By Paul Petrone
This weekend at the North Haven Fairgrounds is the 2013 Connecticut Irish Festival, which claims to be the longest-running Irish festival in the country.
The festival runs through 11 p.m. Saturday and on Sunday from 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12 per day and children under 16 get in free.
The event features live musicians, food, sheepherding demonstrations, a petting zoo, pony rides, children's games and hurling matches. There is also a 5k Road Race on Saturday to benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (to register, click here).
To see the full schedule of Saturday events and bands, click here. For the full schedule of Sunday events and bands, click here.
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The North Haven Fairgrounds is located at 310 Washington Ave in North Haven.
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