Boston Irish Tourism Releases Winter 2027 Issue of Travel & Culture Magazine
(November 12, 2026) — The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) today released its 2027 Winter Issue of Travel & Culture magazine, a free tourism publication highlighting cultural activities in New England and Ireland.
Read the digital online magazine.
The winter issue features travel ideas for visiting Ireland in 2027, highlighting signature events such as Fleadh Cheoil Music Festival in Belfast, the Ryder Cup in Limerick and the Dublin Marathon in Dublin, plus seasonal highlights such as Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day and Halloween. Other stories celebrate Ireland’s heralded culinary scene and the island’s growing status as an ideal film location.
For Boston and New Egland coverage, this issue presents a curated selection of top-tier Christmas and Celtic concerts, ranging from Irish band Lúnasa and fiddle star Eileen Ivers to vocalists Chloe Agnew, Michael Londra and the Irish Tenors. Cabaret-style shows with music, dancing and storytelling are mentioned, including A Celtic Christmas, Irish Christmas in America and the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, as well as iconic performers Judy Collins and jazz trumpet star Chris Botti.
Christmas shoppers can find ideal presents by visiting local Irish gift shops, welcome centers and museum, by purchasing concert tickets, or any of the new Irish books reviewed in this issue.
Winter stories feature Meet Boston’s 2nd Annual Frostival, seasonal activities in Revolutionary Valley, and the recipe for Boston’s most famous dessert, Boston Cream Pie, invented at the Omni Parker House.
Other stories feature Massport’s new Voice of Logan Chris Donisi, local content creator Shawn Moran, aka Shawn in Boston and an interview with Russell Gusetti, head of the Blackstone River Theatre.
The latest exhibits and seasonal events of JFK Presidential Library in Boston and the JFK Museum in Hyannis, Cape Cod, are included.
In the Boston Irish community, read stories about the Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston Irish American Partnership, South Shore Heritage Trail and Charitable Irish Society.
A full calendar of Christmas events, including Christmas Tree lightings, holiday markets and winter activities, is included as well as a winter/spring calendar of events from January through May.
For history fans, read about new additions to Boston’s Irish Heritage Trail, including Faneuil Hall, Edgar Allen Poe’s statue in Park Square, the Swan Boats in the Public Garden, Colonel John Gover’s statue on Commonwealth Avenue Mall and the memorial to hunger and homeless advocate Kip Tiernan.
The 40-page magazine has a shelf-life through March 2027 and is distributed at visitor centers and cultural venues across Massachusetts and New England.
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EDITORS: photos, interviews and additional information are available upon request. Contact Michael Quinlin at irishmassachusetts@comcast.net
About Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA)
Formed in 2000, BITA is a year-round, cultural tourism organization that promotes the state’s largest ethnic community. BITA publishes three issues of Travel & Culture, each March, June and November. For further details on year-round cultural activities in New England as well as tips on traveling to Ireland in 2025, visit irishboston.org.
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