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Christmas Bazaar
December 8, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
| $5 – $15Advanced breakfast reservations are closed. Limited tickets will be available with a short wait at the door.
Deck the IAHC halls at the annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, December 8 from 9am-9pm. Festivities include Mass, breakfast, craft and bake sale, music, dance, children’s activities and visit from Santa. Tickets for breakfast are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Reservations are required. Entry to the Bazaar is free.
Mass is celebrated in the Auditorium at 10:30am, with music by the Irish Heritage Singers. A traditional Irish breakfast follows with live music and dance. The fun continues into the evening with music by the fireplace and food and drink for purchase.
With more than 50 vendors, there’s something for everyone on your shopping list. Visit our gift wrapping station and have your gifts wrapped for free! The IAHC Gift Shop is open all day for shoppers to browse the shop’s holiday stock. Santa Claus visits from 1-3pm and parents can snap a pic with him. New this year: horse drawn sled rides and an outdoor cocoa and cider station! Attendees can bring canned goods for the IAHC’s Holiday Food Drive.
The Bazaar is sponsored in part by Chicago Firewood, Julia S. Bruce, Attorney at Law, d’aprile properties, Windy City Gaels and Avery | Kill, LLC.
2019 Vendors:
Anne’s Irish Knits, Because I Like It, Beth Erin Photo Art, Barry Butler Photography, Blue Line Glass, Bombdazzles Burst Creations, Bridget Bands, Blossoms and Berries, Chicago Calligraphy Collective, Daliyari Silver & Copper, The Doggie Dressmaker, Emerald Style, Galway Bakers, Goldstar Greeting Cards, Hey Oil Girl, Images of Ireland, Jushop Craft, Kats by Kelly, Lalaroe, LillaRose, Linea Latina Arte, Mary Kay, Mayfair Mercantile, Paparazzi Accessories, Rampant Lion Celtic Traders, Ruby Clover, SAOR Perfume, Scentsy, Sheets by Karen, Stacy’s Stuff, Studio Angela, Tralee Irish Imports, and Usborne Books & More, Winona Street Design, Virginia Kondzlolka, Jen O’Gren, Fran Leonard
Bronagh McGill, b.erin photo art, Rebecca Hayes, Mary Beth Sammons and Monica Dougherty, Diane Winkler, Carol DeGraff, Linda Herrick, Nancy Simeral, Susan Kennelly, Patricia Kennedy, Lynn Tallackson and Chrissy Gray-Rodriguez
Entertainment Schedule
Erin Room Breakfast (ticketed event)
11:15am-Irish Music School of Chicago
12pm-Mulhern School of Irish Dance
Fifth Province
12:15pm-Irish Heritage Singers
1pm-Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
2pm-The Gaels
3pm-Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band
3:15pm-Mark Piekarz
4pm-Academy of Irish Music
5pm-Baal Tinne