The Worcester Irish Music Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 11, 12 & 13, 2010. The Festival will be under a 100'x80' tent in the parking lot of the Hibernian Cultural Centre and Fiddlers' Green which is at the corner of Green and Temple Streets in the City's Canal District.

The Festival aims to attract thousands over the course of the weekend. The proceeds are going to benefit the 501(c)(3) Worcester Hibernian Cultural Foundation, Inc. to host other cultural events at the Hibernian Cultural Centre year round. The Hibernian Cultural Centre has been in existence since 1898. Its first home was on Trumbull Street in Worcester, then the Centre moved around to various locations in the City. The Festival will not only benefit the Hibernian Cultural Centre, but beyond that, it will be a great event for the Canal District and for the City of Worcester.

We're continuing to secure sponsors for the event. The levels of sponsorship include the following:

Sponsorship Benefits	Cabbage	Corned Beef	Shamrock	Harp	Claddagh	Pot of Gold
	$100+	$250+	$500+	$1,000+	$2,500+	$5,000+
Free Day Passes	2	2	4	8	10	12
Sign on Mini-Golf Course or Contestant Entry into the Boiled Cabbage O'Lympics		-	-	-	-	-
Logo Inclusion in Festival Print Marketing Materials	-
Free Admission of a Team (Two contestants) into the Boiled Cabbage O'lympics	-
Logo Displayed Prominently on Admission Table Banner	-	-
Inclusion in Social Media Outlets Including 2 Email Blasts to 4,000+ People	-	-
Logo on Festival Website	-	-
Logo on Festival Website Clicks Through to Your Website; Right to use WIMF Logo	-	-	-
Your Banner Displayed Prominently at Festival (No Larger than 3' x 5')	-	-	-
Mentions in TV and Radio Advertising Including a Worcester Tornadoes Broadcast	-	-	-	-
Free Vendor Table to Create Company Awareness or Sell Product (with pre-approval)	-	-	-	-
Your Company Profile on Festival Website (100 Words)	-	-	-	-
Opportunity to Speak or Host a Guinness Toast at Festival	-	-	-	-
Logo Included on Festival Tickets, Table Cards, T-Shirts, on Tent; Center-of-Stage Billing; Recognition on St. Patrick's Parade Float	-	-	-	-	-

To sponsor the festival, use the paypal button below:

Additionally, the Worcester Irish Music Festival will feature the third annual (and soon-to-be-world-famous) "Boiled Cabbage O'Lympics" on Sunday, June 13. 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."

(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