The Worcester Irish Music Festival will feature the first ever (and soon-to-be-world-famous) "Boiled Cabbage O'Lympics" on Sunday, June 15 -- a perfect activity for Father's Day. In short, a team of 2 will race against another team of 2 through an obstacle course which starts by pouring a can of Guinness (shaken, of course) into a plastic pint cup, kicking a head of boiled cabbage through a course of orange cones (pint cup in hand), then throwing a rubber snake in a basket (à la St. Patrick), followed by bobbing for a potato, then passing the cup of black goodness to his/her partner who races back down the course. At the end, depending on how much of the Guinness spilled out of the cup, seconds will be tacked on to teams' times. The winner of the O'Lympics will be awarded the "Cabbage Cup" by Lt. Governor Tim Murray.

(Note that participants will all be at least 21 years of age and that no consumption of Guinness, necessarily, will occur during the activity.)

There is only space for 16 teams of 2 (at $100/team) to compete in the O'Lympics. Spots are filling up quickly! To enter a team, email WorcesterIrishMusicFestival@gmail.com