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Celtic Festivals 2012
We'll keep adding Celtic festivals as information comes in. We've covered festivals both in the Celtic nations:
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Scotland
- Cornwall
- Brittany
And those held by the Celtic communities around the world:
Celtic festivals in the six Celtic nations
Eire/Ireland:
- Forty first Pan Celtic Festival, Carlow-10-15 April 2012. www.panceltic.ie
Mannin/Isle of Man:
- 14-21 July 2012. 'Yn Cruinnaght'. Isle of Man. www.ynchruinnaght.com
Alba/Scotland:
Hebridean Celtic Festival 11-14 July 2012. Lews Castle, Stornoway, Lewis, Outer Hebrides.
The Proclaimers, The Waterboys and Kassidy will be the headlining acts. Other artists performing from Scotland, Ireland, USA and Canada will include Roddy Woomble, Skerryvore, Manran, Washington Irvin, Sketch featuring Maeve Mackinnon, Qristina & Quinn Bachland, Beoga and The Long Notes.
The festival will announce other acts in March and weekend tickets can be obtained from their website www.hebceltfest.com. Day tickets will be available when the programme is finalised in March.
- An Comunn Gàidhealach's Royal National Mòd in Dunoon, 9-12 October 2012. www.acgmod.org
Kernow/Cornwall:
- Lowender Peran 19-23 October. www.lowenderperan.co.uk
Breizh/Brittany:
- Festival Interceltique de Lorient August 2012. www.festival-interceltique.com and www.britannytourism.com
New World Celtic Festivals
Australia:
- Australian Celtic Festival 3-6 May 2012. Glen Innis. www.australiancelticfestival.com
- The Berry Celtic Festival 26 May 2012. Berry Showground, Hazelbury Park, Berry, New South Wales. www.berrycelticfestival.org.au
- National Celtic Festival June 8-11 June 2012. Portarlington, Victoria, Australia. www.nationalcelticfestival.com
- Kapunda Celtic Festival (dates to be confirmed). Kapunda, South Australia. www.kapundaceltic.org
- Beechworth Celtic Festival 9-11 November 2012. Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. www.beechworthcelticfestival.com.au
- Kernewek Lowender May 21-26 2013. Copper Coast Cornish Festival, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. www.kernewek.org
New Zealand:
- Paeroa Highland Games and Tattoo 11 February 2012. Paeroa Domain, North Island, New Zealand. www.paeroahighlandgames.co.nz
- Dunedin Celtic Arts Festival (biennial usually third week in October. Next due 2013). www.dunedincelticarts.org.nz
Canada:
- Goderich Celtic Roots Festival August 10-12 2012. Goderich, Ontario, Canada. www.celticfestival.ca
- Russell Celtic Festival-(dates to be confirmed). 1084 Concession Street, Russell Street, Ontario, K4R 1E8, Canada. www.celticfest.ca
- Foothill Highland Games (Dates to be confirmed). Foothills Composite High School, 229 Woodhaven Drive, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. www.foothillshighlandgames.com
- Celtic Festival Vancouver March 16-20. www.celticfestvancouver.com
- Celtic Colours International Festival, (dates to be confirmed) Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. www.celtic-colours.info
- Canada's Irish Festival on the Miramichi July 2012. Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. www.canadasirishfest.com
United States:
Arizona
- Celtic Harvest Festival (dates to be confirmed) Sedona, Arizona, USA. www.celticharvestfestival.com
California
- Great American Irish Fair and Music Festival June 16-17 2012. Oak Canyon Park, Irvine, California. www.irishfair.org
- Crossroads Irish American Festival March 2012. San Francisco, California. www.irishamericancrossroads.org
- Irish Fair and Music Festival March 2012. Pamona Fairgrounds, 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Los Angeles County, CA91766. www.la-irishfair.com
Colorado
- Colorado Irish Festival July 13-15 2012. Clement Park, Colorado. www.coloradoirishfestival.org
Connecticut
- Fairfield County Irish Festival 15-17 June 2012. Fairfield University, Connecticut. www.irishfestival.org
- Round Hill Highland Games (dates to be confirmed). Cranbury Park, Norwalk, Connecticut. www.roundhill.org
