12th Annual Cortland Celtic Festival
Posted by Dustin Horton // August 8, 2012 // News // 2 Comments
Join the fun & excitement on August 18th and 19th as the Cortland Celtic Cultural Association proudly presents our 12th Annual Cortland Celtic Festival to be held rain or shine at Dwyer Memorial Park in Little York! It’s our great new location and new home for the Annual Cortland Celtic Festival featuring over 55 acres of beautiful lake park setting. A perfect family friendly fun and educational weekend getaway event! The park setting will let us grow to include a future Renaissance Faire theme as well, with medieval knights, jousting, mock battles and more! This year we will have Irish Dancers perform from across NYS, Celtic Food & Gift Vendors, Gaelic & Irish Tongue Musicians plus Gaelic & Irish language class workshops, Traditional Celtic Musicians, Pub Tent featuring Irish and Scottish brews, Animals, Bagpipers, Clans, Viking & Medieval Battle Reenactments Saturday & Sunday, Kids Games and Crafts, British Car & Bike Exhibit, and of course the famous muscles and brawn of a Class A Championship Heavy Athletic Competition of the Cortland Highland Games! Listen to musicians such as Kyle Carey, Deirdre McCarthy, Irish Marty, Quigsy and the Bird, Falls Road and Callanach! Festival starts 10am Saturday, August 18 until 6pm, 10am until 3pm Sunday, August 19. Be sure to Like us on our facebook page for updated performers, events, clans, bands and vendors!
https://www.facebook.com/CortlandCelticFestival Visit our website at cortlandcelticfestival.com! Adults $10 donation Saturday, $8 Sunday (Sr. Citizen/Military discount at gate $8) Weekend Pass $12…children under 17 free with paying adult!
2 Comments on "12th Annual Cortland Celtic Festival"
Thanks for the festival ‘shout out’ Cortland Area Tribune!! This years festival is looking to be one of the best festivals ever! Close to 50 vendors, pipe bands, rugby match, heavy athletics, Irish dancing Celtic Church Service by the McLean Church, food vendors (BBQ to Guinness milkshakes!) and lots of great Cetic musicians!! Lots for kids to do so bring your whole family! (if they are under 17 and brought by a paying adult they are free!) Come hungry, come thirsty, come with your lawn chairs and ‘set a spell’ and take in the sights and sounds!
https://www.facebook.com/CortlandCelticFestival
one of the biggest and best Celtic Festivals we’ve ever had! This is a ‘don’t miss’ family friendly event just 30 minutes north of Dryden on Rt 13/281!! Bring your kids-bring your lawnchairs-come hungry-come thirsty! BBQ, roasted corn, meat pies, scones, fresh lemonade, even Guinness milkshakes! Over 40 vendors-battle reenactments-highland games-Irish dancing, pipe & drum bands and music-music-music!!