Festivals

With the coming of Fall, the 2010 Festival season is winding down. The autumn months are often actually the best time to go to one. The weather is cooler which makes walking around the festival grounds (especially in a wool kilt) much more comfortable. The traffic is a wee bit less hectic. The back...

Summer has been beastly in most places this year and lots of us are more than ready for the cooler temperatures autumn brings. But summer is not just a season. It’s a state of mind. It’s the time of year our inner child still looks forward to, anticipating freedom. Remember those wonderful days? Well,...

Of all the great festivals that took place or are taking place this year, this is the one I really would have loved to have gone to. Many of my favorite bands were on the bill so I was really sorry to have missed it. If you also had to miss it or if...

Saturday, July 17th 2010, marked the 58th Annual Portland Highland Games at Mt. Hood Community College. The first Oregon Scottish Games were held in Portland in 1952 at Jantzen Beach. The Portland Highland Games Association (PHGA) was established in 1960 and grew from there. In 1988, The Games moved to Mt. Hood Community College...

The 10th annual Glasgowbury festival took place Saturday July 24th. The event was a complete sell out and 56 acts entertained 4,000 people outside of Draperstown. The sun even attended this year so festival goers could conceivably ditch their wellies and pitch their tents on relatively dry ground. For all of those who would...

August is a great month for festivals and some of the best all year take place then. Sadly, a few festivals have had to cancel this year as times are really tough. That is why it is so important to support your favorite festivals. You will never find more musical entertainment and great activities...

This year the legendary Glasgowbury Festival will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. What started off as a meet up of local musicians in Draperstown NI has grown to truly massive proportions. In 2009 the festival was completely sold out. The entertainment roster reads like a who’s who of the Northern Ireland music scene. Many acts...

There are a lot of great festivals in the US in July. Here is a list of some of the best ones. If you know of one I missed please let me know. The festival must have musical entertainment for us to list it. All of these have great line-ups. Most include fine pipe...

I can’t believe May is almost over. Where did it go? June is just around the corner and the festival season is going strong. Here are some great June festivals that you have to take in if you can. Great music, lots of dancing, piping, and Celtic culture galore. Great food and activities for...

  Despite the frigid weather here in Chicago last weekend, Millennium Park and the Pritzker Pavilion were set afire and energized  by The ROGUES, a combination CeltRock, folk, classical band performing a mishmash of high energy, soulful wail, classic and rousing traditional music, switching between each without missing a beat. They took to the...

Celtic Country Faire will take place at the Wilson County Fair Grounds in Lebanon TN on Sat May 22. The hours are 10 AM to 8 PM and there are a ton of activities planned from pony rides and an inflatable bouncy thing that kids love. There will also be a 5K run and...

This 2-day festival was held on May 1st and 2nd as a community fundraiser for White Rock Lake Park, a well-known area in Dallas, Texas. The location on the banks of White Rock Lake was all one could hope for… a great place to watch musical groups, people, children, and animals. While the weather...

May really kicks off the festival season. There are a couple of really great ones this weekend so without further ado here are some great festivals that will be held this month. Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM 200 block of Bridge Street between Main & Gay Phoenixville,...

As the ancient Celts and pagans among us know, this upcoming weekend marks the festival of Beltane (May 1st). It was the official start of summer and time to drive the herds out to graze on pastureland but more importantly a great excuse for a party. Ancient rituals and celebrations have been lost in...

The 12th annual Sedalia Celtic Festival took place on Saturday, April 24th on a cool, overcast day. It was what the Irish might call soft weather. The mist was dancing across the mountain tops that surround the little valley where the festival was held at the Sedalia Center in Bedford County, Virginia. It was...