BetterArts to Host Kids' Room at Irishfest
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| Leprechaun House Image from Alphamom. |
The three-day event, which draws thousands of people to the Dulles State Office Building where festivities are held, features a parade, entertainment, activities, and food all weekend long. BetterArts will host children's events Saturday and Sunday. The festival opens up at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 15 with a pageant, beard-growing contest, and evening entertainment featuring The Prodigals.
Entertainment is slated from 11 a.m.-midnight on Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday on two floors of the Dulles State Office Building. The parade is scheduled at 1 p.m. Sunday, beginning on Flower Avenue East and ending at the state office building. For the full schedule of events, click here.
This year's children's room will feature the following activities hosted by betterArts:
- Games: Ring Toss, Pin the Hat on the Leprechaun, Bean Bag Toss, Fishing Game, Corn Hole
- Arts & Crafts: Egg-Carton Caterpillars, Coloring, Build-Your-Own Leprechaun
- Face Painting
- Instrument Making: Kazoos, Tambourines
- Jewelry Making
- Seed Planting Decorate Your Own Plant Pot, Learn About Compost, Plant Seeds to Take Home
Tickets will be available on-site and are as follows: $6 admission Friday & Saturday, younger than 12 is free. Sunday is family day with $6 admission for family and $2 individual admission. The Dulles State Office Building is located at 217 Washington St., Watertown.
Proceeds from the Irish Festival will go to “Project Children North” which brings kids from Ireland for 6 weeks in the summer. Children stay with local host families and get the opportunity to experience the United States The proceeds from the festival also goes to scholarships and other charities such as Wounded Warrior, USO, Credo Foundation, Urban Mission and food pantries within the tri-county area.
