Megan Greene
2024-06-29 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | VA
We have the honor of introducing Megan Greene, a jazz pianist from Culpeper!Please join us in the pub or patio weather permitting!

Happy 4th of July! We are open!
2024-07-04 07:00 - 18:00 | VA
Yes we’re open regular hours and will have trivia! 6:30-7:0pm

Blue Ridge Bandits
2024-07-06 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
Blue Ridge Bandits are a Sister-Duo from the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Together, they create visual and meaningful music with sweeping blood-harmonies and powerful lyrics. The Americana Roots singers’ have an EP, In the Middle, which brings light to the parts of ourselves that need to be seen and heard. With a decade of collective time on stage, and a lifetime of sisterhood, they bring the medicine of music to those around them each time they step to the stage.

Bryan Elijah Smith
2024-08-03 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
Bryan Elijah Smith is an international award winning singer-songwriter based out of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Having opened for artists such as Jim Lauderdale, Ryan Montbleau, Sierra Ferrell, Joe Pug, Old Crow Medicine Show and Trampled By Tramples, Smith’s unique and haunting vocals will leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia.You don’t want to miss this!
https://www.bryanelijahsmith.com/

Mark Clay
2024-08-24 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
Our friend Mark is back to perform for us. Join us for some live music with friends!

The Side Men!
2024-08-30 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
These 6 seasoned musicians put on a Hellava show! Wear your dancing shoes!

Half Way to St. Patrick's Day Party! w/ ACROSS THE POND Irish Band!
2024-09-21 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
We can’t wait until March! We’re going to party on the half way to St. Patrick’s Day!Wear your green and get ready for a night of Irish entertainment with Across the Pond! This band is hard to book so don’t miss them!
Across the Pond is a multi-instrumental four-piece band performing their own high-energy arrangements of Irish, Scottish and Appalachian tunes and songs. While very passionate about their traditional roots, their arrangements contain modern influences. This high-energy band, featuring Mike Morrison, Dan Diviney, Molly Shortridge and Charles Kadyk, has been sharing their take of traditional and contemporary Irish folk music throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and into the Northeast, Southeast, and into Quebec and Ontario provinces in Canada for years. They’ve developed their own unique style many years ago and have never looked back.

Kirsten Haze
2024-10-19 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
Kirsten’s influences are no-frills, badass women songwriters like The Indigo Girls, Kathleen Edwards, Patty Griffin, and K.T. Tunstall. Fans have compared her voice to Natalie Merchant, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Joni Mitchell, and Joan Baez.

Steve Bray
2024-10-25 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
Steve Bray has been playing in the Northern Virginia area for a few decades now and brings a wide variety of singalongs and surprises to his audience. His show is mostly about having a good time!

Halloween Party and Costume Contest!
2024-10-26 15:00 - 18:00 | VA
It’s on!
You’re all invited to our Halloween Extravaganza!
Don your most frightful costume and prepare for a night of ghastly entertainment with the return of The Vinyl Tracks Band!
Come in your most creative, spooky, or hilarious costume for a chance to win first, second or third prize!
Judging at 8:30pm!
For over almost 2 decades this has always been an eerie night of dancing and a wickedly good time!

Yappy Hour!
2024-10-27 10:00 - 13:00 | VA
The Dark Horse Irish Pub is going to hold a Yappy Hour on October 27th from 2pm-5pm. There will be a Costume Contest :1st will get a gift card, 2nd will get a Dark Horse Sweatshirt, 3rd will get a Dark Horse Cap, Dog Menu, Pup Cups, Homemade Dog Treats, Scavenger Hunt, Photo Booth. Bring your leashed and dressed up Well Behaved Babies and join in the fun.

80's night with Vinyl Tracks
2024-11-23 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
We’re rewinding the clock to the raddest decade ever! Slip on your leggings, tease that hair sky high and dig out your skinny jeans and shoulder pads. It’s time to dance the night away 80 style with Vinyl Tracks and one winner will receive a 25. gift card!

