{"id":2302962,"date":"2026-02-27T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2302962"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:00:20","slug":"celtic-festival-brings-music-and-highland-games-to-st-augustine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celtic-festival-brings-music-and-highland-games-to-st-augustine\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Festival brings music and Highland games to St. Augustine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"82110733007\" title=\"Watch: St. Augustine's St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 8, 2025\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/videos\/wochit\/thumbnails\/82110733007.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Watch: St. Augustine&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade, March 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p>St. Augustine&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade is the oldest recorded St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade. The parade gathered crowds on March 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celticstaugustine.com\/\">St. Augustine\u2019s Celtic Music and Heritage Festival<\/a>\u00a0will be held March 14-15 at Francis Field in historic downtown.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The two-day event features traditional and Celtic rock bands from Ireland, Scotland and Canada plus food, vendors and athletic competitions known as the Highland Games.<\/p>\n<p>Running in tandem with the St. Augustine St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade, the award-winning festival \u2015 winner of St. Augustine\u2019s Official Community Choice Awards for 2023 and 2024 \u2015 begins with a whiskey-tasting event on Friday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Highland Games begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Musical performances on two stages begin at noon Saturday and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Bands include Albannach, Celtic Conundrum, Ga\u00ealica, Mudmen, Steel City Rovers and Syr. New this year is a featured music workshop with the Steel City Rovers.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/09\/NSAR\/88108125007-albannach.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/09\/NSAR\/88108125007-albannach.jpg?crop=2433,1824,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/09\/NSAR\/88108125007-albannach.jpg?crop=1369,1824,x595,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/09\/NSAR\/88108125007-albannach.jpg?crop=2559,1440,x0,y192 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Albannach\" caption=\"Albannach March 15-16 at Francis Field for the St. Augustine Celtic Music &amp; Heritage Festival. For more information, go to celticstaugustine.com.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>General admission tickets can be purchased online, in person at Ann O\u2019Malley\u2019s Irish Pub and at the gate on both days. \u00a0Children 12 and younger and active-duty and retired military personnel are free. VIP all-weekend tickets are also available while supplies last.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Whiskey-tasting tickets are sold separately with limited seating. Credit cards are not accepted at the gate or the beverage tents \u2013 all ticket, beverage and festival merchandise sales are cash only. ATMs are available at the gate. Vendors may accept credit cards. Blankets or chairs are welcome. No pets are permitted on the festival grounds. Outside alcoholic beverages, coolers and firearms are also prohibited.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Free shuttles will be available every 20 minutes on March 15 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Shuttles run every 20 minutes between 198 W. King St. and the Visitors Information Center at 10 S. Castillo Drive. Parking can be found at the Historic Downtown Parking Garage and limited paid street parking.<\/p>\n<p>For complete parking information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celticstaugustine.com\/directions\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are invited to join a full <em>craic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/04\/NSAR\/81370179007-highland-games-photo-credit-gary-le-veille.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/04\/NSAR\/81370179007-highland-games-photo-credit-gary-le-veille.jpg?crop=659,495,x0,y118 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/04\/NSAR\/81370179007-highland-games-photo-credit-gary-le-veille.jpg?crop=593,789,x33,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/03\/04\/NSAR\/81370179007-highland-games-photo-credit-gary-le-veille.jpg?crop=659,371,x0,y209 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Gary LeVeille\" caption=\"St. Augustine Celtic Festival Highland Games\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival is sponsored in part by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council and the St. Johns County Cultural Council and produced by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.romanzastaugustine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Romanza-St. Augustine, Inc.<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0a 501(c)(3) non-profit.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>For more information go to, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celticstaugustine.com\/\">celticstaugustine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-02-27 08:20:25.154182492 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-02-27 08:20:25.154182492 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.staugustine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: St. Augustine&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade, March 8, 2025 St. Augustine&#8217;s St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade is the oldest recorded St. Patrick&#8217;s Day parade. The parade gathered crowds on March 8, 2025. St. Augustine\u2019s Celtic Music and Heritage Festival\u00a0will be held March 14-15 at Francis Field in historic downtown. 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