AMERICAN CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVALS

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JANUARY 2012

9th Boston Celtic Music Festival
bcmfest.com
Performances & Workshops
January 6-7, Boston, MA

5th Upper Potomac Pipers Weekend
squeezethebag.info
Performances & Workshops
January 6-8, Harper’s Ferry, WV

Fort Worden Folk Harp Festival
pugetsoundfolkharpsociety.org
WS
January 13-15, Fort Worden, WA

9th Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival
celticheritageproductions.com/caloosahatchee.htm
Music & Dance, Vendors
January 28, Fort Myers, FL

Winter Celtic Music Festival
cssm.org
Concert & WS
January 28, Leonardtown, MD

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FEBRUARY 2012

20th Mid-Winter Scot/Irish Fest.
eohebrides.com
Trad. & Contemporary
February 17-19, King of Prussia, PA

20th Savannah Irish Festival
savannahirish.org
Trad. & Cont.; Songwriter
February 17-19, Savannah, GA

19th Queen Mary Scottish Festival
queenmary.com
Trad. & Contemporary
February 18-19, Long Beach, CA

Bay Celtic Music & Dance Fest.
bayceltic.com
Trad. & Contemporary; WS
February, Oakland, CA/discontinued 2010

17th NE FL Scot. Games, Fest.
neflgames.com
Trad/Con; Harp & Fiddle Comp.
February 25, Green Cove Springs, FL

48th AZ Scot. Gathering, Games
arizonascots.com
Trad./Con.; Pipe, Drum Comp.
February 24-25, Phoenix, AZ

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MARCH 2012

Manhattan Irish Fest
manhattanirishfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
March, Manhattan, IL/TBA

30th North Texas Irish Festival
ntif.org
Trad. & Cont.; incl. Scot.
March 2-4, Dallas, TX

29th SE FL Scot. Fest. & HLG
sassf.org
Trad. & Cont.; Comp.
March 2-3, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

26th Sonora Celtic Faire
sonoracelticfaire.com
Trad. & Contemporary
March, Sonora, CA/TBA

17th Irish Heritage Festival
vtirishfestival.org
Trad./Cont., Whistle/Fiddle WS
March 7-10 & 14-17, Burlington, VT

9th Crossroads Irish-Amer. Fest.
irishamericancrossroads.org
Trad. & Contemporary
March, San Francisco, CA/TBA

12th Peace River Celtic Festival
celticheritageproductions.com
Musical Performances
March 11, Punta Gorda, FL

34th St. Pat’s Day Irish Fest.
emeraldsocietysfl.com
Trad. & Contemporary
March 10, Coral Gables, FL

14th Long Island Irish Festival
hofstra.edu
Trad. & Contemporary
March 11, Long Island, NY

31st Irish Spring Festival
angelfire.com/wv/irishspringfestival/index.html
Trad. & Cont., Harping WS
March, Ireland, WV/TBA

27th Watertown Irish Festival
no current website
Trad. & Contemporary
March, Watertown, NY/TBA

32nd San Diego St. Patrick’s Festival
stpatsparade.org
Trad. & Contemporary
March 17, San Diego, CA

29th Phoenix St. Patrick’s Faire
phxirish.org
Trad. & Contemporary
March 17, Phoenix, AZ

25th Irish Fest
irishflorida.org
Trad. & Contemporary
March 10-11, W. Palm Beach, FL

Irish Festival
irishclub.org/center.htm
Trad., WS
March 17-18, Seattle, WA

25th Tucson St. Patrick’s Festival
tucsonirishcommunity.com
Trad. & Contemporary
March 17, Tucson, AZ

Kell’s Portland St. Patrick’s Festival
kellsirish.com/portland/festival
Trad & Contemporary
March, Portland, OR/TBA

28th New Dublin Irish Fest
newdublin.com
Trad. & Contemporary
March 12-17, New London, WI

13th S. A. HLG & Celtic Music Fest.
sahga.org
Trad. & Cont.; Piping Comp.
March 31-April 1, Helotes, TX

