Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM 200 block of Bridge Street between Main & Gay Phoenixville, PA Free Guests: Bogside Rogues, Na Bodach, Oliver McElhone, Charlie Zahm, Pride of Erin Dancers, New York Celtic Dancers, Irish Thunder Pipes and Drums Both Scottish and Irish Vendors.

Celtic Fest Chicago http://www.celticfestchicago.us May 8 – 9 Millennium Park, Chicago IL Free The Saw Doctors* appear May 8 Also appearing – The Rogues, The Elders, Shannon Rovers, Baal Tinne, Bodega, Maiden IV, The Larkin and Moran Brothers and several more bands including many acts from Nova Scotia. Also a limerick contest, a best legs in a kilt contest, bagpiping, dancing exhibitions and many activities for kids. Best of all the event is free. There is no reason to miss this one. It’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day.

50th Anniversary Scottish Games at Fair Hill MD May 15 8 AM – 6 PM Guests: Seven Nations, Brother, RathKeltair, Searson, Dancing, Piping, Drumming, Scottish Fiddling http://fairhillscottishgames.org/

Gaelic Park Irish Festival http://www.chicagogaelicpark.org/Irish_Fest May 28-30 Oak Forest IL Entertainers include Gaelic Storm, The Kreellers, The Fenians, Frank McCaffrey, Infinity, Makem & Spain Brothers,The Sandcarvers, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, 7th Heaven, Slide and many other Irish acts. They have also booked American English a great Beatles Tribute Band. There will be many notable pipers and drummers along with the Irish Music School of Chicago

Shawnee Celtic Festival May 29 & 30 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area – I-80 Exit 309, Hollow Road, Shawnee on Delaware, PA http://www.shawneemt.com/s_celticfestival.html Entertainers will include Seven Nations, Burning Bridget Cleary, Seamus Kennedy, The Barley Boys,The Irish Lads, Timlin & Kane, Pete Tawny Trio along with pipers and drummers and dancers galore. They will also have many kids activities such as magic shows, juggling acts, a Celtic Farm Animal Petting Zoo and face painting

For more festivals check our Festival Page  here.

*For those of us who are avid fans of the Saw Doctors but can’t make it to Chicago or one of their other shows here is a video of the show they did in Sydney on St Patrick’s Day http://www.moshcam.com/the-saw-doctors/metro-theatre-787.aspx Enjoy the show!

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