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WSI Quarterly Membership Meeting & Cultural Night

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 6:30–8:30 PM

VFW, 908 Jackson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540

We’re bringing back quarterly membership meetings, but with a twist. Each meeting will be paired with a cultural event to make the evening both meaningful and memorable. Cash bar available all evening.

Schedule

6:30 PM – WSI Membership Meeting

Board updates, questions, ideas, and community input.

7:00 PM – January Cultural Presentation: The Irish Civil War

Presented by Shereen Ilahi, PhD

Professor of History, North Central College

🍀 The Emerald Dinner is Back!

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at White Eagle Golf Club

Limited to 120 guests. Deadline: February 1, 2026

Get Tickets Today!

Naperville St. Patrick's Day Parade!

Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 10am

Get ready for a day of Irish pride and community spirit at the Naperville St. Patrick's Day Parade, happening on Saturday, March 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM. This family-friendly event, hosted by WSI, has been a beloved Naperville tradition since 1993. With over 3,000 participants and 15,000 spectators, the parade celebrates Irish heritage and culture in the heart of downtown Naperville.

Secure Your St. Patrick's Day Parade Entry

Irish Trip Raffle - Ten (10) for $50.00

Irish Trip Raffle - Three (3) for $20.00

BIG SHOUT OUT to the West Suburban Irish,
Naperville Irish Fest Committee for all their hard work during the past fifteen months in planning the Irish Fest.

IRISH CITIZENSHIP PRESENTATION!
Irish Citizenship Presentation

Live Traditional Irish Music

Warm your heart and join us for a casual gathering of musicians playing traditional Irish music on their traditional Irish instruments. You'll hear live reels, hornpipes, slip jigs and all your favorite trad Irish tunes.

When: First and Third Wednesday of every month

Where: Quigley's Irish Pub in downtown Naperville (43 E. Jefferson St.)

Details

WSI Quiz Night

Join your friends from WSI for four rounds of trivia at WSI's Quiz Night! It'll all be happening at Quigley's Irish Pub, located in downtown Naperville.

When: First Tuesday of every month (except for July & Sept.) @ 7:00p

Where: Quigley's Irish Pub in downtown Naperville (43 E. Jefferson St.)

Learn More

Tap into Irish culture all year long!

Virtual Tour of the

Guinness Storehouse

It's open year-round at the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin.

Take The Online Tour

Livestreamed Masses from Ireland

Daily and Weekly Services All Year Long

St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church at Illannavoree, Annagry, Co. Donegal St Mary's Star of the Sea Livestream

Parishes in Ireland that livestream their services: Archdiocese of Dublin's List of Livestreamed Churches

The Temple Bar Webcams

Clear, beautiful real-time video and audio streams from outside and inside The Temple Bar pub in DublinTown.

They're on 24/7 so you can check out the scene anytime for some world-class people-watching.

Outside The Temple Bar Pub

Inside The Temple Bar Pub

Irish Beach Cams

Enjoy live ocean views from Inchydoney Island, Co. Cork and from Inis Mór Island, Co. Galway.

Don't forget your sunscreen.

Inchydoney Island

Inis Mór Island

Pop-up Talks from the National Museum of Ireland

Proclaiming a Republic:

The 1916 Rising

A new online series of short films based on selected objects from the Museum's Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising exhibit.

Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

National Leprechaun Museum's Mythical Forest

Explore Irish Myth, Legend & Folklore

An interactive forest of Irish myth, legend & folklore for each season. Great for kids of all ages.

Forest of Irish Myth, Legend & Folklore

Welcome to WSI

The West Suburban Irish promotes, nurtures and strengthens Irish culture in the western suburbs
of Chicago through community events, the arts,
language and sport.

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Support the good works of WSI by becoming a member. You don't even have to be Irish to join.

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promote, nurture and strengthen Irish culture
in the western suburbs of Chicago.
And it's tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.