Events

We are probably best known for our events. For the past seven years we have held a 2-day Celtic Festival and Crafts Faire. Additionally we have held other entertainment events to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Hogmany (the Scottish New Year), the Ceilidh in the Glen (a summer "party in the Park"), and educational events such as Tartan Day.

Please check the listings for upcoming events, and below that for pictures of our past Festivals and other events. Click on the event name for further details where available.

Upcoming Events

10th Annual Celtic Festival and Craft Faire	Fall, 2009 Due to our recent reorganization, we are too late in the festival cycle to attract vendors or quality entertainment. Thus we are unable to present the quality festival attendees have come to expect this year. The upside of this is we have a whole year to audition entertainers, and to attract and schedule vendors. We expect our best festival ever in the fall of 2009. Free admission for LCN Members and Volunteers
Hogmany	December 31, 2008. Place and time to be announced
St. Patrick's Day	Weekend closest to March 17^th. Watch for further details.
Tartan Day	April 6^th. Places and events to be announced. Typically no admission fee.
Ceilidh in the Glen	June 21^st. Memorial Park (look for the flags) Family style potluck and something for the grill. We supply the drinks (soft). No entry fee.

$1 off paid admissions to any event with donation of 2 cans of food for High Plains Food Bank

Past Events

Festival 2005 featured: Pictures available soon
Live musicians included Red McWilliams, Beyond the Pale, Rodney Branigan, Stirabout, and Jerre's Merry Fiddlers. Also returning were the RINCEOIRI GAELACHA NA MACHAIRI ARDA (High Plains Irish Dancers)
Vendors of all sorts of Celtic items: Clothing, Irish wools & linens, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Toys, Art, Military Reproductions, Family & Clan Histories & Crests, Celtic figurines, Celtic foods and more!
Workshops (no additional fee for festival attendees)
Genealogy, guitar, harmonica, celtic fiddle, bagpipe, celtic music and celtic weapons.
and Pub Tent with Budweiser, and Scottish Newcastle Ale
Sheep Dog Demonstrations throughout both days, south of the Rex Baxter building on the lawn. (We have bleachers for watching the sheepdog demonstrations, and demonstrations scheduled for every hour on the half-hour throughout both days!)

Festival 2004 featured: Click here for visual highlights of Festival 04
Live Scottish, Irish and "American Celtic" Music Concerts all day both days! We welcomed back Rodney Branigan' Michelle Buchanan, Jed Marum, Jeanne Page and the Next Chapter, William Pint and Felicia Dale, Jerre's Merry Fiddlers, RINCEOIRI GAELACHA NA MACHAIRI ARDA (High Plains Irish Dancers), Tartan Scottish Country Dancers, Rick Collins (Highland and Irish pipes), Colin Chalmers (Highland pipes) and more!
Society for Creative Anachronisms Demonstrations and Activities
Clan Booths
Workshops on Hurdy Gurdy, Harp, Tinwhistle, Bagpipes, Harmonica, Bodhran (Irish Drum), Irish Dance, & many more!
Saturday Night Ceilidh (a song circle and/or jam, come join in!)
Sunday Kirking of the Tartans an annual re-dedication of Scots to their clan and their church.
Whisky Tasting (A separate on-site event, limited number of tickets available; on sale at the LCN admission booth of the festival until sold out.) Come learn about the finest single-malt Scotch and Irish whiskys.