The Gaelic Athletic Association of Chicago is steeped in history and tradition. Established over 125 years ago, Chicago GAA is a staple of the Irish community of the Greater Chicagoland area. With Chicago Gaelic Park as the epicenter of the Irish cultural activities in Chicago, the GAA clubs of Chicagoland have a permanent home in which to play Hurling, Gaelic Football and Camogie, and continue the traditions passed down through generations.

The Official South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee

**The Consulate General of Ireland, Chicago is fully operational, but currently closed to the public** The Consulate provides consular services such as applying for Irish passports and visas to visit Ireland, and is a source of information on Ireland and the United States and the economic, political, cultural, and other links between our two countries. The Consulate General in Chicago covers the Mid-West region of the USA, with specific remit for the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Way back in the Spring of 1992 a handful of like-minded individuals on 
Chicago’s South Side gathered together with the idea of forming an 
Irish Theatre Group, where everybody could work in the performing 
arts and have fun doing so at Gaelic Park. Our hope was to present 
the best in Irish culture and tradition to the community surrounding
 Gaelic Park and indeed to Chicago at large, in the shape 
of Irish drama and comedy. We called ourselves Gaelic Park Players.