Friday, Sept. 6: Irish Festival kicks off in Clinton Square

The Syracuse Irish Festival kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. in Clinton Square. The festival features great live music, dance,
crafts, food, and much more.

Friday's music lineup includes: The Flyin' Column (5 p.m.), Butler-Sheehan Academy Dancers (5:50 p.m.), Ladies of Longfor Dancers (6:10 p.m.), Roisin Academy (7:20 p.m.), Dublin 5 (7:40 p.m.), Rince Na Sonas School (9:15 p.m.), and Searson (9:45 p.m.).

Click here for a complete listing of all the day's music and dance events. Admission is free.
Also Friday

• The Big Break talent showcase continues featuring Strange Reflex, Short Notice, Nineball, Circle The Suffering, Go Down Moses, Suited Stranger, The Unknown Woodsmen, The Next Generation and Man Woman Machine at the Westcott Theater, (524 Westcott St.), 5 p.m. - $8.
• Solar Garlic with Steep at Lost Horizon (5863 Thompson Road), 8 p.m. - $10.
• Soul Mine and Soul Injection at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Showroom (Thruway Exit 33, Verona), 8 p.m. - $10.

At the clubs

• Agrestic at 56 Main Street Pub (56 Main St., Camden), 9:30 p.m.
• April Sun Band, Letters From Aaralyn, Moonlite Radio at Funk N Waffles (727 S. Crouse Ave.), 8 p.m.
• Butternut Creek Revival at Cafe at 407 (407 Tulip St., Liverpool), 7 p.m.
• Dan Robbino at Sparky Town (324 Burnet Ave.), 7 p.m.
• Dave Robertson at The Boathouse (DeRuyter Lake, Boathouse Lane, South Lake Road, DeRuyter), 6 p.m.
• Finn, Bristol and Kearns at Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub (100 S. Lowell Ave.), 10 p.m.
• Frenay and Lenin at bc Restaurant (247 W. Fayette St.), 8 p.m.
• George Leija and the Stone River Band at Boozer’s (171 Mitchell St., Oswego), 8 p.m.
• Hendry at Pizza Man Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville), 10 p.m.
• HIP-notics at Carnegie Café, Maplewood Inn (400 Seventh North St., Liverpool).
• JD and Rollin South at Rydolph’s (13430 County Route 123, Henderson Harbor), 9 p.m.
• Jimmy Wolf Band at Devaney’s Riverside Grill (9347 Stickle Road, Weedsport), 8 p.m.
• John Spillett and Andrew Carroll at Bistro Elephant (238 W. Jefferson St.), 7 p.m.
• Just Joe at Stinger’s Pizza Pub (4500 Pewter Lane, Manlius), 7 p.m.
• Letizia and the Z Band at Ramada Inn (41 Lakefront Drive, Geneva), 5:30:30 p.m.
• Lisa Lee and Mojo at Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.), 9 p.m.
• Liz Friedel at The Ridge Tavern (1281 Salt Springs Road, Chittenango), 7 p.m.
• Mark Zane at Tramontane Cafe (1105 Lincoln Ave., Utica), 8 p.m.
• Master Thieves at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.), 9:30 p.m.
• Native Man: Irv Lyons Jr at BeauVine Chophouse and Wine Bar (74 State St., Auburn), 8:30:30 p.m.
• Now and Then at Brae Loch Inn (5 Albany St., Cazenovia), 7 p.m.
• Raised On Radio at Silverado Inn (135 Marginal Road, Herkimer), 10 p.m.
• Rob and Stan at Western Ranch Motor Inn (1255 State Fair Blvd.), 7:30 p.m.
• The Fulton Chain Gang at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar (Destiny USA), 9:30 p.m.
• The Gunrunners at Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale), 10 p.m.
• The Horn Dogs at Asil’s Pub (220 Chapel Drive, Fairmount), 8 p.m.
• The Other Guise at Yesterday’s Royal (13 Canal St., Sylvan Beach), 9:30 p.m.
• The Slant Sixes at Dilaj’s Motor Inn (Route 34, Auburn), 8 p.m.
• The Smoking Loons at Drumlins Restaurant (800 Nottingham Road), 8 p.m.
• The Starlight Band at Buffalo’s (2119 Downer St. Road, Baldwinsville).
• Tom Eagan at Krabby Kirk’s Saloon (55 Genesee St., Camillus), 8 p.m.
• Tumbleweed Jones Band at Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus), 7:30 p.m.
• Wayback Machine at Pasta’s on the Green, Foxfire Golf Course (1 Village Blvd. N., Baldwinsville).
• WoodStone at Hairy Tony’s Pub (102 Main St., Cortland), 10 p.m.