31st Hawaiian Scot. Fest. & HLG
scotshawaii.org
Trad. & Contemporary
March 31-April 1, Honolulu, HI

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APRIL 2012

Southern Illinois Irish Festival
silirishfest.org
Trad. & Contemporary
April 10-12, Carbondale, IL

CCE Mid-West Fleadh Cheoil
midwestfleadh.com
Fiddle, Accordian, Flute, Tin Whistle, Concertina, Uillean Pipes,
Harp, Mouth Organ, Banjo, Mandolin, Piano, Melodeon,
Bodhran, Ceili B.Drummer, Singing, etc. Competitions
April 12-15, Chicago, IL

33rd Arkansas Scottish Festival
lyon.edu/scotfest
Trad & Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp
April 13-15, Batesville, AR

16th Lawrence Scottish Fest
lawrencescots.org
Trad. & Contemporary
April, Lawrence, KS/TBA

Oregon Scottish Heritage Festival
oregonscottishsociety.com
Trad.
April 14, Albany, OR

8th LV Celtic Gathering & HLG
lasvegascelticsociety.org
Mod. & Trad.
April 14-15, Tule Spgs, NV

19th Rural Hill Scot. Fest. & Loch Norman HLG
ruralhill.net
Pipe/Drum/Harp/Fiddle Comp
April 20-22, Huntersville, NC

12th Miss. River Celtic Music Fest
Tionol.org
Specializing in Uilleann Pipes
April 20-22, St. Louis, MO

14th Sedalia Celtic Festival
sedaliacenter.org
Trad. & Contemporary
April, Bedford, VA/cancelled 2012

6th Iron Thistle Scot. Heritage Fest, HLG
uscoscots.org
Trad.
April 27-29, Yukon, OK

34th Celtic Fest & HLG of So Md
cssm.org/festival
Pipe/Drum/Harp/Fiddle Comp
April 28, Prince Frederick, MD

136th Sacramento Val. G & Fest
saccallie.org/games
Trad., Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp
April 28-29, Woodland, CA

Culloden HLG & Scot. Fest.
culloden.com
Trad. & Contemporary
April, Culloden, GA/discontinued

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MAY 2012

Young People, Old Traditions
youngtraditionvermont.org
Regional Folk, Celtic, Roots events
Radius of Burlington, Vermont

Folklore Soc. Greater Washington
fsgw.org
Regional Folk, Roots events
DC, MD area

11th W. Va. Celtic Faire & Games
scots-westvirginia.org
Trad. & Contemporary
May 4-6, Beckley, WV

30th Kentucky Scottish Weekend
kyscottishweekend.org
Trad. & Cont Scot., OT, Folk
May 11-13, Carollton, KY

6th Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair
aroundphoenixville.com
Trad. & Cont.
May, Phoenixville, PA/TBA

11th Frederick Celtic Festival
sasmm.com/celtic_festival.htm
Trad. & Contemporary
May 12, Frederick, MD

8th Prescott HLG & Gathering
prescottareacelticsociety.com
Trad.
May 11-12, Prescott, AZ

Campbell HLG, Celtic Gathering
campbellgames.com
Trad/Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp.
May 12, Campbell, CA

CCE Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil/Irish Music Wknd
sites.google.com/site/ccemidatlanticfleadh/Home
Fiddle, Accordian, Flute, Tin Whistle, Concertina, Uillean Pipes,
Harp, Mouth Organ, Banjo, Mandolin, Piano, Melodeon,
Bodhran, Ceili B.Drummer, Singing, etc. Competitions
May 18-20, Parsippany, NJ

30th Smoky Mtn. HG
smokymountaingames.org
Trad. & Cont Folk, Rock, etc.
May 18-20, Maryville, TN

26th Feile Rince Tucson
tucsonfeis.com
Trad.
May 18-20, Tucson, AZ

52nd Colonial Highland Gathering
fairhillscottishgames.org
Trad., Pipe Band Competition
May 19, Fair Hill, MD

