× Expand Photo courtesy Milwaukee Irish Fest: Ward Irish Music Archives Gardiner Brothers (2025) - Milwaukee Irish Fest Gardiner Brothers perform at Irish Fest 2025. Since 1981, Irish Fest has annually celebrated Irish culture and its impact on Milwaukee at the Lakefront. Focusing on authenticity, it celebrated traditional and contemporary Irish music, dance, literature, language and sports, as well as genealogy and history. Milwaukee’s Irish HistoryExpand Photo via Visit Milwaukee Irish Dancers - Milwaukee Irish Fest Young Irish Dancers perform at Milwaukee's Irish Fest. Irish Fest takes place August 13-16 at Henry Maier Festival Park.