Dublin's annual summer celebration of all things Irish will look a little different this year.
The community's Dublin Irish Days will be from Aug. 4-8 in Coffman Park, downtown Dublin and Bridge Park.
The five-day event will replace the traditional three-day Dublin Irish Festival, held on the first weekend of August every year but canceled last year because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The city plans to resume the Dublin Irish Festival in 2022.
“Dublin Irish Days was decided on (early this year) when there were still (COVID-19) constraints to consider,” said Shirley Blaine, a public-information officer for Dublin.
Many months of advance planning are required for Dublin Irish Festival, and in this instance, for the planning of Dublin Irish Days, Blaine said.