Frank O'Dowds Irish Pub

Frank O'Dowds Irish Pub The beating heart of The Irish Cottage Inn & Suites, the Pub’s rich ornate interior, designed and handcrafted in Ireland. Patrick’s Day everyday!
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The menu includes American favorites mixed with several iconic Irish dishes and an extensive Irish Whiskey selection. Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill is Galena, Illinois’ premier Irish pub. It's energetic and festive atmosphere is filled with friendly conversation, song and laughter. The rich ornate interior was designed and handcrafted in Ireland and features dark oaks and mahoganies, etched gla

ss and hand painted murals. You won't find a more authentic Irish pub if you traveled to Ireland for a pint!

• Menu blends Gaelic traditions with contemporary flavors
• Expansive collection of beer and spirits
• Impressive selection of whiskeys, scotches and bourbons


Whether you are a guest at The Irish Cottage Boutique Hotel or passing through Galena, join us at Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill -- where we celebrate St.

🚚☘️ FRANK O’DOWD’S MOBILE KITCHEN HAS AUGUST OPENINGS! ☘️🚚Got hungry people? We’ve got the kitchen on wheels. 😏Frank O’D...
08/07/2026

🚚☘️ FRANK O’DOWD’S MOBILE KITCHEN HAS AUGUST OPENINGS! ☘️🚚

Got hungry people? We’ve got the kitchen on wheels. 😏

Frank O’Dowd’s Mobile Kitchen still has OPEN AVAILABILITY during the month of August, and we’re ready to roll up, fire up the grill, and bring a little taste of Frank O’Dowd’s to YOU!

🎉 Corporate lunches
💍 Weddings & rehearsal dinners
🎈 Private parties & celebrations
🏢 Employee appreciation events
🎪 Festivals & community events
🍔 Or really, any gathering where hungry people are involved!

We bring the food, the flavor, and a little Irish mischief along for the ride. ☘️

📅 August dates are available now!
Dates are first come, first served, so send us a message to check availability and get Frank O’Dowd’s Mobile Kitchen headed your way.

Your event. Our kitchen. One less thing for you to worry about. 🚚🔥☘️




☘️🎶 OI NOW, GALENA! SEAMUS HERE — AND I’VE DONE IT AGAIN! 🎶☘️I’ve somehow managed to put together another weekend of ent...
08/05/2026

☘️🎶 OI NOW, GALENA! SEAMUS HERE — AND I’VE DONE IT AGAIN! 🎶☘️

I’ve somehow managed to put together another weekend of entertainment so grand, you’d think I had connections. And I do. Mostly because everyone wants to be seen with me. 😏🍺

So cancel whatever boring plans ye had and get yourself down to Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub — because THIS is what your weekend is supposed to look like:

🎸 THURSDAY | AUGUST 6 | 6:00–9:00 PM
We’re kickin’ things off with the talented ANDREW HUBER!
Cold pint in hand, Andrew on stage, and me supervising the whole operation while looking devastatingly handsome. Thursday sorted. 🍻

🔥 FRIDAY | AUGUST 7 | 7:00–10:00 PM
THE INCREDIBLE HEARTHFIRE DUO takes over the pub!
These two know how to get a room going, so bring your friends, grab a drink, and settle in. Fair warning: one pint may turn into three. I accept absolutely no responsibility for Friday-night decisions. 😂

☘️ SATURDAY | 5:00 PM
THE IRISH DANCERS are back, kickin’ their heels higher than most of ye can lift your leg without needing medical attention. 😂

🔥 THEN SATURDAY | 7:00–10:00 PM
HEARTHFIRE DUO — ROUND TWO!
Because once simply wasn’t enough. And frankly, neither am I. 😏

🎶 SUNDAY | 5:00–8:00 PM
We’re closing out the weekend with the lovely KRISTINA CASTENEDA! ❤️
A beautiful voice, wonderful music, a relaxing Sunday evening…and there’ll be me, wandering around wondering how one Irishman with impeccable taste managed to arrange all this magnificence. 😏☘️

So come hungry. Come thirsty. Come ready for some music.

