Get ready to enjoy the vibrant and interesting feast of music, dance and drama at ‘The Australian Celtic Festival’, which will be held from 28th April to 1st May, 2016 at Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia. Each year, the festival celebrates one of the Celtic nations.
This year, it will honour the Isle of Man with a few surprises, events and activities pre-planned for the guests. So, if you are booking tickets for your holidays, you have another good reason to consider Australia.
Highlights
Australian Standing Stones is the main venue for the 2016 Australian Celtic Festival. The four day festival will honour the Isle of Man featuring an array of entertaining activities that include a street parade, massed pipe bands, strong man events, racing, dancing, flag raising ceremonies, market stalls and Celtic food. This year, the festival will again draw clans, national groups, dancers and artists from across Australia and overseas.
Music
Enjoy the favourite band, The Kelly Family Band. You will forget all the worries that come with daily life. Another popular band is the ‘Drumworx’, a group of pipe band drummers. Their members have competed at the highest level on the world’s stages and they will perform here together. The skills displayed will blow your minds. Drumworx has been one of the favourites of people of all ages. This drum salute will be a highlight of the festival.
Dance and Drama
When it comes to drama, ‘NEMAS’ is the best and the group will perform different shows on all four days. Specialist professionals from Irish Dance School adept in various Celtic dance performances will enthral the audiences. They will be presenting their traditional group of Irish Solo dances as well as Irish and Scottish dances.
Tickets
Tickets and passes for the four day festival are available online! One can even buy tickets directly from the Visitor Information Centre at the venue. Please keep in mind that if you are planning to attend any of the events or even the entire festival, we encourage you to make advance bookings to avoid last minute rush.