10th Eugene Scottish Festival
eugenescottishfestival.com
Trad.
May 19, Eugene, OR

24th Rio Grande Celtic Fest, HLG
celtfestabq.com
Harp Gathering; Pipe Band Comp.
May, Albuquerque, NM/TBA

17th Springfield Area HLG & Celtic Fest.
central-illinois-standrewsociety.com
Trad/Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp
May 18-19, Chatham, IL

MN Scot. Fair & HLG
mnscottishfair.org
Trad./Cont; Pipe Comp.
May 19, Farmington, MN

40th Houston HLG & Celtic Fest.
houstonhighlandgames.com
Trad. & Cont Celtic Folk, Rock
May, Houston, TX/TBA

Livermore Scot/Celt. Gathering
livermoregames.com
Trad. & Cont. Celtic Folk, Rock
May, Livermore, CA/TBA

26th Mayfair Festival
mayfairfestival.org
Incl. Celtic
May 24-28, Allentown, PA

41st Northwest Folklife Festival
nwfolklife.org
Incl. Celtic
May 25-28, Seattle, WA

Gaelic Park’s Irish Fest
chicagogaelicpark.org
Trad. & Contemporary
May 25-28, Oak Forest, IL

45th Alma Highland Festival
almahighlandfestival.com
Trad., Pipe Band Competition
May 26-27, Alma, MI
Greater Greenville Scot. Games
greenvillegames.org
Trad/Con Folk/Rock; Pipe Com
May 25-26, Greenville, SC

80th USS Highland Games
scotsfest.com
Trad. & Cont., Pipe Band Comp.
May 26-27, Pomona, CA

East Durham Irish Festival
irishvillageusa.com
Trad. & Cont Celtic Folk, Rock
May 26-27, East Durham, NY

Shawnee Celtic Festival
shawneemt.com
Trad. & Contemporary
May 26-27, Shawnee, PA

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JUNE 2011

26th Glasgow Highland Games
glasgowhighlandgames.com
Trad/Cont Folk/Rock; Pipe Com
June 3-5, Lucas, KY

25th Texas Scot. Fest. & HLG
texasscottishfestival.com
Trad/Cont Folk/Rock
June 3-5, Arlington, TX

McHenry Highland Fest.
highlandfest.info
Trad./Cont.; Pipe Comp.
June 3-5, McHenry, MD

AOH Notre Dame Div. 1 Irish Fest
aohnd1.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 3-5, Monte Clare, PA

30th Modesto HLG, Clan Gathering
standrewsmodesto.org
Trad.
June 4, Modesto, CA

Milwaukee HLG & Scot. Fest
milwaukeescottishfest.com
Trad, Pipe Competition
June 4, Milwaukee, WI

EOH Bonnie Brae Scot. Games
eohebrides.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 4, Liberty Corner, NJ

Bellingham Scottish HLG
bhga.org
Trad. /Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp
June 3-5, Ferndale, WA

ZoukFest World Music Camp
Trad. & Mod.
zoukfest.com
June 5-11, Santa Fe, NM

13th Staten Island Irish Fair
statenirelandfair.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 11-12, Staten Island, NY

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
bonnaroo.com
Incl. Celtic
June 9-12, Manchester, TN

12th Nisswa-Stamman
nisswastamman.org
Scandinavian Folk Music
June 10-11, Nisswa, MN

Utah Scottish HLG & Festival
utahscots.org
Trad.
June 10-11, Lehi, UT

23rd Fairfield County Irish Festival
irishfestival.org
Trad/Cont Folk/Rock
June 17-19, Trumbull, CT

18th Riverfront Irish Festival
riverfrontirishfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 10-12, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Kansas City Scottish HLG
kcscottishgames.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June 10-12, Riverside, MO

Worcester Irish Music Festival
worcesteririshmusicfestival.com
Trad/Contemp, Folk/Rock
June, Worcester, MA/cancelled 2011

