Elizabethtown will renew its sister city connection with Letterkenny, Ireland, during "An Irish Weekend with Letterkenny," taking place from Thursday to Sunday, March 13 to 16. This festive celebration will honor the longtime sister city relationship between Elizabethtown and Letterkenny and the towns' recent reconnection.

In 2002, to honor Elizabethtown's 175th anniversary and its Scots-Irish heritage, officials from Elizabethtown and Letterkenny established a sister city relationship through a memorandum of understanding. This agreement fostered cultural and educational exchanges for years, but changes in Letterkenny's town council led to the agreement's dissolution in 2014. Now, efforts are underway to restore this connection. To view the original memorandum and historical photos, visit http://www.etownonline.com/history.

In August 2024, Elizabethtown resident Kim Winey and her sister, Dana Smith, of Marshall, Va., traveled to Letterkenny, where they met local and county leaders, including Gerry McMonagle, chair of the Letterkenny area's local government council. Guided by Donnan Harvey and Sean Cafferkey, they explored the town and its surroundings, capturing the journey through Winey's photography. Now, it is Elizabethtown's turn to host Harvey along with Cafferkey and his family.

The festivities will begin with a March Supper Club event at Whisk Cafe, 98 Masonic Drive, Suite 102, on March 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 717-287-6381.

LIV-ETown's 2nd Friday on March 14 will feature "Crazy Pat's Quest for Letterkenny!" from 4 to 8 p.m. No tickets are required for the family-friendly sticker and scavenger hunt throughout downtown Elizabethtown.

On Saturday, March 15, The Spot Hometown Deli, 28 S. Market St., will offer a traditional Irish breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to noon. The Creative Spaces of Kim Winey Photography - located behind P&J Pizza, 22 E. High St. No. 1, - will be the site of a meet-and-greet with the guests from Letterkenny from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Elizabethtown Historical Society, 57 S. Poplar St., will present "Elizabethtown's Past, Present, and Future" from 1 to 3 p.m., and self-guided tours will be available from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Winters Heritage House Museum, 47 E. High St.

The celebration will wrap up with a "Kegs and Eggs" event at Moo-Duck Brewery, 79 S. Wilson Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon on March 16. Tickets must be prepurchased in the taproom.

For more information, visit http://etownsirishweekend2025.stickyfolios.com/.