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Not able to attend in person?  
Join us for Live Streaming 
IMDA's 40th Anniversary St. Patrick's Day Irish Celebration

Join us from the comfort of your own home as we celebrate 
the 40th annual IMDA St. Patrick's Day Irish Celebration! 

We will be live streaming from 10:55 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Thursday March 17th;         

Sit back and relax as some great musicians and dancers take to the stage.  
Here's our live stream line-up:

10:55 a.m. - Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
11:45 a.m. - CUMAR - Irish Music meets African drumming.  A Cross-Cultural presentation
12:40 p.m. - O'Shea Irish Dance
1:20 p.m. - The Center for Irish Music Advanced Youth Ensemble
and the Lark and Heron Ensembles
2:15 p.m. - O'Neill School of Irish Dance
2:55 p.m. - Locklin Road

Get your tickets for our live streaming 40th Anniversary St. Patrick's Day Celebration!!
https://irishmusicdanceassociation.ticketspice.com/imda...

2022 COVID Policy

In accordance with Ramsey County’s current COVID-19 precautions and Landmark Center guidelines: 

All participants, volunteers and audience members will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (if eligible) or a lab-certified negative COVID-19 PCR test result received within 72 hours prior to entry, plus a valid photo ID. Self-administered tests will not be accepted. Full vaccination means 14 days have passed since receiving a second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or a single dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine.  Children 5 and under are not required to test.

Audience members will have their vaccination status or test results verified before they enter the Landmark Center. 


Masks are now optional within Landmark Center.  Guests are free to wear a mask if they prefer.

Become a Member of the Irish Music and Dance Association!


It's time to renew your membership in IMDA.

Become a “paying” IMDA member ($20 for individuals, $25 for families and organizations) to express your support for the IMDA’s programs and activities, including the annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Day of Irish Dance at the Landmark Center, the IMDA Workshop Tent at the Irish Fair of Minnesota, the “IMDA Honors” series, the IMDA Educational Grant Program, the “Decade of Dance” awards.


Members receive the following:
* A one-year (January to December 2022) subscription to the IMDA’s monthly email newsletter, which features (among many other things) Will Kenny’s always-fascinating articles about the Irish language, Sherry Ladig’s book reviews, Brian’s Miller’s “Northwoods Songs” series, the Center for Irish Music's Tune of the Month and news about the many Irish and Celtic events in the Twin Cities and beyond.
* Public recognition in a “New or Renewed Members” section of future IMDA newsletters and in related posts to the IMDA web site and Facebook page.
* Bands, organizations and businesses who are IMDA members are given priority listing in the IMDA Community Resource List, the resource that many members of the community use when looking for a band or pub or shop.


Visit the Memberships Tab of the website to sign up!

Support the Irish Music and Dance Association when you shop on Amazon!  
When you select the Irish Music and Dance Association as your preferred charity
on AmazonSmile, Amazon will make a donation to IMDA.  


Here's the link:  Irish Music and Dance Association on AmazonSmile

Looking for some great Irish Entertainment?
There is so much Irish music and dance in the Twin Cities!  Looking for a rousing Irish band on the weekend?  Need to locate the best spots for traditional Irish music?  Itching to try out some Irish dance?  Find it all on the Irish Community Events Calendar. 

The Irish Music and Dance Association is a 501(c)(3) organization.