23rd Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games

September 14 & 15, 2024 | Saturday 10am-10:30pm; Sunday 10am-7:00pm

 

2023 Schedule

Schedule subject to change anytime.

Saturday Sunday

 

Saturday, Sept. 16

10:00am-10:30pm

Regions

Use this key for region hours & colors (use w/ map navigation):  

 
Camdenshire

10:00am-6:30pm

 
Highland Park

10:00am-6:00pm

 
Fiddler's Green

10:00am-10:30pm

 
Madoc Yard

10:00am-6:30pm

 
Dagda Faire

10:00am-8:00pm

 

 

Highland Games Divisions

10:00am-5:00pm. Competitions include: Caber Pole Toss, Sheaf Toss, Stone Throw, 56 lb. weight for height, 28 lb. weight for distance, 56 lb. for distance

Women's Amateur
40+ Women's Amateur
50+ Women's Amateur
60+ Women's Amateur

40+ Men's Amateur
50+ Men's Amateur
Mens Pro Masters 40+

 
 
Celtic College inside the Culture Center

10:00am-12:00pm Private Event
1:00pm Cornel Cymraeg: Intro to Welsh Speaking
2:00pm Women's Scottish Attire, from 1250 to Modern
3:00pm Buffalo Irish Music
4:00pm Blacksmiths: Poets, Wizards and Outlaws

  
Fireside Stage

10:30am The Reardon and Garvey Band
1:00pm Crikwater
2:30pm Caledonian Pipe Band of Buffalo
3:00pm The Restless Soles

After Hours Ceilidh: 6:00pm-10:30pm
6:00pm Steel City Rovers
8:00pm Haggis Eating Competition by ScottishStoreOnline.com
8:30pm Screaming Orphans

 
Dragonfly Stage

10:00am O'Braca Irish Band
1:00pm The 96th Highlanders Pipes and Drums, Inc.
1:30pm Three Parts Whiskey
3:00pm "D" Company Buffalo City Guard Gordon Highlanders
3:30pm Catch and Release
6:00pm McCarthyizm

 
Celtic Arts Stage  inside the Culture Center

11:00am Matt Englert
12:30pm Cairde
1:45pm Tom Callahan
3:00pm Setanta
4:15pm No Blarney
6:00-8:00pm Private Event

 
Motte & Bailey Arena

10:30am Royal Sottish Country Dance Society
11:15am Harris-Grieco Academy of Irish Dance
1:00pm Rince na Tiarna Irish Dance School
2:00pm MacKenzie Highlanders' Pipes and Drums
3:00pm ROCeltic Irish Dance
4:00pm Celtic Spirit Pipe Band

 
Cara Stage inside the Great Hall

11:00am Rebecca Glon
1:00pm Stone Circle
2:30pm Paddyman
4:00pm Dennis & Lainie from Yellow Jack

 

Attractions & Events

Time

Event

Location

10:00am-5:00pm

Highland Games

Highland Park

10:00am-6:00pm

Historical Presentations

Camdenshire

10:00am-6:00pm

Clan Village

Highland Park

10:00am-6:00pm

Auto Showcase by WNY British Car Club

Camdenshire

10:00am-8:00pm

Wishing Tree: Visit and add your wish!

Fiddler's Green

11:00am-5:00pm

Wee Folk Shire & The Storyteller’s Tree

Madoc Yard

11:00am

Blacksmith Presentation  with Spangler Forge

Fiddler's Green

12:00pm

Welcoming Ceremonies & Sun-High Parade

Madoc Yard

12:30pm

Dove Release Showcase in Wee Folk Shire

Madoc Yard

12:00-4:00pm

Mr. No the Balloon Guy in Wee Folk Shire

Madoc Yard

12:45pm

Calling of the Clans at the fires

Fiddler's Green

1:00-5:00pm

Petting Zoo by Shenandoah Acres

Camdenshire

2:30pm

Blacksmith Presentation with Spangler Forge

Fiddler's Green

5:15pm

Music at the Fires

Fiddler’s Green

 

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Sunday, Sept. 17

10:00am-6:30pm

Regions

Use this key for region hours & colors (use w/ map navigation):

 
Camdenshire

10:00am-6:00pm

 
Highland Park

10:00am-6:00pm

 
Fiddler's Green

10:00am-7:00pm

 
Madoc Yard

10:00am-6:00pm

 
Dagda Faire

10:00am-6:00pm

 

 

Highland Games Divisions

10am-5pm. Competitions include: Caber Pole Toss, Sheaf Toss, Stone Throw, 56 lb. weight for height, 28 lb. weight for distance, 56 lb. for distance

Men's Amateur Group 1
Men's Amateur Group 2
Men's Pro

50+ Men's Pro
60+ Men's Pro
60+ Men's Amateur

 
 

Celtic College inside the Culture Center

11:00am canceled
1:00pm Intro to Genealogy: Tips for Getting Started
2:00pm Music from the Seven Celtic Nations
3:00pm The Story of Mead
4:00pm Scottish Herbalism and Ethnobotony

 

Fireside Stage

10:30am The Blarney Bunch
12:30pm Steel City Rovers
2:00pm Buffalo Niagara Scotia Society Pipes & Drums
2:30pm The Irish Lassies
4:00pm Ally the Piper
5:30pm Grand Finale Concert with Steel City Rovers
7:00pm The Parting Glass Farewell

 

Dragonfly Stage

10:30am Rosewood Bridge
1:00pm Tom Keefer and Celtic Cross
2:30pm Niagara Regional Police Pipes and Drums
3:00pm Screaming Orphans

 

Celtic Arts Stage inside the Culture Center

11:00am CelticMoon
12:30pm Ro's Gorm
1:30pm Step in Time
2:45pm Kindred
4:00pm Jerry Shea Band

 

Motte & Bailey Arena

10:30am Rince na Tiarna Irish Dance School
11:15am Harris-Grieco Academy of Irish Dance
1:00pm Feadán Òr Pipe Band
1:45pm SBJ Dance Studio
2:30pm Ally the Piper
3:00pm Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums
4:45pm Memorial Ceremony
5:30pm Visit w/ Guests: Ally the Piper

 

Cara Stage inside The Great Hall

11:00am Emerald Isle Band
1:00pm Roaming Strings
2:30pm David Stayner

Attractions & Events

Time

Event

Location

10:00am-4:00pm

Wishing Tree: Visit and add your wish!

Fiddler's Green

10:00am-5:00pm

Highland Games

Highland Park

10:00am-6:00pm

Historical Presentations

Camdenshire

10:00am-6:00pm

Clan Village

Highland Park

11:00am-4:00pm

Wee Folk Shire & The Storyteller’s Tree

Madoc Yard

11:00am

Blacksmith Presentation with Spangler Forge

Fiddler's Green

12:00pm

Sun-High Parade

Madoc Yard

1:00-5:00pm

Petting Zoo by Shenandoah Acres

Camdenshire

1:00pm

Show: Magician Nick Mambretti in Wee Folk Shire

Madoc Yard

2:00pm

Show: Magician Nick Mambretti in Wee Folk Shire

Madoc Yard

2:30pm

Blacksmith Presentation with Spangler Forge

Fiddler's Green

3:00pm

Show: Celtic Angels  in Wee Folk Shire

Madoc Yard

 

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