14th RI Scot. Highland Festival
riscot.org
Trad.; Pipe Comp
June 11, Richmond, RI

A. Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp
sierrafiddlecamp.org
Trad. Scottish
June 18-26, Nevada City, CA

25th Indiana HLG
indianahighlandgames.com
Trad.
June 25, Columbia City, IN

15th Clover Scot. Games & Fest
cloverscottishgames.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 11, Clover, SC

18th Potomac Celtic Festival
potomaccelticfest.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June, Leesburg, VA/cancelled 2011

41st New Jersey Irish Festival
nj-irishfestival.com
Trad.
June 12, Monmouth Park, NJ

Blairsville Scot. Fest. & HLG
blairsvillescottishgames.com
Trad/Cont; Fid., Harp, Pipe WS
June 10-12, Blairsville, GA

Campbell HLG, Celtic Gathering
campbellgames.com
Trad/Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp.
June, Campbell, CA/cancelled 2011

Boston Irish Festival
bostonirishfestival.info
Trad. & Cont.
June 17-19, Canton, MA

11th Penn-Mar Irish Festival
penn-mar.org/irish_festival.htm
Trad. & Contemporary
June 18, Glen Rock, PA

36th Irish Fair & Music Fest
irishfair.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June 18-19, Irvine, CA

5th Ok. Celtic Music & Heritage Fest.
okcelticfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary; WS
June 18-20, Stillwater, OK

8th Cape Cod Celtic Festival
capecodcelticfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June, Cape Cod, MA/TBA

15th Taste of Scotland Heritage
tasteofscotlandfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June 17-19, Franklin, NC

30th Scot. HLG & Clan Gathering
alaskascottish.org
Trad., Pipe/Drum Competition
June 24-25, Anchorage, AL

18th W. MA HLG & Celtic Festival
wmhg.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe Competition
June 28, Greenfield, MA

34th Ohio Scottish Games
ohioscottishgames.com
Trad; Pipe/Drum/Harp Comp.
June 23-25, Wellington, OH

42nd Tacoma HLG
tacomagames.org
Trad.; Pipe/Drum Comp.
June 25, Graham, WA

13th Celtic Fling & HLG
parenfaire.com
Trad. & Contemporary
June 24-26, Manheim, PA

38th San Diego Scot. HLG
sdhighlandgames.org
Trad & Cont., Pipe/Drum Comp
June 25-26, Vista, CA

Conn. Irish Festival & Feis
ctirishfestival.com
Trad. & Cont. Folk/Rock
June 25-26, North Haven, CT

Wyoming Celtic Fest & HLG
wyomingcelticfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June 25-26, Gillette, WY

Newport Irish Heritage Festival
newportirishheritagefest.com
Trad.
June, Newport, KY/TBA

Irish Summerfest
irishsummerfest.org
Trad.
June, Eastlake, OH/cancelled 07

10th Southern NH Scot. Games
snhscotcelt.org
Trad.
June, Greenfields, NH/cancelled 08

21st North Alabama Highland Fest.
tennesseevalleyscottishsociety.org
Trad.
June, Madison, AL/TBA

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JULY 2010

4th Blackstone Riv. Theatre Celtic Fest
riverfolk.org
Trad. & Contemporary
June 19, Cumberland, RI .

Big Sky Folk Harp Festival
bigskyharpfestival.com
All Styles, Cultures; WS, Exhib.
July, Big Sky Resort, MT/TBA .

27th Payson Scottish Festival
paysonscottishfestival.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp.
July, Payson, UT/TBA.

55th Grandfather Mtn. HLG
gmhg.org
Pipe/Drum/Fiddle/Harp Comp
July 8-11, Linville, NC .

16th Colorado Irish Festival
coloradoirishfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
July 9-11, Littleton, CO .

16th Skagit Valley HLG
celticarts.org
Trad., Harp & Pipe Competitions
July 10-11, Mount Vernon, WA .

8th Harbor Celtic Festival
blissfest.org
Trad./Contemporary, WS
July, Harbor Springs, MI/TBA .

