Two-days of music, athletic occasions, meals and distributors at Francis Discipline
St. Augustine’s Celtic Music & Heritage Competition might be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9 at Francis Discipline in historic downtown.
The 2-day occasion might be jammed with music, meals, distributors and athletic competitions generally known as the Highland Video games.
Working in tandem with the St. Augustine St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the competition that gained St. Augustine’s Official Neighborhood Selection Awards for 2023 and 2024 begins with a whiskey tasting on Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s St. Patrick Parade will characteristic a bagpipe jam, adopted by St. Patrick’s Day Parade Awards. The Highland Video games start at 10 a.m. on each days.
Musical performances on two phases start at midday Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Performances on the principle stage Saturday embrace Albannach, Clover’s Revenge, Screaming Orphans, Syr, Jamison and Seven Nations.
Performances on the second stage on Saturday characteristic Captain Mayhem, The Pirate Magician, Mickey Sweeney, Hammered Dulcimer Champion, Invoice Mullen, Blue Lotus World Dance Co. and a lecture by John Miles, entitled “Highland Cost to Insurgent Yell.”
Performances on the principle stage on Sunday characteristic Albannach, Syr, Screaming Orphans and Mudmen.
And on the second stage Sunday: Mickey Sweeney, Hammered Dulcimer, Captain Mayhem, The Pirate Magician, First Coast Highlanders, Bagpipe Workshop, and one other lecture by John Miles, “Louisiana Tigers and the Irish Brigade.”
Performer bios will be discovered at www.celticstaugustine.com/performer-bios/Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Competition. For a full efficiency schedule, go to https://www.celticstaugustine.com/performer-lineup/.
Normal Admission tickets will be bought on-line, in individual at Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub and on the gate on each days. Youngsters 12 and youthful, energetic obligation and retired army personnel are free. VIP All-Weekend tickets are additionally accessible whereas provides final.
Whiskey tasting tickets are bought individually with restricted seating. Bank cards should not accepted on the gate or the beverage tents – all ticket, beverage and competition merchandise gross sales are money solely. ATMs can be found on the gate. Distributors might settle for bank cards. Blankets or chairs are welcome. No pets are permitted on the competition grounds. Exterior alcoholic drinks, coolers, and firearms are additionally prohibited.
St. Augustine affords free parking and shuttle service downtown each Saturday by way of April 19 at Broudy’s Wonderful Wine and Spirits at U.S. 1 and West King Avenue (198 & 212 W. King St.).
Visitors may also use the free STAR Circulator Bus, which has varied drop-offs all through downtown. Parking will be discovered on the Historic Downtown Parking Storage and restricted paid avenue parking.
The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Competition is sponsored partly by the St. Johns County Vacationer Growth Council and the St. Johns County Cultural Council. It is produced by Romanza-St. Augustine, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Proceeds promote St. Augustine’s arts, tradition and heritage.
