KC Irish Fest and other weekend possibilities

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• What’s it going to be, whiskey or Scotch eggs?

Dust off your green shirt and rekindle your fondness for Scotch eggs — the Kansas City Irish Fest is back. The ninth annual festival is at Crown Center from Friday, September 2, through Sunday, September 4. And this time around, you have plenty of options for washing down shepherd’s pie and the deep-fried, breadcrumb-coated, hard-boiled egg stuffed with sausage that’s known as a Scotch egg. In addition to beer (including Boulevard Stout), the festival is offering a whiskey-tasting tent for the first time. A single-day pass is $10, while a weekend pass is $25. The whiskey tent costs an additional $10.