best Irish Music Festivals in the country. We are excited to continue the tradition of excellence while sharing all the wonders of Ireland with West Michigan and the surrounding areas.
This year's festival has continuous performances on stage featuring internationally renowned performers direct from Ireland, throughout the United States and Midwest. From Irish Ballads, great traditional music and song, Celtic Rock, to fantastic Irish Dancers, we have it all. You will find an ongoing traditional session (musicians, bring your instruments), specialized children's area Irish Markets to shop, Irish food and drink.
If you're interested in becoming a vendor please download the application and rules.
Food
Unfortunately you cannot bring in your own food but don't worry we are going to have a wide range of food available. We are mixing two food traditions at the festival - Irish & Baseball.
GOURMET IRISH MENU This is some of the food on the menu from 2009. We'll have several of these items back and a few new ones.
•Irish Bangers and Colcannon - Traditional Irish Sausage on a bed of fresh Mashed Potatoes with Scallions and Butter.•Guinness Pot Roast Sandwich - Tender shredded Chuck Roast simmered in Guinness and served on a sour dough roll.
•Blarney Pub Burger - A juicy 1/3# burger topped with two strips of bacon, a slice of Colby Jack Cheese and a nest of Onion Straws. Served on a Kaiser Roll.
•Corned Beef and Swiss on Rye - Thin slices of Corned Beef teamed with Swiss Cheese on a fresh Deli Swirl Rye Bread.
•Fried Cheese with Cumberland and Mead Sauce - Deep Fried Cheese Curds with Cumberland and Mead Sauce for dipping.
•Beer Cheese and Soft Pretzel - Guinness Beer Cheese Fondue served with a Soft Pretzel.
•Shepherd's Pie - Beef Brisket, Peas and Carrots slow simmered in Irish Beer Stock and topped with Mashed Potatoes and baked golden brown.
•Irish Nachos - Golden brown Waffle Cut fries topped with Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon Scallions & Guinness Stewed Brisket.
•Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumble - Fresh Strawberries and Rhubarb topped with Crunch Oatmeal topping on Ice Cream.
Since we are a baseball stadium we will have several of the baseball foods available along with the Whitecaps specialities. For a list of food normally available at the ballpark click here.
