PHILADELPHIA, June 15, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Irish culture will be celebrated during PECO Energy's Multicultural Series, returning to the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street. The Irish Festival takes place Friday, June 25 from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This year's Irish Festival adds a Friday night event. Friday night will offer a Boxing Match event. Holy Family Boxing Club from Belfast Ireland will take on the Harrowgate Boxing Club from Philadelphia. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. and tickets for Friday night only will be $25.00. Tickets can be ordered by calling 215-465-1778 or 215-744-5503.
The sixth annual Irish Festival is a family event that features well-known Irish musical performers. The gates will open at 1pm on Saturday and Sunday and admission is free. Guests can enjoy the music of the Bogside Rogues, Sean Fleming, Wild Geese, and Peter McDonald and Friends. Drowsy Maggie, Danny Boys, Con and Dicey Riley will also take the stage during the festival.
In addition to great musical performances, the Irish Festival has something for people of all ages. There will be bagpipers, face painting, and Irish dancing along with other entertainment for the kids. Local dance schools will conduct dance exhibitions and there will also be an Irish dance contest. The kitchen from Finnegan's Wake will be serving Irish favorites like fish and chips and there will be plenty of vendors selling traditional Irish goods and crafts.
The Irish Festival's sponsors include Miller/Miller Lite, Citizens Bank, Finnegan's Wake, the Penn's Landing Corporation, and PECO Energy.
*Admission is free for all PECO Multicultural Series events.
PECO Energy is proud to be Philadelphia's hometown energy company and one of the region's most prominent civic supporters. PECO is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and celebrating diversity inside and outside the Company.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO Energy is an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC). PECO serves 1.5 million electric and 456,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. In 2003, its sales exceeded 36,753 gigawatt hours (gWh) of electricity and 88.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas to residential, business and institutional customers. PECO's energy delivery services generated $4.38 billion in revenue for Exelon. PECO is one of the largest employers and most active corporate citizens in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
Penn's Landing is Philadelphia's Waterfront district, running along Columbus Boulevard from Washington Avenue to Spring Garden Street. The two main sites for the more than 75 festivals, concerts, and events at Penn's Landing are the Great Plaza, located along the Delaware River at Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street, and Festival Pier, on Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street. For more information on event locations and event details, call (215) 922-2FUN or visit www.pennslandingcorp.com. Independence Blue Cross is the presenting sponsor of the 2004 Summer Season at Penn's Landing.
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