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    Name: Celtic Festival
    Date: March 21, 2026
    Time: 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
    Evanston
    Date/Time Information:
    Friday, March 20th - 3pm- 10pm
    Saturday, March 21st - 9:30am - 10pm

    2026 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
    Full Weekend Pass - $52
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