- Greater Hartford Irish Music Festival (dates to be confirmed). Glastonbury CT. www.irishmusicfest.com
Delaware
- The Scottish Games Association of Delaware present The Colonial Highland Gathering, May 19 2012. Fair Hill Race Track, Fair Hill, Maryland. www.fairhillscottishgames.org
Florida
- Ormond Beach Celtic Festival 18-20 May 2012, Ormond Beach, Florida USA. www.ormondcelticmusicfest.com
- Irish Fest on Flagler (dates to be confirmed). West Palm Beach, Florida, www.irishflorida.org
Georgia
- Savannah Irish Festival (dates to be confirmed). Savannah, Georgia. www.savannahirish.org
Idaho
- Malad Valley Welsh Festival (dates to be confirmed) Malad, Idaho, USA. www.welshfestival.com
Illinois
- Manhattan Irish Festival (dates to be confirmed). Manhattan, Illinois. www.manhattanirishfest.com
- Irish Festival Gaelic Park (dates to be confirmed). Chicago III, Illinois. www.chicagogaelicpark.org
Kentucky
- Louisville Irish Fest September 29-30, 2012. Irish Cultural Center, Wyatt Hall. www.louisvilleirish.com
Maryland
- Frederick Celtic Festival (dates to be confirmed) Fairgrounds, Franklyn Street, Urbana, Maryland, USA. www.sasmm.com
- Colonial Highland Gathering May 19, 2012. Fair Hill Race Track, Fair Hill, Maryland. www.fairhillscottishgames.org
- McHenry Highland Festival June 1-3 2012. Mountain Maryland, Garrett County (near Deep Creek Lake) Maryland. www.highlandfest.info
Massachusetts
- Boston Celtic Music Fest January 6-7, 2012. Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square. The Atrium, 50 Church Street and First Parish Church corner of Mass Ave and Church Street, Harvard Square in Cambridge. www.bcmfest.com
Michigan
- Alma Highland Festival May 26-27, 2012, Alma, Michigan. www.almahighlandfestival.com
Minnesota
- Irish Fair of Minnesota August 10-12, 2012. Harvest Island (across the river from St Paul). www.irishfair.com
Missouri
- Kansas City Irish Fest August 31-September 2, 2012. Crown Center, Kansas City. www.kcirishfest.com
- St Louis Tionol (dates to be confirmed). www.tionol.org
Montana
- Montana Irish Festival August 16-19, 2012. Uptown Butte, Montana. www.mtgaelic.org
New Jersey
- Bonnie Brae Scottish Festival and Highland Games June 2, 2012. Bonnie Brae School, 3415 Valley Road, Liberty Corner, NJ 07938. www.eohebrides.com
North Carolina
- The Swannanoa Gathering Celtic Week (dates to be confirmed). Diana Wartham Theatre, Asheville Art and Education Centre, Asheville, North Carolina. www.swangathering.com
- Grandfather Mountain Highland Games-July 12-15 2012. MacRae Meadows on Grandfather Mountain, Near Linville, North Carolina. www.gmhg.org
Ohio
- Celtic Festival, Dayton 27-29 July, 2012- RiverScape MetroPark, Dayton Ohio, USA. www.unitedirishofdayton.org Dublin Ohio Irish Festival August 3-5, 2012. Dublin Ohio. www.dublinirishfestival.org
Oregan
- Portland St Patrick Irish Festival March 16-18, 2012. Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub, 112 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Portland OR 97204. www.kellsirish.com
Pennsylvania
- Scottish and Irish Music Mid-Winter Festival February 17-19, 2012. Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. www.eohebrides.com
- Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival September 28-30, 2012. 532 Main Street. Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA. www.celticfest.org
Texas
- San Antonio Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival March 31-1 April, 2012. Helotes Fairgrounds, 12210 Leslie Road, Helotes TX78023. www.sahga.org
- North Texas Irish Festival March 2-4 2012. Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. www.ntif.org
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Irish Festival August 16-19, 2012. The Henry W. Maier Festival Park, 200 North Harbour Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202. www.irishfest.com
Washington
- Friday Harbor Irish Music Week March 5-9, 2012. Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Washington. www.fridayharborirish.com