Chicago Gaelic Park
Chicago Gaelic Park was established over 30 years ago with the purpose of promoting and fostering of Irish culture, music and sports within the Irish & Irish-American community. With tremendous grassroots support, it has exceeded all expectations and continues to grow.
This fifty acre site, in Oak Forest Illinois, is bustling with activities seven-days-a-week and contains:
- top-rated banquet facilities
- a breathtaking Irish Pub, with great food and drink offerings
- wonderful playing fields for Gaelic sports
- and several meeting rooms
The park hosts many wonderful Irish cultural, athletic, and social activities
throughout the year. Some of the most prominent would be:
- our Sunday Celtic supper, complete with a terrific hot buffet and live entertainment, every Sunday, between November and Mother's Day
- a monthly mass & Irish breakfast, on the second Sunday of each month, November through May
- a wonderful opportunity for student creativity in our Student Cultural Scholarship Contest hosted each spring
- our very own Gaelic Park Queen Contest, held each March
- Our week-long St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Ireland on Parade
- Irish Fest, held each Memorial Day Weekend
- football & hurling games during the Summer months, on our nicely manicured pitch out back
- several theatre performances throughout the year, hosted by our nationally recognized Gaelic Park Players Theatre Troupe
- A wonderful family-oriented Heritage & Harvest Festival each September
- and two great New Years Eve events: the kid-friendly Family Party and then the very elegant New Years Eve Gala
- Irish Set & Ceili dance classes, run publicly by Gaelic Park for adults and privately for kids by several different dance schools
