Irish Community Organisations and Festivals in Canada
Whatever your interest, there is a group for you. The following links are provided for information purposes and not as an endorsement. Organisations are listed by province and town/city. If you would like your Irish community group or festival to be included here, please contact us with details.
Canada Wide
Canada GAA - Gaelic Games
Website: www.canada.gaa.ie
Email: secretary.ca@gaa.ie
Celtic Canada - Magazine, Newsletter, Website connecting our communities coast to coast
Website: www.celticcanada.com
Twitter: @CelticCanada
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticcanada1/
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann:
Canada East: http://comhaltas.ie/locations/detail/canada_east
Canada West: http://comhaltas.ie/locations/detail/canada_west
Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce
Irish Canadian Immigration Centre
Website: www.irishcanadianimmigrationcentre.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Canadian-Immigration-Centre/154674707978462
Email: cmurphy@irishcdn.org
Irish Dance Teachers Association of Canada – Eastern Region
Western Canada Irish Dancing Teachers Association
Website: www.wcidta.ca
Alberta
Calgary
Irish Cultural Society of Calgary
Website: www.calgaryics.org
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Calgary-Irish-Cultural-Society/404772519674059?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IrishYYC
Email: calgaryics@gmail.com
Address: 6452 - 35 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta T3B 1S6
Tel: 1-403-288-8641
Ireland-Canada Centre for Commerce, Calgary
Website: www.iccccal.com
Email: lregan@iccccal.com
Tel: 403-244-9017
Comhaltas Calgary
Liffey Players Drama Society
Website: http://www.liffeyplayers.com/
Email: info@liffeyplayers.com
Calgary Chieftains - Gaelic Games
Website: http://www.calgarychieftains.com
Email: calgarychieftains@gmail.com
Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club (Rugby)
4334 – 18th Street NE
Calgary, Alberta
Ph: 403-291-5181
Email: info@calgaryirishrugby.com
Edmonton
Edmonton Wolfe Tones - Gaelic Games
Website: www.edmontongaa.com
Email: edmontongaasecretary@gmail.com
Edmonton's Irish Sports & Social Society
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edmontons-Irish-Sports-Social-Society/218399498221310?sk=info&tab=overview
Address: 12546 126 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
Tel: +1 780-453-2249
Edmonton Leprechaun Tiger Rugby Club
Twitter @LepTigerRugby
Tel 780 914 1994
Edmonton Chapter of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray Shamrocks - Gaelic Games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-McMurray-Shamrocks-GAA/153290834735220
Red Deer
Red Deer Eire Ogs - Gaelic Games
Email: blainelavery@gmail.com
Water Valley
Water Valley Traditional Celtic Folk Festival
Website: www.watervalleycelticfestival.org
British Colombia
Vancouver
Irish in BC
A portal to connect Irish in Vancouver, including a list of community groups and a calendar of community events.
Website: https://irishinbc.ca/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/irishinvancouver
Irish Women's Network of BC (IWN-BC)
Website: www.irishwomenbc.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/88155390806/
Twitter: @irishwomennetBC
E-mail: irishwomensnetwork@gmail.com
Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club - Gaelic Games
Website: www.isscvancouver.com
Email: info@isscvancouver.com
CelticFest Vancouver
Website: http://www.celticfestvancouver.com/
Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce, Vancouver
Website: https://icccvan.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icccvan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICCCVan
Irish Families in Vancouver
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrishFamiliesinVancouver
Email: irishfamiliesinvancouver@gmail.com
The Ireland Canada Monument
Website: www.irelandmonumentvancouver.com
E-mail: irelandmonumentvancouver@gmail.com
Irish Benevolent Society of British Columbia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridfestvan/
Website: https://www.brigidfestivalvancouver.com/
Email: benevolentsocietybc@gmail.com
Kelowna
Okanagan Irish Society
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okanaganirishsociety/
Email: okanaganirishsociety@gmail.com
White Rock
Irish Club of White Rock
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Irish-Club-of-White-Rock/348749071810905
Email: irishclubofwhiterock@gmail.com; whiterockirishclub@gmail.com
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Irish Association of Manitoba