And if Monday morning asks what happened to ye…

Tell ’em Seamus made you do it. ☘️😂🍺

📍 Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub
🎶 Live Music • Irish Dancing • Good Food • Cold Pints • Questionable Influence from Seamus

Sláinte, ye glorious troublemakers! 🍻☘️



Irish Cottage Inn & Suites
Galena, IL

☘️ OI NOW, YA GRAND BUNCH OF MUSIC LOVERS! ☘️Have I got a weekend lined up for ya! If you stay home after readin' this, ...
07/29/2026

☘️ OI NOW, YA GRAND BUNCH OF MUSIC LOVERS! ☘️

Have I got a weekend lined up for ya! If you stay home after readin' this, I can only assume you've misplaced your sense of adventure... or your car keys.

🎤 THURSDAY | July 30 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The wonderfully talented Kristina Casteneda takes the stage with her smooth music and angelic voice that'll melt the stress right off your shoulders. It's like therapy... only with better food and a proper pint in your hand.

🎸 FRIDAY | July 31 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The one and only Barry Cloyd rolls into Frank O'Dowd's with that soul-searching voice of his. Don't be surprised if you leave humming tunes you haven't thought about in twenty years.

🎻 SATURDAY | August 1 | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR! The marvelous Wendy Lynn Markus is bringing her incredible electric violin to lunchtime! That's right—why should the early meal crowd miss out on all the fun? Come enjoy a bite while she fills the pub with enough beautiful music to convince your sandwich it's dining in Ireland.

💃 SATURDAY | August 1 | 5:00 PM
Our fabulous Irish Dancers will be kicking their heels higher than my tab after St. Patrick's Day! Blink and you'll miss 'em... but your jaw'll still be on the floor.

🎸 SATURDAY | August 1 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Think Barry Cloyd was only playing once? Not a chance! He's back Saturday evening to make sure everyone gets another helping of those unforgettable tunes.

🎶 SUNDAY | August 2 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
We're wrapping up the weekend with The Danny Parker Project, bringing all your favorite songs that'll transport you back to those sneaking-out, windows-down, no-responsibility kind of days. If you find yourself singing every word... don't worry, we promise not to tell your age.

So quit pretending you've got something more important to do. The laundry can wait, the grass will still need mowing tomorrow, and those emails certainly aren't getting any friendlier.

Come spend the weekend where the music's live, the pints are cold, the food is hot, and the craic is mighty!

Sláinte! 🍻



Irish Cottage Inn & Suites

07/29/2026

All request shows in Galena take on a whole new meaning sometimes. This weekend was one for the books at Frank O'Dowds Irish Pub. We had so much fun. Thanks to everyone who travelled from Chicago, Wisconsin and Iowa for the shenanigans!

07/24/2026

🍋‍🟩☘️ OI NOW… TEQUILA IN AN IRISH PUB?! ☘️🍋‍🟩

Before ye start clutchin’ your Guinness and questioning me Irish credentials, hear me out…

It’s NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY! 🎉 And Seamus has never been one to ignore a perfectly good excuse for a celebration. I’m Irish, not unreasonable. 😏

🍹 We’ll be running TEQUILA SPECIALS throughout the evening — but I’m not spillin’ all me secrets here. Come into Frank O’Dowd’s, pull up a chair, and ASK US ABOUT THE SPECIAL! 👀

And because tequila tastes even better with a proper soundtrack…

🎶 KATIE SULLIVAN will be filling the pub with her music and Irish charm! ☘️ There’ll be songs, stories, laughter, and possibly a few people suddenly convinced they can sing after a tequila or two. 😂

So grab your friends and get yourself to Frank O’Dowd’s!

Come for the tequila. 🍹
Stay for Katie. 🎶
And if tomorrow morning ye find yourself questioning your decisions…

Don’t be blaming Seamus. I merely informed ye of the opportunity. 😏☘️

Sláinte… or should I say SALUD! 🍹



Galena, IL
Irish Cottage Inn & Suites

☘️ OI! LISTEN UP, YA MAGNIFICENT BUNCH OF LEGENDS! ☘️Now gather 'round ol' Seamus, because I've managed to put together ...
07/21/2026

☘️ OI! LISTEN UP, YA MAGNIFICENT BUNCH OF LEGENDS! ☘️

Now gather 'round ol' Seamus, because I've managed to put together another week that'll have you wonderin' if heaven accidentally opened a branch office right here at Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub.

🎸 THURSDAY | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The lovely Lexi Healey graces our stage with her angelic voice and beautiful guitar playin'. If music could give hugs, she'd have the whole pub wrapped up before the first pint's gone. It's the perfect cure for a long week... and considerably cheaper than therapy.