Saline Celtic Festival
salineceltic.org
Trad.
July 15-17, Saline, MI .

8th Blackstone Valley Celtic Fest.
blackstonevalleycelticfestival.com
Trad.
July 17, Webster, MA .

36th Oakland Scottish HLG
dunsmuirgames.com
Trad. & Contemporary
July, Oakland, CA/TBA .

Athena Caledonian Games
athenacaledoniangames.org
Trad./Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp.
July, Athena, OR/TBA .

16th Irish Arts Week
east-durham.org
Trad/Cont., Classes
July, East Durham, NY/TBA.

Portland HLG
phga.org
Trad., Pipe/Drum/Fiddle Comp.
July 16-17, Portland, OR .

17th Glasgow Lands Scottish Fest.
glasgowlands.org
Trad/Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp.
July 17, Florence, MA .

11th Adams County Irish Festival
adamscountyirishfestival.com
Trad & Contemporary
July 17, Gettysburg, PA .

13th Arizona Highland Celtic Fest.
nachs.info/festival.shtml
Trad/Cont, Solo Pipe Comp.
July 17-18, Flagstaff, AZ .

7th Great American Irish Festival
gaif.us
Trad/Cont, Pipe Competition
July 23-25, Utica, NY .

28th Cleveland Irish Cultural Fest.
clevelandirish.org
Trad. & Contemporary
July 23-25, Berea, OH .

62nd Virginia Highlands Festival
vahighlandsfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
July 24-August 8, Abingdon, VA .

29th Irish/Celtic Wk/Augusta Htg
augustaheritage.com
Trad., Classes
July 25-30, Elkins, WV .

19th Edinboro Scot. Fest & HLG
cslab103.cs.edinboro.edu/~HIGHGAMES/home.php
Trad & Con.; Pipe Comp
July 22-24, Edinboro, PA .

26th Greater Hartford Irish Festival
irishmusicfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
July, Glastonbury, CT .

23rd Clover’s Irish Weekend
freewebs.com/irishvalley/
Trad. & Contemporary
July 23-25, Heckscherville, PA .

64th Pacific NW Scot. HLG
sshga.org
Trad, Pipe/Drum/Harp Comp.
July, Enumclaw, WA/TBA.

August Heritage, Irish Week
augustaheritage.com
WS
July 25-30, Elkins, WV .

Somerset Folk Harp Festival
harpsomerset.com
Trad. WS
July 29-Aug. 1, Alexandria, VA .

9th Dayton Celtic Festival
unitedirishofdayton.org
Trad. & Contemporary
July 30-Aug. 1, Dayton, OH .

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AUGUST 2011

Ballyshanners Irish Festival
ballyshaners.org
Trad.
Aug. 13, Alexandria, VA

Alaska Irish Music Fest.
akirishmusic.com
Trad.
August, Anchorage, AK/TBA

162nd St. Andrews / Detroit HLG
highlandgames.com
Trad./Cont., Pipe/Drum Comp
August 5-6, Livonia, MI

Dublin Irish Festival
dublinirishfestival.org
Trad./Cont., Instru.+ Classes
August 5-7, Dublin, OH

Pipers’ Gathering
pipersgathering.org
Trad.
August 5-8, Burlington, VT

Spokane HLG
spokanehighlandgames.org
Trad./Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp.
August 6, Spokane, WA

Cape Cod Scottish Festival
scotsoncapecod.org
Trad.
August 6, Cape Cod, MA

4th Great Lakes Irish Music Fest
greatlakesirishmusicfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August, Comstock Pk., MI/TBA

44th Monterey Games & Celtic Fest
montereyscotgames.com
Trad./Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp.
August 6-7, Monterey, CA

15th Toledo Irish Festival
tolaoh.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 12-13, Toledo, OH

Irish Fest La Crosse/HLG
irishfestlax.org
Trad/Cont, Celtic Harp Comp.
August 12-14, La Crosse, WI

Irish Fair of Minnesota
irishfair.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 12-14, St. Paul, MN