Closed Thanksgiving Day!
2024-11-28 | VA
Happy Thanksgiving !

Lilt
2024-11-29 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
They play the traditional dance music from Ireland: jigs and reels, polkas and hornpipes, the occasional slow air or vocal number. Lilt loves and tries to capture the essentials of Irish traditional music: boundless energy, wildness and melancholy.

CANCELLED!!! Gingerfunk Allstars
2024-11-30 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Sorry friends! The band cancelled on us!

Eric Campbell
2024-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | VA
Playing a wide variety of Alt Country and Indie Rock, Eric will provide an incredible auditory experience from groups like The Jayhawks, Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Son Volt, The Lumineers and many more!”

UGLY Christmas Sweater night with Mark Clay
2024-12-20 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Mark Clay will be playing and we’ll be looking for the best ugly Christmas sweater! $25. gift card to our winner!

Closing at 4pm
2024-12-24 16:00 - 22:00 | VA
The kitchen will close at 3pm today for Christmas eve!
Merry Christmas!

Closed! Merry Christmas!
2024-12-25 | VA

Paul Luttrell
2024-12-28 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Acoustic country music singer!!

New Year's Eve Dinner and Party!
2024-12-31 20:30 - 2025-01-01 00:30 | VA
It’s that time of year! Call 540-675-3227 , dinner service starts at 4pm

Make your reservations now for an extraordinary evening filled with Live Music with Five by Five band playing our favorite dance tunes 8:30-12:30am !
Indulge in delicious dinner specials, sip on expertly crafted cocktails, beer and local wine. Raise a glass of champagne with friends as we count down the New Year together in style at The Dark Horse Irish Pub!

Medicine Wind
2025-01-04 14:00 - 17:00 | The Dark Horse Irish Pub, 659 Zachary Taylor Hwy, Flint Hill, VA, 22627, United States
Medicine Wind is a duo with Kevin Ball and Lucille Jackson Ball. With an eclectic mix of classic rock, folk, country, blues and Americana Roots, they’ve been providing entertainment around the Eastern Region of the USA since 1995. Medicine Wind believes their mission is to spread Good Medicine in the Wind through the incredible gift of music!

Closing at 8pm due to snow
2025-01-05 20:00 | VA

Closed due to snow!
2025-01-06 | VA

The Tresle Walkers
2025-01-18 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Presenting The Trestle Walkers, featuring Randy Lilleston and Charles McCullough, formerly of the late, great Hypnotic Willie! Randy and Charles will dish out a mess of originals and covers, from bawlers to brawlers, mined from the bedrock of primal rock ‘n roll, country, blues, folk, and red dirt Americana.

Two's Company
2025-02-22 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Yeehaw! Vicki Marie has teamed up with Eddie Pockey for a dynamic night of country singing and rockabilly ! Come check them out and be ready to dance!

Heavies Duo
2025-04-19 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
A duo from Bobby G playing blues, classic rock, country, 90s and today’s tunes, Acoustic rock!

Mother's Day Brunch or Dinner!
2025-05-11 10:30 - 22:00 | VA
Treat Mum to brunch! Raise a toast with us to the queen of our hearts with a cozy delicious brunch or dinner!
Reservations strongly encouraged!

Rich Felhle
2025-05-16 19:00 - 22:00 | VA
Rich Fehle will be playing solo filling in for our dear friend Mark Clay.

Banding Together Celebration of Life for Mark Clay! June 6 and 7
2025-06-06 16:00 - 2025-06-07 22:00 | VA
A full weekend of live music on the patio starting 4pm until 10pm Friday and Saturday night!
Donations appreciated for raffles! Cash or Venmo 1 for 5 or 5 for 20!
Band line up
Friday
4-6pm Medicine Wind
7-10pm Side Men
Saturday
4-5 Family Vaughan
5-6 – Christopher Rall
5:30-6:30 Opposite Shores
8-10pm Coal Canyon Bluegrass from Nashville!
