The 3rd annual Touch of the Irish Festival will be held in the Ave Maria town center Saturday, March 10, from noon to 4 p.m.This popular annual event will feature a live outdoor concert by Irish band, West of Galway, and dance performances by Kellyn Celtic Arts, Hot Flashz and the Ave Maria Dance Academy.Pipe Major Graeme Massie— who has performed for Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II— brings his authentic bag pipe performance to the event.Traditional Irish fare, specialty foods and beverages, face painting, inflatable fun, and a balloon twisting leprechaun all add up to a day of fun for the entire family in Ave Maria.Free admission and free parking.