Naperville’s Central Park was a sea of green as community members of all ages gathered for the fifth annual Irish Fest, organized by West Suburban Irish .

“We’re here to celebrate all things Irish. We have a day and a half festival, where we have Irish music, Irish dancers, Irish goods for sale, all kinds of things on Irish culture, so we’re just here to celebrate Ireland,” said Chris O’Hara, secretary of the West Suburban Irish.

A variety of performers lined up for Irish Fest

The event kicked off Friday with a performance from the Firefighters Highland Guard of Naperville bagpipers. Then the McNulty Irish School of Dance took the stage.

They’re just two of the many performance acts lined up for the weekend.

“We have Irish dancers from three different schools this year: Bentley,

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