Can you believe our Celtic Festival is just six short weeks away? Not only that, but for the first time we're bringing you a full weekend's worth of entertainment and we've pulled out all the stops, increased our entertainment budget, hired bigger name acts, brought back old favorites, and continuing along the lines of last year are including Highland athletics and border collie demos again this year.
We have two main staging areas this year - the "Festival Tent" (aka the big Open Aire Affairs wedding tent), which is rain proof and will provide seating and some tables for visitors who would like to enjoy a pint or their lunch while watching the entertainment, and the "Keith House Stage" which is the shady lawn behind the Keith House. There are some picnic tables by the house, but visitors may want to bring their own chairs or blankets to enjoy the entertainment in this area. In addition to the two main venues, we'll be making use of other areas of the property for Highland games, sheep herding, kids' activities, living history demonstrations, and workshops. Of course things are still evolving and being finalized, but as it stands, here is the line-up of entertainment we have scheduled, times subject to change of course, but days should remain the same. Plan to make a day or a weekend of it so you're sure to see everything we have to offer.
July 20 - 10 am - 7 pm
10:30 – Flag Raising Ceremony with Bucks Caledonia and MacGregor Pipe & Drum Bands11:00 – Timoney Irish Dancers (Festival Tent)
11:45 – Carl Peterson (Festival Tent)
12:00 – Pipe & Drum Bands (Keith House Stage)
Celtic Language Instruction (Barn Visitors’ Center)
12:30 – Timoney Irish Dancers (Festival Tent)
Melinda Crawford (Keith House Stage)
1:00 – Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm Border Collie Demonstrations (Field 2)
1:15 – Pipe & Drum Bands (throughout property)
2:00 – The Celtic Martins (Festival Tent)
Carl Peterson (Keith House Stage)
Melinda Crawford Fiddle Workshop (Keith House Parlor)
2:45 – Piper and Drum Bands (Keith House Stage)
3:00 – Timoney Irish Dancers (Festival Tent)
Melinda Crawford (Keith House Stage)
Border Collie Demonstrations (Field 2)
3:45 – Glengarry Bhoys (Festival Tent)
4:30 – The Celtic Martins (Keith House Stage)
4:45 – Introduction to the Haggis w/Carl Peterson (Festival Tent)
Haggis Eating Contest (Festival Tent)
5:30 – Pipe and Drum Bands (throughout property)
6:00 - Glengarry Bhoys (Festival Tent)
Ongoing – Highland Games (Field 1), Kilted Juggler, Kilt-Making, Kids’ Activities, Living History Demos,
Historic House Tours
July 21 - 12 noon-6 pm
12:15 – Flag Raising Ceremony with Irish Thunder
12:30 – Seamus Kennedy (Festival Tent)
Melinda Crawford (Keith House Stage)
1:15 – Irish Thunder (Festival Tent)
1:30 – Blackwater (Keith House Stage)
1:45 – Introduction to the Haggis with Carl Peterson (Festival Tent)
Haggis Eating Contest (Festival Tent)
Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm Border Collie Demonstration (Field 2)
2:15 – Seamus Kennedy Kids’ Performance (Keith House Stage)
2:30 – Glengarry Bhoys (Festival Tent)
3:00 – Ruthanne Ankney Dance Workshop (Keith House Stage)
3:15 – Melinda Crawford Fiddle Workshop (Keith House Parlor)
3:30 – Irish Thunder (Festival Tent)
3:45 – Border Collie Demonstration (Field 2)
4:00 – Seamus Kennedy (Festival Tent)
Melinda Crawford (Keith House Stage)
4:45 – Blackwater (Festival Tent)
5:00 – Carl Peterson (Keith House Stage)
5:30 – Irish Thunder (throughout property)
Ongoing – Glenside Gaelic Club/Youth Irish Sports Club - Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie (Field 1)
Kids’ Activities, Living History Demos, Historic House Tours
(*All times subject to change.)
Be sure to click the links to listen to sample music from all of our performers. If time allows, we'll be back with more details on each of the main acts.
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