Saint Patrick's Festival

The Saint Patrick's Festival at the Moloco: Celtic celebration in Audincourt

Every year around March 17th, the Moloco, a contemporary music venue in the Pays de Montbéliard, celebrates Saint Patrick's Day with two evenings of concerts dedicated to Irish Celtic, folk, and punk music. This event has become a highly anticipated gathering for Celtic culture enthusiasts from across the region.

Festive and Friendly Evenings

The Saint Patrick's Festival at the Moloco offers two distinct yet complementary evenings, blending:

• Traditional Irish and Scottish folk music, featuring fiddles, tin whistles, and bodhráns
• Energetic Celtic punk, combining electric guitars and traditional instruments
• Celtic rock and modern fusions, for a lively Irish pub atmosphere

International Artists

The festival hosts renowned bands on the international Celtic scene. Among the artists who have performed on the Moloco stage:

• The Rumjacks, an emblematic Australian Celtic punk band
• Celkilt, a French band blending Celtic music and rock
• The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats, a German band specializing in Celtic folk
• The Celtic Social Club, a Breton collective of Celtic groove
• Booze Brothers, Tara's Folk, Mocking Crows, and many others

The Moloco, a Venue for Contemporary Music

The Moloco, located at 21 rue de Seloncourt in Audincourt, is a contemporary music venue labeled SMAC (Scène de Musiques Actuelles). With a capacity of 600 standing places, this venue offers an intimate setting and quality acoustics for the Saint Patrick's Festival concerts. Free parking is available at Place du Marché, in the immediate vicinity.