🍀 FRIDAY & SATURDAY | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The one and only Katie Sullivan returns with enough Irish songs, stories, and lore to make your ancestors start tappin' their feet from the old country. Come for the music, stay because you'll suddenly become an expert on Irish history after your third Guinness.

💃 SATURDAY | 5:00 PM
Before the music gets rollin', our incredible Irish Dancers will be kickin' their heels so high you'll swear gravity took the afternoon off! If your knees hurt just watchin', congratulations—you've officially earned your grown-up card.

🎶 SUNDAY | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
We're closin' out the weekend with The Danny Parker Project, bringin' the kind of tunes that'll have you lingerin' for "just one more" pint... six pints later you'll still be tellin' yourself you're only stayin' for one more song.

So leave the dishes in the sink, tell the lawn it'll survive another day, and come spend the weekend where the laughs are loud, the music's grand, and the pints taste better because you're drinkin' 'em with good company.

I'll be the handsome Irish fella makin' sure the craic is mighty.

Sláinte! 🍻



Irish Cottage Inn & Suites
Galena, IL

07/16/2026

If the walls of Frank O'Dowd's could talk, they'd be beggin' for another pint after the weekend we've got lined up! So pull yourself away from mowin' the lawn, reorganizin' the garage, or pretendin' to enjoy that kale salad, and get yourself to the pub where life actually happens.

🎸 THURSDAY | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The marvelous Meghan Davis is takin' the stage with her guitar and a voice that'll send you straight back to one of the greatest eras of music we've ever known. The kind of songs that make you remember your first dance, your first heartbreak... and maybe your first questionable haircut.

🍀 FRIDAY & SATURDAY | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The one and only The Amadans are back, fillin' the pub with Irish classics that'll have you singin' louder with every sip. If you leave without belting out a chorus or two, I'm afraid we'll have to check if you've still got a pulse.

💃 SATURDAY | 3:30 PM & 5:00 PM
The incredible Irish Dancers return to fill the pub with enough toe-tappin', heel-clickin', and impossible footwork to make you wonder if gravity simply gave up. Fair warnin'... you'll be tappin' your own feet before they're finished, and no, I won't judge your attempt. Much.

🎶 SUNDAY | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
And just when you think the weekend couldn't get any better, Meghan Davis returns to close it out in style! She's back with that heavenly voice, smooth guitar, and timeless tunes that'll help you ease into the week ahead. There's no finer way to spend a Sunday evening than with great music, a proper pint, and good company.

So gather your friends, bring your family, order yourself a proper pint, tuck into some hearty Irish fare, and spend the weekend where the music is loud, the laughter is louder, and the craic is always mighty.

I'll be savin' you a seat...

Sláinte!
— Seamus 🍻



Irish Cottage Inn & Suites
Galena, IL
Meghan Davis Music

07/07/2026

☘️ Well now, if this weekend doesn't put a spring in your step, I may have to question whether there's a wee drop of Irish in ya at all!

The fire's lit, the taps are flowing, and we've filled the pub with enough music to make the walls themselves start dancing.

🎸 Thursday | 6 PM – 9 PM
The one and only Andrew Huber gets the festivities underway. Grab yourself a pint, settle in, and let the worries of the week melt away with some fine music and even finer company.

🍻 Friday & Saturday | 7 PM – 10 PM
The Sean Allen Band returns to fill Frank O'Dowd's with songs that'll have you singing along before you even realize you know the words. Whether you're here for a Guinness, a whiskey, or one of Chef's famous dishes, you're in for a grand evening.

💃 Saturday
And sure, what would an Irish celebration be without our incredible Irish Dancers? They'll be stoppin' by to show us how it's truly done. Fair warning... trying to keep up after your third pint is entirely at your own risk! ☘️

🎻 Sunday | 5 PM – 8 PM
We'll finish the weekend in spectacular fashion as the wonderfully talented Wendy Lynn Markus fills the pub with the enchanting sounds of her electric violin. It's the perfect way to close out a beautiful Galena weekend.

So come hungry, come thirsty, and most importantly, come ready for a bit of laughter and good craic. Around here, strangers become friends, friends become family, and nobody leaves without a full belly and a smile.

We'll save you a seat.

Sláinte!
— Seamus ☘️🍻



Irish Cottage Inn & Suites
Galena, IL

Address

9853 U.S. Highway 20 W
Galena, IL
61036

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Thursday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 10pm
Saturday 4pm - 10pm
Sunday 4pm - 9pm

Telephone

+18157760707

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