An Ri Ra Montana Irish Fest
mtgaelic.org
Trad. & Contemporary
August 12-14, Butte, MT

13th Whidbey Island HLG
wihg.org
Trad./Cont., Pipe/Drum Comp.
August 13, Greenbank, WA

13th JB O’Reilly Club Irish Music Fest.
jbo-club.com
Trad.
August 13, Springfield, MA

48th Colorado Scot. Fest. & HLG
scottishgames.org
Trad, Pipe/Drum/H. Dulc Comp
August 13-14, Highlands Ranch, CO

23rd High Desert Celtic Fest./HLG
hdcs.net/festival
Trad.
August 13, Madras, OR

Milwaukee Irish Fest
irishfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 18-21, Milwaukee, WI

11th Jackson Hole Scottish Fest.
wyohighlanders.net
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp.
August 19-20, Jackson Hole, WY

19th Douglas Co. Celtic HLG
dcscots.org
Trad.
August 19-20, Winston, OR

33rd Maine Highland Games
mainehighlandgames.org
Trad. & Contemporary
August 20, Brunswick, ME

Hunter Mountain Intl Celtic Fest
huntermtn.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 20-21, Hunter, NY

31st Peoria Erin Feis
erinfeispeoria.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 26-28, Peoria, IL

11th Cortland Celtic Festival
facebook
Trad. & Contemporary
August 20-21, Cortland, NY

30th Buffalo Irish Festival
buffaloirish.com
Trad. & Contemporary
August 26-28, Buffalo, NY

Kalamazoo Scottish Festival
kalamazooscottishfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
August 26-27, Kalamazoo, MI

Mid-Summer Scottish & Irish Music Festival
eohebrides.com
Trad. & Cont.
August, Lancaster, PA/TBA

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SEPTEMBER 2011

3rd Brittingham’s Irish Festival
eohibrides.com
Trad. & Cont.
September 4, Lafayette Hill, PA

37th Festival of Trad. Irish Music
philadelphiaceiligroup.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 8-10, Philadelphia, PA

Sons of Erin Irish Festival
sonsoferin.com
Trad. & Cont.
September 4, Westfield, MA

Wisconsin HLG
wisconsinscottish.org/games
Trad.
September 2-4, Waukesha, WI

9th Kansas City Irish Festival
kcirishfest.com
Trad/Cont, Folk/Rock
September 2-4, Kansas City, MO

146th Scot. Highland Gathering
caledonian.org
Trad/Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp.
September 3-4, Pleasanton, CA

Capital District Scottish Games
scotgames.com
Trad/Cont, Pipe/Drum Comp
September 3-4, Altamont, NY

Virginia Scottish Games
vascottishgames.org
Trad, Pipe/Drum/Fiddle Comp.
September 3-4, The Plains, VA

14th Newport Irish Festival
newportfestivals.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 3-5, Newport, RI

Long Grove Irish Days
longgroveonline.com/irishdays.html
Trad.
September, Long Grove, IL/TBA

Gathering of the Clans
blackhillscelticevents.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September, Rapid City, SD/TBA

10th Hooley on the Hudson
ulsteraoh.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 4, Kingston, NY

35th Longs Peak Scot./Irish Fest
scotfest.com
Tr/Cn, Pipe/Drum/Folk Comp.
September 8-11, Estes Park, CO

9th SW Mo. Celtic Heritage, HLG
swmocelticfestival.com
Trad.
September 9-10, Buffalo, MO

12th Syracuse Irish Festival
syracuseirishfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 9-10, Syracuse, NY

21st Pittsburgh Irish Festival
pghirishfest.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 9-11, Pittsburgh, PA

20th CelticFest Mississippi
celticfestms.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 9-11, Jackson, MS

53rd Ligonier HLG
ligonierhighlandgames.org
Pipe/Drum/Fiddle/Harp Comp.
September 9-10, Ligonier, PA

20th Columbus Scottish Festival
scottishfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 10-11, Columbus, IN

