From the Associated Press
If you’d like to explore your Irish roots this summer but you can’t make the trip to Dublin, chances are there’s an Irish festival near you - including one in Dublin, Ohio, that is one of the country’s biggest Irish-themed events, along with other major festivals in St. Paul, Minn., Milwaukee, and an annual Labor Day weekend Irish Fest in Kansas City.

Here are dates and Web sites for these and many other Irish festivals around the U.S. over the next few months.
-July 13-15, Irish American Heritage Festival, Chicago
-July 14-15, Colorado Irish Festival, Littleton, Colo.
-July 20-22, Irish Cultural Festival, Berea, Ohio
-Aug. 3-5, Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, Ohio
-Aug. 4, Ballyshanners Irish Festival, Alexandria, Va.
-Aug. 4, Alaska Irish Music Festival, Anchorage, Alaska
-Aug. 10-12, Montana Irish Festival, Butte, Mont.
-Aug. 10-12, Irish Fair of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.
-Aug. 16-19, Milwaukee Irish Fest, Milwaukee, Wis.
-Aug. 24-26, Buffalo Irish Festival, Buffalo, N.Y.
-Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, Mo.
-Sept. 7-8, Syracuse Irish Festival, Syracuse, N.Y.
-Sept. 7-9, Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Pittsburgh, Pa.
-Sept. 7-9, Rochester Irish Festival, Irondequoit, N.Y.
-Sept. 14-15, Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival, Albany, N.Y.
-Sept. 14-16, Michigan Irish Music Festival, Muskegon, Mich.
-Sept. 14-16, Indy Irish Fest, Indianapolis