Website: http://www.irishassociation.ca/
Email: info@irishassociation.ca
Address: 654 Erin Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 2V9
Tel: +1 204-772-8830
Comhaltas Winnipeg Manitoba Branch
T: +1 204 4870936
E: WinnipegManitoba@comhaltas.net
Winnipeg Irish Festival
W: www.irishfest.ca/workshops/
Irish Society of Western Manitoba
New Brunswick
Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick
Chapters:
- Capital Area Fredericton
- Saint John
- Westmorland Albert Kent
- Miramichi
- Bathurst
Website: www.newirelandnb.ca/
The Shamrock Leaf magazine: www.newirelandnb.ca/shamrock-leaf-newsmagazine/
Miramichi Irish Festival
Website: http://canadasirishfest.com/
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s
Benevolent Irish Society of Newfoundland
Website: http://www.bisnl.ca/main/
St. John's Avalon Harps GAA Club- Gaelic Games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsAvalonHarps
Email: gaa_sj_nl@yahoo.ca
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Celtic Colours International Festival
Website: www.celtic-colours.com
Email: info@celtic-colours.com
Dartmouth
Re-Jigged Festival – a celebration of new Celtic music and dance
Website: http://www.rejiggedfestival.com/
Halifax
An Cumann – the Irish Association of Nova Scotia
Website: http://www.ancumann.org/
The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax
Website: http://www.charitableirishsocietyofhalifax.ca/
Halifax Gaels - Gaelic Games
Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/halifaxgaels/
Halifax Celtic Festival
Website: http://halifaxcelticfest.ca/
Holy Cross Historical Trust
Website: http://www.holycrosshalifax.ca/
Ontario
Almonte
Almonte Celtfest
Website: http://almonteceltfest.com
Facebook: Almonte Celtfest
Twitter: @almonteceltfest
Email: almonteceltfest.com
Barrie and District
The Irish Claddagh Club
Website: http://www.irishcladdaghclub.com/
Email: irishcladdaghclub@hotmail.com
Brampton
Lár naGael, Irish Centre of Brampton
Website: http://www.bramptonirishcenter.com/
Brockville
Brockville Irish Cultural Society
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brockvilleirishculturalsociety
Durham
Durham Robert Emmet's GFC – Gaelic Games
Website: www.durhamgfc.com
Email: info@durhamgfc.com
Goderich
Celtic and Roots Festival
Website: http://www.celticfestival.ca/festival
Hamilton
Irish Canadian Club of Hamilton
Website : http://irishclubhamilton.ca/
Innisfil
Innisfil Celtic Festival
Website: innisfilcelticfestival.com
Kingston
Kingston Irish Folk Club
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-club-kingston/239434969437504
Email :irishtol@ihorizons.net
London
Irish Benevolent Society of London Ontario
Website: http://www.irishbenevolentsociety.ca/
Mississauga
The Irish Club of Mississauga
Website: http://irelandsupportersclub.ca/
Ottawa / Gatinau
Irish Women’s Network of Ontario (IWN-ON)
Website : www.irishwomenon.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/391342627671463/
Twitter: @irishwomennetBC
Email: irishwomensnetwork.on@gmail.com
Ottawa Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
Website: www.ottawacomhaltas.com/
Twitter: @OttawaCCE
Email: webmaster.ottawacomhaltas@gmail.com
Irish Society of the National Capital Region located in Ottawa/Gatineau
Website: www.irishsocietyncr.com
Email: president@irishsocietyncr.com
Ottawa Irish Seniors Drop-In
Email: kohegarty@sympatico.ca
St Brigid’s National Irish Canadian Cultural Centre (NICCC)
Website: http://saintbrigidscentre.com/niccc/
Ottawa Gaels Gaelic Football Club - Gaelic Games
Website: www.ottawagaels.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OttawaGaels
Twitter: @OttawaGaels
Email: info@ottawagaels.ca
Eire Og Ottawa Hurling Club - Gaelic Games
Website: https://www.facebook.com/EireOgOttawaYouthHurlingClub/
Email: ottawahurling@gmail.com
Ottawa Irish Rugby Club
Website: http://www.ottawairishrugby.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OttawaIrishRugby
Irish Film Festival Ottawa
Website: https://www.irishfilmfestivalottawa.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ottawairishfilmfestival
E-mail: irishfilmfestivalottawa@gmail.com
The Gaelic Hour Radio Show
Website: http://www.thegaelichour.ca/
Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce in Ottawa
Website: http://www.icccott.org/
Toronto
St. Patrick's Day Parade Society
Website: www.topatrick.com
Email: info@topatrick.com
Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce in Toronto
Website: http://www.icccto.com/
Email: cmurphy@icccto.com
Ireland Fund of Canada
Website: https://www.theirelandfunds.org/canada
Email: jnoonan@irlfunds.org
The Irish Cultural Society of Toronto
