Join us for a jam-packed weekend full of outstanding Celtic musicians, dance, artists, food, vendors, children’s games & crafts, workshops, and activities for all ages!

Schedule of Events:

March 22, 2024:

2:45 pm: Doors Open, 3 pm: Festival Opens

3:15 - 3:45 pm: Storytelling by C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

3:15 - 4 pm: Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band, Machine Shop, Main Stage

3:15 - 4 pm: Irish Guitar Workshop - all skills welcome! w/Adam Easley, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

3:15 - 4 pm: Medieval Fighting Demo by The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

3:15 - 4 pm: Children’s Crafts- TBA (best for ages 6+) Roundhouse, Loft

3:15 - 4 pm: Instrument Petting Zoo, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

3:30 - 4:15 pm: Intro to Traditional Instruments w/Skerryvore, Superintendent Building

3:30 - 4:15 pm: Irish Coffee & Culture w/Michael Londra, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $20 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

4 - 6 pm: “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons) by C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

4 - 5:15 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games, presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

4:15 - 5 pm: Katie Jane Band, Machine Shop, Session Stage

4:15 - 5 pm: Irish Ballads w/Michael Londra, Roundhouse, Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

4:30 - 5:15 pm: Bagpipe Workshop w/Utah Sctos Bagpipe Band Members, Superintendent Building

5- 6 pm: Discover the Fine Art of Pyrography w/gNj Design, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

5:15 - 6 pm: Skerryvore mini-concert w/Q&A, Machine Shop, Main Stage

5:15 - 6 pm: Children’s Crafts- TBA (best for ages 6+), Roundhouse, Loft

5:30 - 6 pm: Children’s Storytime, Roundhouse, Loft

5:30 - 6:15 pm: Irish Fiddle Workshop - learn traditional Irish fiddle tunes by ear! w/Katie Jane Lubiens, Superintendent Building

6:15 - 7 pm: Avourneen, Machine Shop, Session Stage

6:15 - 7:15 pm: Whiskey Tasting & Culture w/Michael Londra, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $25 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

6:30 - 7:15 pm: Scottish Gaelic Song w/Eliza Mei Pedersen, Superintendent Building

7:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse (join in on the Fake Scottish Accent contest!)

8 pm: Headline Concert with Skerryvore, Roundhouse, Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

10 pm - Midnight: Official After-Hours Session, held at Festival Hotel Dunmar Inn. Bring an instrument to play along, or just hang out! Bar & kitchen will be open.

March 23, 2024:

9 - 9:45 am: EARLY Morning Irish Coffee & Culture w/Michael Londra, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $20 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

9:30 am: Doors Open, 10 am: Festival Opens

10 - 10:45 am: Morning Irish Coffee & Culture w/Michael Londra, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $20 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

10 - 10:45 am: 1745 Highland Dress lecture/demo w/Kelly Davis, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

10:15 - 11 am: Avourneen, Machine Shop, Main Stage

10:15 - 11 am: Medieval Fighting Demo by The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

10:15 - 11 am: Fibers & Spinning w/Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

10:15 - 11 am: Fiddle/Mandolin/WhistleFlute Youth Worshop w/Wildwing, Superintendent Building. For middle/high school plus adults. Some experience required.

Students who attend will be invited to perform on stage with Wildwing at 12:15 pm.

10:15 - 4 pm: Children’s Games presented by 1st Bank, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

11 - 11:45 am: Music of World Cultures - World Music lecture/demo w/Sam Bryson, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

11 am - 12 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

11:15 am - 12 pm: Katie Jane Band, Machine Shop, Session Stage

11:15 - 12 pm: Morning Irish Session, led out by Dunmore Lassses, Roundhouse, Main Area. Join the party with your instrument!

11:15 - 12 pm: Storytelling w/C. David Belt, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

11: 15 - 11:45 am: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 2-5, Roundhouse, Loft

11:15 am - 12 pm: Guitar Accompaniment w/Andy Meaney, Superintendent Building

11:15 am - 12 pm: Band Arrangement Workshop w/The Reel Folk, Visitors Center

12 - 12:45 pm: Sing Along w/Avourneen - Favorite Pub Songs, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

12 - 12:45 pm: Children’s Crafts- TBA (best for ages 6+), Roundhouse, Loft

12:15 - 1 pm: Wildwing, Machine Shop, Main Stage

12:15 - 1 pm: Ceili Dancing for Everyone. Live Music and Caller w/Katie Jane Band, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

12:15 - 1 pm: Bodhran w/Sam Bryson, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

12:15 - 1 pm: Fiddle Workshop w/Jenna Moynihan, Superintendent Building

12:15 - 1:15 pm: Whiskey Tasting & Culture w/Michael Londra, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $25 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

12:45 - 1:45 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

1 - 1:45 pm: “Dublin Songs” Singing Workshop w/Aoife Scott, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

1:15 - 2 pm: Dunmore Lasses, Machine Shop, Session Stage

1:15 - 2 pm: Irish Dance w/Katie Grennan, Roundhouse, Main Area

1:15 - 2 pm: Guitar Workshop w/Kyle Sanna, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

1:15 - 2 pm: Digital Music Workshop w/The Reel Folk, Superintendent Building

1:45 - 2:30 pm: Children’s Crafts - TBA (best for ages 6+), Roundhouse, Loft

1:45 - 2:45 pm: Handcrafted Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, and Mead Wines w/ Alan Griffin, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

2 - 4 pm: “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons) by C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

2:15 - 3 pm: Seamus Egan Project mini-concert with Q&A, Machine Shop, Main Stage

2:15 - 3 pm: Mandolin/Tenor Banjo w/The Reel Folk, Roundhouse, Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

2:15 - 3 pm: Weaving w/Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

2:15 - 3 pm: Irish Fiddle w/Cieran Morden, 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, for ages 6-10, Roundhouse, Loft

3 - 4 pm: Herbal Vinegars, Infusions & More w/Susan LaFrance, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $20 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

3:15 - 4 pm: Aoife Scott Band mini-concert w/Q&A, Machine Shop, Session Stage

3:15 - 4 pm: Medieval Fighting Demo by the SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

3:15 - 4 pm: Uilleann Pipes w/Mark Stevenson, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

3:15 - 4 pm: Mechanics of Musicality - Musical Memory & Instinct w/Seamus Egan, Superintendent Building

3:15 - 4 pm: Children’s Crafts - TBA (best for ages 6+), Roundhouse, Loft

4:15 - 5 pm: The Reel Folk, Machine Shop, Main Stage

4:15 - 5 pm: Intro to Scottish Gaelic w/Eliza Mei Pedersen, Superintendent Building

4:15 - 5:15 pm: Handcrafted Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, and Mead Wines w/ Alan Griffin, Visitors Center. Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

5:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse

6 - 9:30 pm: TradGala Headline Concert with Aoife Scott Band and Seamus Egan Project, Roundhouse, Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

10 pm - Midnight: Official After-Hours Session, held at Festival Hotel Dunmar Inn. Bring an instrument to play along, or just hang out! Bar & kitchen will be open.

Dates: March 22 - 23, 2024

Location:

The Roundhouse and Railyards Complex,
1440 Main Street,
Evanston, WY 82930.

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