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Celtic Festival
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Name: Celtic FestivalDate: March 21, 2026Time: 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM MDT
Event Description:Evanston Celtic Festival
Two days of everything Celtic! Great music, food, vendors, shows, poetry, arts, and so much more. You don't want to miss this year's celebration!Location:Roundhouse and Railyards
EvanstonDate/Time Information:Friday, March 20th - 3pm- 10pm
Saturday, March 21st - 9:30am - 10pm2026 Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival Schedule
*Schedule is subject to change*
To find the kind of events you are interested in, look for the corresponding color from this key:
*Green- Live Performance
*Orange- Lecture and/or Demonstration
*Blue- Hands-on workshop or activity. Be ready to participate! Spectators are also welcome
*Pink- Activities especially for kids
*Purple- Hands-on craft, activity or tasting workshop, requires registration and an additional fee, may have age restrictions. See main web page for ticket/registration info
Saturday, March 21
9:30 am: Doors Open, 10 am: Festival Opens
10 – 11 am: Heddle Weaving w/Brush & Bobbin, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (check in required @ Info Booth, ages 16+ OR 9+ with adult)
10:15 – 11 am: Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage
10:15 – 11 am: Medieval Fighting Demo w/ The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area
10:15 – 11 am: Smallpipes w/ Andrew Morrill, Superintendent Building
10:30– 11 am: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 2-5, Roundhouse, Loft
11 – 11:45 am: Waulking the Wool w/Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm
11 am – 12 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft
11:15 am – 12 pm: The Reel Folk, Machine Shop, Aspen Cinemas Session Stage
11 – 11:45 am: Beginning Highland Dance for Everyone w/Erin Gunn & Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm
11:15 – 12 pm: Advanced Concertina w/Caroline Keane, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm
11:15 – 12 pm: Get to know the Uilleann Pipes/Pipe-friendly Repertoire w/Tom Delany, Superintendent Building
11:15 – 12:15 pm: Intro to Bookbinding: Coptic Binding w/Allie McCormack, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (check in required @ Info Booth, ages 16+ OR 12+ with adult)
12 – 12:45 pm: Spin to Yarn w/Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm
12 – 12:45 pm: Children’s Crafts – Luck Bugs! (best for ages 3+), Roundhouse, Loft
12:15 – 1 pm: TBA w/ Q&A, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage
12:15 – 1 pm: Afternoon Session Playing. Bring Your Instrument! Led out by Callanish, Roundhouse, Main Area
12:15 – 1 pm: Great Highland Practice Chanter w/Rob Gandara, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm
12:15 – 1 pm: Bowing Method for Irish Fiddle w/Ceiran from Avourneen, Superintendent Building
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Handmade Earrings w/Chelsea’s Treasures, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (check in required @ Info Booth, ages 15+ OR 10+ with adult)
12:45 – 1:45 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft
1 – 1:45 pm: Storytelling w/ C. David Belt – “Bryn Glas, Mad Jack, the True Braveheart, and Other Impossible Victories”, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm
1:15 – 2 pm: Shanahy, Machine Shop, Aspen Cinemas Session Stage
1:15 – 2 am: Medieval Fighting Demo w/ The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area
1:15 – 2 pm: Irish Bouzouki w/Adam Goldstein, Superintendent Building
1:45 – 2:30 pm: Children’s Crafts – Blarney Stones (best for ages 3+), Roundhouse, Loft
1:45 – 2:45 pm: Celtic Watercolor Landscapes w/Brush & Bobbin, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (check in required @ Info Booth, ages 15+ OR 6+ with adult)
2 – 4 pm: “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons 101) w/ C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm
2:15 – 3 pm: Caroline & Tom mini-concert w/ Q&A, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage
2:15 – 3 pm: Celtic Music for Fantasy Spaces w/ The Reel Folk, Superintendent Building
2:30 – 3:15 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft
2:45– 3:15 pm: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 6-10, Roundhouse, Loft
3 – 4 pm: A Taste of Wyoming Whiskey SESSION 1 w/ Wyoming Whiskey Visitors Center. Workshop fee $40 (check in required @ Info Booth, age 21+)
3:15 – 4 pm: Avourneen, Machine Shop, Aspen Cinemas Session Stage
3:15 – 4 pm: Scottish Country Dance w/ Celtic Country Dancers, Roundhouse, Main Area
3:15 – 4 pm: Differences Between Reels, Jigs, & Hornpipes, etc. w/Shanahy, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm
3:15 – 4 pm: Children’s Crafts – Rainbow Twirlers (best for ages 8+), Roundhouse, Loft
3:15 – 4 pm: Learning to do Irish Lilting w/Callanish, Superintendent Building
4:15 – 5 pm: Finch & the Magpies, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage
4:15 – 5 pm: Beyond Kells: The Art of Medieval Manuscripts w/Allie McCormack, Superintendent Building
4:15 – 5:15 pm: A Taste of Wyoming Whiskey SESSION 2 w/ Wyoming Whiskey Visitors Center. Workshop fee $40 (check in required @ Info Booth, age 21+)
5:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse
6 – 9:30 pm: TradGala Double Headline Concert with Caroline & Tom and TBA!, Roundhouse, Best Western Dunmar Inn Headline Stage
10 pm: After-Hours Session led out by Avourneen, @ Festival Hotel Dunmar Inn. Bring an instrument to play along, or just hang out! Bar & kitchen will be open. 1601 Harrison
Fees/Admission:Door Prices:
Friday - Daytime Pass - 3-8pm, $6
Full Day Pass - 3-10pm, $24
Saturday - Daytime Pass - 9:30am - 6pm, $10
Full Day Pass - 9:30am - 10pm, $36
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