Website: http://torontoirishculturalsociety.com/
The Irish Benevolent Society of Toronto
Website: http://torontoirishculturalsociety.com/benevolent/
Ireland Park Foundation
Website: http://www.irelandparkfoundation.com/
Toronto Irish Film Festival
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toirishfilmfest
Toronto Irish Players
Website: http://www.torontoirishplayers.com/
Twitter: @TOIrishPlayers
Facebook: Toronto Irish Players
Phone: (416)440-2888
Email: torontoirishplayers@gmail.com
Toronto Hurling Club - Gaelic Games
Website: www.torontohurlingclub.com
Email: torontohurlingclub@gmail.com
St. Michael's Hurling and Football Club - Gaelic Games
Website: www.stmikesgfc.com
Email: st_mikesgaa@gmail.com
St. Pat's Canadians GFC - Gaelic Games
Website: www.stpatsgfctoronto.com
Email: stpatstoronto@gmail.com
St. Vincent's GFC - Gaelic Games
Website:http://www.stvincentsgaatoronto.com
Email: secretary@stvincentsgaatoronto.com
Toronto Gaels - Gaelic Games
Website:www.torontogaels.com
Email: torontogaels@gmail.com
Ceol agus Craic Radio Show Toronto
http://saturdayirishradio.com/
Songs From Home Irish Radio Show Toronto
http://www.chinradio.com/irish-scottish
Irish Canadian Immigration Centre
Website: http://www.irishcanadianimmigrationcentre.org/
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
Benevolent Irish Society of Prince Edward Island
Website: http://www.benevolentirishsocietyofpei.com/
Email: goconnor@pei.sympatico.ca
Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus Irish Descendants Association - annual Irish Settlers' Day
Website: http://www.pei2014.ca/home.php?page=listing_detail&lid=87
Tignish
Irish Heritage Festival of PEI
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrishHeritageFestivalOfPei
Quebec
Douglastown
Douglastown Irish Week
Website: http://www.douglastownirishweek.org/
Eastern Townships
Celtic Harmonies International Festival
Eastern Townships, Québec (Knowlton, Bromont & Waterloo)
Website: http://www.celticharmonies.ca/Venues_e.php
Email: info@celticharmonies.ca
Richmond St. Patrick’s Society
Website: http://www.richmondstpats.org/?lang=en
Frampton
Frampton Irish
Website: www.framptonirish.com
Montreal
St. Patrick's Society of Montreal
Website: http://www.spsmtl.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spsmtl
Twitter: @spsmtl
E-mail: Office Manager office@spsmtl.com; President president@spsmtl.com
Address: 6767 Cote St. Luc Road, Suite 1, Montreal, QC H4V 2Z6
Tel: (514) 481-1346
Montreal chapter of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce
Website: www.icccmtl.com
Twitter: @ICCC_MTL
E-mail: contact@icccmtl.com
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/groups/IrelandCanada-Chamber-Commerce-1932656/about
United Irish Societies of Montreal
Website: www.montrealirishparade.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/United-Irish-Societies-of-Montreal/102884813130606
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uismtl (English) & https://twitter.com/uismtlfr (French)
Email: publicrelations@montrealirishparade.com
Tel: 514-436-1512
Montreal Shamrocks - Gaelic Games
Website: www.montrealgaa.com
Email: montrealshamrocksgaa@gmail.com
Festival Bloomsday Montréal
Website: www.bloomsdaymontreal.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bloomsday-Montreal/268211049917457
Twitter: @BloomsdayMTL
Email: bloomsdaymontreal@gmail.com
Irish Protestant Benevolent Society
Website : http://www.irishpbs.ca/
Cine Gael Irish Film Series Montreal
Website : http://www.cinegaelmontreal.com/
Black Rock Irish Monument Park Foundation
Website: http://www.montrealirishmonument.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Blackrockmemorial/
Email: info@montrealirishmonument.com
St. Columban Irish
Website: http://www.stcolumban-irish.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2422702736/
Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club
Website: http://www.montrealirish.com/
Ancient Order of Hibernians, Canada
Website: www.aoh-montreal.com
Email: info@aoh-montreal.com
Tel: 514-928-7196
Quebec City
Irish Heritage Quebec
Website: http://www.irishheritagequebec.net/
Les Patriotes de Québec - Gaelic Games
Facebook: https://fr-ca.facebook.com/pages/Les-Patriotes-de-Qu%C3%A9bec-GAA-Football-Ga%C3%A9lique-Hurling/110425998974917
Email: gaelique.quebec@gmail.com
Saskatchewan
Regina
Irish Club of Regina
Website: https://gaelicgamescanada.com/clubs/regina-gaels/
Regina Gaels- Gaelic Games
Website: http://www.reginagaels.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReginaGaelsGaa
Email: secretary.regina.gaa@gmail.com
Saskatoon
Comhaltas Saskatoon
Email: haughian.meaghan@gmail.com
Tel: (306) 281-8847