Shamrock the Dock 2023 to Kick Off Irish Week – Part 1

Lasting a whole weekend, Shamrock the Dock 2023 is a cultural and music festival with acts renowned locally and worldwide. Scheduled for Saturday, March 4, to Sunday, March 5, the event will host entertainers on two stages at Susan B. Campbell Park in Annapolis. Be sure to celebrate the beginning of Irish Week with a Celtic song and dance!

Main Stage Bands

Shamrock the Dock’s main stage will feature bands playing Irish-themed music as scheduled below.

Saturday, March 4

• 12:00 p.m. –  Galway Guild (Celtic Rock band inspired by Galway, Ireland)
• 1:30 p.m. –  Swamp Donkey (Annapolis/Baltimore-based Electric Newgrass)
• 3:00 p.m. –  Barleyjuice (traditional Irish and Scottish songs with a pop/rock approach)
• 4:30 p.m. –  Doug Segree Band (Annapolis cover band with a long playlist, including Top 40, Classic Rock, Funk, Motown, and 80s)
• 6:00 p.m. –  Seven Nations (tender, passionate, and rollicking style veering from dance to folk to roots to fusion-rock)
• 8:00 p.m. –  Scythian (Americana, bluegrass, Celtic country, folk, world)

Sunday, March 5

• 1:00 p.m. –  Ciarán Quinn (dynamic, exciting sound with guitar/violin influenced by  Celtic, rock, and pop)
• 2:15 p.m. –  Galway Guild (Celtic Rock band inspired by Galway, Ireland)
• 4:00 p.m. –  We’re NOT Handsome (fun rock cover trio with a sense of humor and faces to match)
• 5:30 p.m. –  Skerryvore (Scottish Celtic band playing a mix of fiddles, accordions, pipes and whistles)
• 7:00 p.m. – Dublin 5 (an eclectic mix of traditional roots and hot instrumentals with a rock twist

Hooley Stage

This venue will feature Irish Dancing, pipe bands, and other entertainers. The groups of dancers performing over the weekend are listed below.

• Davy Dance Academy
• Hunt School of Irish Dance
• Kavanagh Porter Academy (Saturday only)
• Maple Academy of Irish Dance
• McGrath Morgan Academy
• The O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance

For More Information: Shamrock the Dock 2023

Be sure to stop by The Crab Shack before or after going to Shamrock the Dock 2023!

Prep for Your Crab Feast Here: The Crab Shack Menus for Crofton and Edgewater.

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Lovers of super seafood, including fat, juicy crab, don’t have to drive to Baltimore, Ocean City, Hooper’s Island, or Annapolis anymore. Stay close to home and enjoy wonderful deliciousness all year round at the two locations below!

• The Crab Shack –  Crofton

• The Crab Shack –  Edgewater

Our Crofton branch can accommodate a large party group, so if you are interested in reserving tables, please call (443) 302– 2680.