The United Irish Societies of
San Francisco

We will meet at noon at the concourse and process to the statue in front of the Academy of Sciences with Flags, Fife and Drum, Bagpipers. We will place a wreath at the base of the statue. An introduction and rendition of Emmet’s speech and then process out to enjoy the music of the Golden Gate Park Concourse Band and dancing by Bay Area Irish step dancers. The concert will begin at 1pm.

Celebrating ‘Second Chances’ and featuring the North American Premiere of Horseshoe on Opening Night.

San Francisco Irish Film was founded in 2003, and presents the very best in contemporary Irish cinema, celebrating everything from features to documentaries to Irish language films (with English subtitles for those who didn’t spend a summer at a Gaeltacht).  The Irish are notorious for story telling, and the Irish Short film has rapidly become an art form in Ireland.  The annual film festival includes a selection of top current Irish short films in the “Short Stories – Tall Tales” program. Throughout the year, we continue the celebration of Irish film in the Bay Area, which includes a one-day Docfest in March.  The Docfest, which began in 2017 is a celebration of award winning Irish documentary film.