Boston Irish Tourism Association has compiled this signature schedule of cool festivals in summer and fall 2026, from live music and dance to culture and cuisine, history and heritage. Find more signature festivals at https://irishboston.org/festivals/ June 12 FIFA Fan Festival City Hall Plaza, Boston meetboston.com June 13 Flag Day Festival Pageant Field, Quincy discoverquincy.com June 20-21 Milton Music Festival Governor Hutchinson’s Field Adams St., Milton wearemilton.org June 20 KidsFest Hancock Adams Common Quincy discoverquincy.com June 21 South Shore Arts Festival Cohasset Seeplymouth.com July 2 Quincy Patriot Celebration Quincy discoverquincy.com July 3-5 Boston Harborfest 2026 Rose Kennedy Greenway Boston meetboston.com July 4 Fourth of July Parade, Concert & Fireworks Town of Plymouth Seeplymouth.com July 11-15 Sail Boston Festival Downtown Boston sailboston.com...
Today, FIFA World Cup 2026™ revealed the schedule of which national teams are playing in which stadiums this June and July, when 48 national soccer teams take the field in 16 North American cities. Boston is hosting a total of seven soccer matches, including five group stage matches, a Round of 32 match, and a Quarter-Final. Among the teams set to play at Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium) in Foxborough, MA are Haiti, Scotland, Norway, Morocco, Ghana, England, France and one other team yet to be determined. These matches take place between June 13 and June 26. The Round of 32 match takes place on June 29, and the Quarter Final Match on July 9, 2026. The final match of World Cup Soccer takes place on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium. A record 48 teams from around the world are participating in the upcoming games. For the first time, FIFA World Cup 2026™ is being divided among three countries - Canada, Mexico and the USA - with 16 citie...
The U.S. Census Bureau, which serves as the nation's leading provider of data about the American people, has issued its annual report on Irish-American demographics in the United States . According to a 2019 report, 30.4 million, or 9.2% of the U.S. population, claim Irish ancestry. And 111,886 foreign-born U.S. residents claim Ireland as their birthplace. Massachusetts is the most Irish state in America based on residents claiming Irish ancestry per capita, according to the 2019 American Community Survey. Approximately 1.350,000 residents claim Irish ancestry, accounting for about 21.6% of the state's total population. Generally, the six New England states, along with Pennsylvania, account for the largest percentage per capita of Irish-Americans. See details of the map here. According to the U.S. Census, Congress designated March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991, and the U.S. President issues a proclamation commemorating the occasion ...
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