Irish Family Festival

Once again the Irish entertained the locals and tourists at the Irish Family Festival held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  The affair took place at the Surf Stadium.  The stadium originally known as the Sandcastle Stadium opened in 1998.  It has a capacity of 5500 seats and was constructed at the cost of $15 million dollars.  Basically the stadium closed in 2009, and has had limited use since then.  Some renovations have taken place, but it is quite sad to see the potential in such a fine construction and location not being utilized to its fullest.

Don't let the ticket sign fool you, parking, entrance, and entertainment were free. 

There was constant music and dancing and visitors gave the performers a well deserved applause.

The musicians found time to enjoy the Irish inspired booths and a little Irish laughter was welcomed.

The blowup slide was a favorite attraction. Up and down and around and around the children were having a great time.

This little guy might be small, but the hammer fell hard and he left feeling quite proud of himself.

I asked a Dad if I could take a picture of his children.  He graciously said, "Yes," and the children thanked me for taking their pictures.  Precious !!!

As we were leaving we came upon some beautiful illustrations reflecting the wonderful world of baseball.  Perhaps some time in the future someone will get his/her act together and do something to bring the stadium back to life.

                                        Atlantic City Skyline View

It was a very pleasant day, and a beautiful rainbow welcomed us home.  Perhaps some luck of the Irish came home with us.