***60th Annual Hartford Feis***
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026
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The Irish American Home Society - 132 Commerce St. - Glastonbury, CT 06033
The Hartford Feis is an outdoor event on the grounds of the Irish American Home Society. The Feis is held rain or shine! We can’t wait to welcome you to the Hartford Feis this Sunday, June 7! This post is very long but contains REALLY IMPORTANT INFO so you can have a great day and enjoy the music and dancing!☘️ STAGES 1, 2, & 5: Located on the field, spectator tents added between 1 & 2 and next to 5 ☘️ STAGES 3 & 4: Located in the upstairs hall of the Irish American Home. Enter via the doors in the parking lot or front entrance. NO FOOD, DRINKS, CAMPING in upstairs hall (you’re welcome to camp on the field all day!) ☘️ OPEN & PRELIM CHAMPS: Start in heavy shoes and dance two at a time, all age groups ☘️ FOOD: Delicious hot items available all day cooked fresh on the grill! Start your day with pancakes, breakfast sandwiches and more…for lunch there’s Shepherds Pie, burgers, hot dugs, uncrustables & more yumminess ☘️ CASH ONLY: For breakfast, lunch and Irish Goods items. You can buy tickets for food and beverages at the food tent ☘️ PARKING: Available at the Irish American Home Society and at businesses on Commerce St, check our website for addresses www.irishamericanhome.com/Hartford-Feis ☘️ BRING: Competitor Number, Schedule, Cash, Chairs, Pop-up Tent, Sunscreen, Water Bottle, Bug Spray, Blanket (in addition to your dance and music stuff!)-forgot your number? Visit the Secretary’s Tent ☘️ CAMPING: Allowed on the field on the other side of the stages ☘️ FIRST COMPETITIONS OF THE DAY: Stages 1 & 5 can check-in starting at 8:40am, all others after the anthems. Anthems will be at 8:45am ☘️ SODA BREAD, ESSAY, ART COMPETITIONS: Bring your entries to the secretary’s tent by 11am ☘️ STAGE SCHEDULES: There will not be any hard copies available. You can take a picture of ours on the awards board or at the secretary’s tent ☘️ COMPETITOR NUMBERS: Print yours off of feisweb. Login to your account, click on the Hartford Feis, click on Number Card Menu, then dancer’s name and print ☘️ WEATHER: This is an OUTDOOR FEIS, we dance and make music rain or shine! No dancer will be penalized for wearing black-out (long sleeved black leotard, black skirt). Forecast is looking better! Field may be wet from Saturday night, bring comfy shoes and plastic for underneath blankets & bags ☘️ PHOTOGRAPHY/RECORDING OF COMPETITORS: Not allowed except for Pre-Beginner, Beginner and Advanced Beginner competitions ☘️ SOCIAL MEDIA: All announcements and results will be posted to the Hartford Feis 2026 Facebook page and on Instagram @hartfordfeis ☘️ FIRST AID: At the secretary’s tent ☘️ AWARDS: Grades awards can be picked up in the Irish American Home building in the downstairs lounge. Champ awards will be under the tent next to the secretary’s tent and marks will be given out ☘️ ENJOY! Be sure to check out our lovely pub and have a delicious breakfast and/or lunch cooked by our fabulous volunteers, visit all the vendors and get a professional photo taken! PARKING: NO parking at 80 Commerce! Volunteers will direct you in our parking lot behind the IAHS. Entrance ONLY is 132 Commerce St. and the ONLY exit is on Kreiger Lane. Handicapped parking will be available on the side entrance of IAHS. If the lot is full, the following businesses along Commerce St. are graciously allowing parking for Feis attendees: 110 Commerce (EHL Kitchens) 109 Commerce - No parking behind the gates 103 Commerce (Nelson Precision Drilling) 101 Commerce (Conard Corp) 99 Commerce (Aero Med Medical Inc) 98 Commerce (MEGA) - Front lot only 36 Commerce (Ten Three GFX) - Front lot only 28 Commerce (Alliance Roofing) - Front lot only THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS OF THE 2026 HARTFORD FEIS REEL EAQ Landscape Contracting, LLC Laura Cahill HORNPIPE IN HONOR OF the Morey/LaRosa Family by Kathleen Morey IN MEMORY OF Thomas & Mary Boyle by Ann-Marie Bell Patrick & Patricia Foley by Eileen Foley-Allgrove Michael & Teresa Lynch by Kathleen Bolduc IN SUPPORT by Rick O'Connor by Tom Shea SET DANCE IN MEMORY OF Margaret Bogan by Rob Bogan Nancy C. Starrett by Kevin Cavanagh Coley & Theresa Conneely by Theresa Conneely Jack & Abigail Flynn by John Flynn Harold, Anna & James McLaughlin by Theresa McLaughlin IN SUPPORT by Peggy & Art Radcliffe by Peter J. Rooney by StoneCastle Consulting by Patricia Temple SLIP JIG IN MEMORY OF Nancy C. Starrett by Kevin Cavanagh Kevin Feeney by Ann Purcell-Murray IN SUPPORT by Meg Strickland Feis Chairpeople: Brad & Heather Franzese Questions? Email htfdfeis@irishamericanhome.com ***Feis Schedule will be posted at least three days before the event*** Only service dogs are allowed on the grounds of the IAHS. Non service dogs are not allowed.
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