SATURDAY SCHEDULE…Festival Hours 9:00am ~ 6:00pm

Celtic Tavern / Blarney Pub / Celtic Workshops
10:00 – Knockabouts / 10:00 – Celtic Spirit: Irish Poetry – Toil and the Natural World in the Poetry of Seamus Heaney
Presenter: James Jay / Celtic Connections: Beacons of History – Lighthouses of the Celtic Regions
Presenter: Ray Pearson
11:00 – Wicked Tinkers / 11:00 – Cassie & Maggie MacDonald / 11:00 – Celtic Crafts: Learning How to Do Wheat Weaving
Presenters: Kathy Magness, Patricia Mahan, Beth Toraason, and Sarah Darr / Celtic Cuisine: Honey - Sweet Treat of the Celts
Presenters: Todd Barnell and Kate Mareck
12:00 – Parade of Clans & Massed Bands, followed by the McTeggart Irish Dancers / 12:30 – Gypsy Chicks
Belly Dancers
1:00 – Knockabouts / 1:00 –Highland Way / 1:00 –Celtic Rhythms: Learning to Play the Spoons
Presenter: Kris Kosola and Ron Kosola / Celtic Spirit: The Green Man – A Mysterious and Potent Celtic Symbol
Presenter: Ken McIntosh
2:00 – Robert Watt
Bagpiping performance / 2:00 – Cassie &
Maggie MacDonald / 2:00 – Celtic Rhythms: Learning to Play the Bodhran
Presenter: Michael Satterwhite / Celtic Connections: The Irish in Flagstaff – The Riordan Family and the Building of a Community
Presenter: Kathy Farretta
3:00 – Wicked Tinkers / 3:00 – Highland Way / 3:00 – Celtic Rhythms: The Art and History of Highland Dance
Presenter: Kari Maschino / Celtic Connections: The Celtic British Isles and the Romans
Presenter: Doug Lintner
4:00 – Knockabouts / 4:00 – Cassie &
Maggie MacDonald / 4:00 – Celtic Connections: Vampires and the Restless Dead in Celtic Lands
Presenter: Todd Barnell / Celtic Connections: The Irish in Flagstaff – Michael Riordan, A Young Man on the Frontier
Presenter: Kathy Farretta
5:00 – Wicked Tinkers / 5:00 - Highland Way
Special Events
9:30 – Rugby Youth Clinic followed by a match at 11 – South Field
10:00 – History of Whisky – Whisky Tent
11:00 – Scotch Whisky Tasting – Whisky Tent
11:00 - Black Powder Demonstration – Living History Area
1:00 – Scotch Whisky Tasting – Whisky Tent
1:30 – Strip the Willow dance – Living History Area, Gypsy Chicks
2:00 – Irish Whiskey Tasting – Whisky Tent
2:00 - Black Powder Demonstration – Living History Area
3:00 – Scotch Whisky Tasting – Whisky Tent
3:00 – Jim Thomson Memorial Kitchen Piping – Pipes & Pints Beer Garden
4:00 – Scotch Whisky Tasting – Whisky Tent
Continuous Events on Saturday - Please check at specific locations for details & times
• Bagpipe Competition: South Field / • NACHS Educational Display of Celtic Regions, including opportunity to translate your name into Gaelic, Irish, or Welsh Near Main Gate
• Historical Activities by the C.R.O.F.T. and the Highland Rogues: Living History Area / • Scottish Athletic Competition
(Caber Toss about 1:00 pm): Athletic Area
• Highland Dance Competition: South Field / • Celtic Plant & Geology Display with plants from Viola’s Flower Garden: Heritage Area

Check out the WELSH IN AMERICA EXHIBIT in the clan area!