Celtic Festival Schedule

2023 Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival Schedule

To find the kinds of events you want, look for the color!

*Green- Live Performance.

*Orange- Lecture and/or Demonstration.

*Blue- Hands-on activity. Be ready to participate!  Spectators are also welcome.

*Pink- Activities especially for kids.

*Purple- Hands-on craft/building or tasting workshop for adults, requires an additional fee.

Friday, March 24

3 pm:  Festival Opens

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

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

3:30 – 4:15 pm:  The Escape Goats, Machine Shop, Session Stage

3:30 – 4:15 pm:  Making it Mine: Creating Your Own Celtic Sound w/ Teton Skye, Superintendent Building

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

4:30 – 5:15 pm: Teton Skye, Machine Shop, Main Stage

4:30 – 5:15 pm:  Evanston STARS Performance, Roundhouse, Main Area

4:30 – 5:15 pm: Whistle Workshop w/ Mike Bennett, Superintendent Building

5:15 – 6 pm: Intro to Irish Trad Instruments for Beginners and Non-Players w/ Byrne Brothers, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

5:15 – 6 pm: Children’s Crafts- Nessie: Leprechaun Puppets! (best for ages 6+),  Roundhouse, Loft

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Talisk mini-concert w/Q&A, Machine Shop, Session Stage

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Irish Fiddle Workshop w/ Sky Kelsey, Superintendent Building

5:30 – 6 pm: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 1+, Roundhouse, next to Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

5:45 – 6:45 pm: Discover the Fine Art of Pyrography w/ gNj Design, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

6:30 – 7:15 pm: JigJam mini-concert, Machine Shop, Main Stage

6:30 – 7:15 pm: “Macbeth was the Hero” and other Celtic Tales,  Storytelling by C. David Belt, Superintendent Building

7:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse

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

After Concert until 11 pm: After-Hours Session led out by JigJam

Saturday, March 25

10 am:  Festival opens

10:15 – 11 am:  Callanish, Machine Shop, Main Stage

10:15 – 10:45 am:  Medieval Fighting Demo by The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

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

10:15 – 11 am: Making it Mine: Creating Your Own Celtic Sound w/ Teton Skye, Superintendent Building

10:45 am – 12:45 pm:  “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons) by C. David Belt, 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:  Teton Skye, Machine Shop, Session Stage

11:15 am – 12 pm:  Traditional Irish Song w/ JigJam, Superintendent Building

11:15 – 12 pm:  Ceili Dancing for EVERYONE (all ages) w/ Byrne Brothers, Roundhouse, Main Area

11:45 – 12:30 pm:  Traditional Irish Dance Tunes w/ JigJam, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

12 – 12:45 pm:  Children’s Crafts- Leprechaun Puppets! Best for ages 6+, Roundhouse, Loft

12 – 12:45 pm:  Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 1+, Roundhouse, next to Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

12 – 4 pm:  Children’s Games presented by 1^st Bank, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

12:15 – 1 pm:  Byrne Brothers mini-concert w/ Q&A, Machine Shop, Main Stage

12:15 – 1 pm:  Turning a Trad Tune into an Arrangement w/ Callanish, Superintendent Building

12:30 – 1:15 pm:  Medieval Fighting Demo by The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

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

1 – 1:45 pm:  Irish Bouzouki Workshop  w/ Marty Smith, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Room

1 – 2 pm: Discover the Fine Art of Pyrography w/ gNj Design, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth)

1:15 – 2 pm:  Cronin’s Fancy, Machine Shop, Session Stage

1:15 – 2 pm:  Irish Trad and Bluegrass w/ JigJam & Byrne Brothers, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room

1:15 – 2 pm:  Intro to Instruments of Traditional Irish Music w/ Wild Potatoes, Superintendent Building

1:45 – 2:30 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Blarney Stones! All ages welcome. Roundhouse, Loft

1:45  – 4 pm:  Children’s Games presented by 1^st Bank, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

2:15 – 3 pm:  JigJam mini-concert with Q&A, Machine Shop, Main Stage

2:15 – 3 pm:  The 1916 Fiddle – Historical Lecture w/ Byrne Brothers

2:15 – 2:45 pm: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, for ages 4-8, Roundhouse, next to Days Inn Headline Stage

2:15 – 3 pm:  Uilleann Pipes Workshop w/ Mark Stevenson, Superintendent Building.

2:30 – 3:15 pm:  Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

2:45 – 3:45 pm:  Handcrafted Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, and Mead Wines w/ Alan Griffin, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 – advance registration required @ Info Booth

3 – 3:45 pm:  Afternoon Irish Session led out by Byrne Brothers. Bring  your instrument! Roundhouse, Main Area

3:15 – 4 pm:  Wild Potatoes,  Machine Shop, Session Stage

3:15 – 4 pm:  workshop with Sky Kelsey, Superintendent Building

3:15 – 4 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Rainbow Twirlers! Best for ages 6+,  Roundhouse, Loft

3:15 – 4 pm:  Children’s Games presented by 1^st Bank, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

4:15 – 5 pm:  The Escape Goats, Machine Shop, Main Stage

4:15 – 5 pm:  Irish Flute Workshop with Mark Stevenson, Superintendent Building

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

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

6 – 9:30  pm: TradGala Headline Concert with Byrne Brothers and JigJam, Roundhouse, Dunmar Inn Headline Stage