Kelso Highlander Festival
hilander.kelso.gov
Trad. & Contemporary
September 10-11, Kelso, WA

11th Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival
shoalsceltfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 9-11, Elizabethton, TN

17th Rochester Irish Festival
rochesteririshfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 9-11, Irondequoit, NY

Michigan Irish Music Festival
michiganirish.org
Trad./Cont, Folk/Rock
September 16-18, Muskegon, MI

34th Fresno Scottish Highland Games
scottishsociety.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Madera, CA

Irish Fest. at the Jersey Shore
njshoreirishfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Sea Girt, NJ

Gloucester Shamrock Festival
gloucestercityshamrockfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Gloucester City, NJ

Louisville Irish Fest
louisvilleirishfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 10-11, Louisville, KY

32nd Oklahoma Scottish Festival
tulsascottishgames.org
Trad./Cont; Pipe/Drum Comp.
September 16-18, Tulsa, OK

Celtic HLG/Music Festival
celtichighlandgames.org
Trad., WS, Pipe/Drum Comp.
September 17, Davenport, IA

15th Irish 2000 Music & Arts Fest.
irish2000fest.com
Mod. & Trad.
September 16-17, Albany, NY

12th Clanjamfry: A Scot. Festival
clanjamfrymemphis.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September, Memphis, TN/discontinued 2011

16th Indy Irish Fest
indyirishfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
Sept. 16-18, Indianapolis, IN

New Hampshire HLG
nhscot.org
Pipe/Drum/Harp/Fiddle Comp
September 16-18, Lincoln, NH

45th Scot. Games & HL Gathering
charlestonscots.org
Contests, Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Charleston, SC

5th Greeley Irish Fest
greeleyirishfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Greeley, NE

7th Festival of the Mabon
bluegrass.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 18, Lyons, CO

Spanish Peaks Intl Celtic Music Fest
celticmusicfest.com
Tr/Con, Harp Retreat, Many WS
September 22-25, Gardner, CO

20th AOH Irish Fall Fest.
wildwoodirishweekend.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 22-25, N. Wildwood, NJ

Kalamazoo Irish Festival
kalamazooirish.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 23-24, Kalamazoo, MI

16th Sebastopol Celtic Music Festival
cumuluspresents.com/celtic
Trad. & Contemporary
September, Sebastopol, CA/discontinued 2011

Celtic Classic Festival
celticfest.org
Tr/Con, Pipe/Fiddle/Sing Comp
September 23-25, Bethlehem, PA

10th Pipes in the Valley
pipesinthevalley.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 24, Hartford, CT

Jersey City Irish Festival
saintpatricksdayparade.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 24, Jersey City, NJ

Treasure Valley Celtic Fest., HLG
idahoscots.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 17, Boise, ID

18th McPherson Scot. Fest., HLG
macfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
September 23-25, McPherson, KS

Cincinnati Celtic Festival
cincinnaticelticfest.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 23-25, Cincinnati, OH

35th New Jersey Scottish Heritage Fest
njshf.com
Traditional
September, Holmdel, NJ/TBA

15th Greater Danbury Irish Fest.
danburyirishfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
September 23-26, Danbury, CT

Blackthorn Irish Weekend
irishthing.com/irishweekend/
Trad. & Contemporary
September, Wildwood, NJ/TBA

Dixon Scottish Highland Games
scotsindixon.org
Trad.
September 24, 2011, Dixon, CA

Alabama Highland Games
alabamahighlandgames.com
Trad. & Contemporary
Sept., Montgomery, AL/cancelled 07

15th Irish Heritage Festival
irishheritagefestival.org
Trad.
Sept., Montgomery, NY/cancelled 09

Midlothian Scottish Fair
villageofmidlothian.net/SFIndex
Trad. & Contemporary
September, Midlothian, IL/cancelled 09

ICONS Irish Music & Arts Fest.
iconsfestival.com
Trad/Mod SW/Celtic Folk
September, Canton, MA/cancelled 09

