It’s Guinness all around at the festival.
The 27th Annual CCÉ O'Neill Malcom Irish Folk Festival was held on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Arts Herndon in downtown Herndon. Thanks to Culture Ireland, which provided travel support, the public experienced free performances by renowned headliners Brendan Mulville, Angelina Carberry, Dan Briuder and David O’Flaherty.
A donation from the Town of Herndon partially supported the noon to 6 p.m. event, which featured performances on both the inside and outside stages, a beer tent, food vendors, family-friendly activities, and an on-site bookstore.
While the event drew many families, the O’Brien family from Shenandoah brought six of their young boys to the festival. The oldest boy in the group said he was enjoying the knights the most.
Joanna Ormesher, CEO and president of Arts Herndon, reported that more than 1,500 people attended the festival. ”Surely, the luck of the Irish. The sun shone, folks had fun and music and dancing were wonderful," Ormesher said.