It’s a wrap for the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh, hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Region of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. This, a qualifying event for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford, Ireland, was held on April 25-27 at the Crowne Plaza Princeton, N.J., Conference Center. 

The Mid-Atlantic Fleadh hosted 115 competitors, many of whom are Wexford-bound this August. There were three grupai cheoil and five ceili bands in total, three of which were senior. These numbers are less than in previous years, but it is hoped the number will increase in the future. 

The Mid-Atlantic fleadh had been held for several years in Parsippany, N.J., but this was the first year the fleadh took place in Princeton, just 59 miles to the south. The choice of the new location was, in part, a nod to the fact that the Mid-Atlantic Region is so far-flung, from New York and New Jersey to the north, Florida to the south, and Pittsburgh to the west. The Mid-Atlantic fleadh welcomes competitors from all parts of the United States and Canada, aside from those that reside in the Mid-West region.