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OCTOBER 2011

Skip Healy’s 10th Wind on the Bay
windonthebay.com
Pipe,Fife,Drum,Flute,Bouzouki
October 7-9, East Greenwich, RI

34th Wmsburg Scot. Fest/VA Celtic Gathering, HLG
wsfonline.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp
September 30-October 1, Lenexa, VA

St. Louis Scottish Games
stlouis-scottishgames.com
Trad., Contemporary
September 30-October 1, St. Louis, MO

28th Scottish Festival
sasct.org/festival
Trad./Cont.; Pipe Competition
October 1, Goshen, CT

Loch Hartwell HLG, Scot. Fest
lochhartwell.org
Trad. & Contemporary
October, Stone Mtn., GA/TBA

21st Reno Celtic Celebration
renoceltic.org
Trad. & Mod.
October 1-2, Reno, NV

KVMR Celtic Festival & Marketplace
kvmr.org/celticfestival
Trad. & Contemporary; WS
October 1-2, Grass Valley, CA

22nd Chesapeake Celtic Festival
celticfest.net
Trad. & Contemporary
October 1-2, Snow Hill, MD

11th Weston Irish Fest
westonirish.com
Trad & Contemporary
October 14-16, Weston, MO

Seaside Scottish HLG
seaside-games.com
Trad. & Contemporary
October 7-9, Ventura, CA

24th Scotland, CT HLG
scotlandgames.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp
October 9, Scotland, CT

16th Radford Highlander Festival
radford.edu/festival/index.html
Trad. & Contemporary
October 1, Radford, VA

15th W. KY Highland Festival
wkyhighlandfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
October 22, Murray, KY

39th Stone Mountain HLG
smhg.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp
October 14-16, Atlanta, GA

Rio Rancho HLG
teamelitegear.com
Trad. & Contemporary
October, Albuquerque, NM/TBA

Waxhaw Scottish HLG
wshg.org
Trad./Cont.; Pipe Comp.
October 22-23, Waxhaw, NC

Meadow HLG & Celtic Fest
meadowceltic.com
Pipe/Drum/Fiddle/Harp Comp
October 29-30, Doswell, VA

34th Flora Macdonald HLG
capefearscots.com
Trad. & Contemporary
October, Red Springs, NC/cancelled 09

Anne Arundel Scottish Fest
aasfi-md.org
Trad. & Contemporary
October, Annapolis, MD/cancelled 09

17th Celtic Heritage Festival
celticheritagefestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
October, Bedford, TX/cancelled 09

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NOVEMBER 2009

9th Foothills HLG & Festival
scotsfoothillshg.org
Trad. & Contemporary
November 7, Hendersonville, NC

Austin Celtic Festival
austincelts.org
Trad. & Contemporary
November 7-8, Austin, TX

Arkansas River Valley Feis
rivervalleyfeis.com
Trad. + Contemporary
November 7, Fort Smith, AR

23rd Tucson Celtic Festival
tucsoncelticfestival.org
Trad. & Contemporary
November, TBA, Tucson, AZ

Irish Festival
irishfestival.com
Trad. & Contemporary
November, TBA, Timonium, MD

48th Salado Scot. Clan Gath., HLG
ctam-salado.org/Gathering
Trad./Cont.; Pipe/Drum Comp
November, TBA, Salado, TX

24th HL & Islands Scot. Games
highlandsandislands.org
Trad. & Contemporary
November, TBA, Gulfport, MS

HLG of Louisiana
lahighlandgames.com
Trad. & Contemporary
November, TBA, Jackson, LA

Dunedin Celtic Festival
dunedinhighlandgames.com
Trad. & Contemporary
November, TBA, Dunedin, FL

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DECEMBER 2009

3rd Rotonda Elks Gaelic & Celtic Christmas Festival
celticheritageproductions.com/rotonda.htm
Music, Vendors
December, TBA, Rotonda West, FL

Best Wishes for a Warm
and Bright Holiday
Season and a Prosperous
New Year
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