Welcome to 2021 Virtual Knox Shamrock Fest™
presented by Fresenius Kidney Care!
Knox Shamrock Fest™ is 100% VIRTUAL this year! Online festivities will be posted throughout the day on Saturday, March 13th, 2021. All Knox Shamrock Fest™ content is appropriate for the entire family. Our event features an Online Auction, everyone’s favorite Lucky Kidney Run™, and Entertainment on Stage including Musical Performances, Children’s Activities & Crafts, Tasty Treats and Cultural Presentations!
Online Auction
Live thru 11:59pm on March 17, 2021!
Lucky Kidney Run™
The 100% VIRTUAL Lucky Kidney Run™ is Saturday, March 13, 2021. Options include the traditional 6k, and new this year are a 1 mile walk and a new Kids’ Walk/Run Challenge! Although the “official” date is March 13, the event lasts through Wednesday, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Run/walk your chosen distance and enter your results online no later than 11:59pm March 17th. You may register & complete the event anytime through March 17th at 11:59pm. Refer others & fundraise through the 17th to earn SWAG rewards & prizes!
Knox Shamrock Fest™ Entertainment
MUSIC
—- On Stage! —-
Hatfield’s Heathens @ WDVX Blue Plate Special
Jack Hatfield and the Hatfield’s Heathens played on the Market Square stage at the 2019 Knox Shamrock Fest™️. They are one of the area’s most in-demand bluegrass groups, and love supporting the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation each year for this event! Check out their music and follow them!
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
CULTURE
“Hail Glorious St. Patrick: The Man, the Legend & the Legacy,”
presented by Cumann Gaelach Knoxville (Knoxville Irish Society)
Knoxville Irish Society Executive Vice President, John McCaul, talks about the life and legacy of St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. If you would like to know more about the Knoxville Irish Society please visit their website at www.knoxvilleirish.com for more information.
—- St. Brigid & How to Make a St. Brigid’s Cross, Cumann Gaelach Knoxville Knoxville Irish Society —-
Jared Hazen, Knoxville Irish Society Volunteer Chair, gives a presentation on St. Brigid’s Cross and how to make them. If you would like to know more about the Knoxville Irish Society please visit their website at www.knoxvilleirish.com for more information.
—- Introduction to Irish Language, Cumann Gaelach Knoxville Knoxville Irish Society —-
Wes “Dubhgall” Jones of the Knoxville Irish Society presents on the Irish Language, a short history, and introduces some beginning phrases the viewer can practice. If you would like to know more about the Knoxville Irish Society please visit their website at www.knoxvilleirish.com for more information.
