Celtic Fest Chicago

Celtic Fest Chicago was a music and culture festival held annually from 1997 to 2010, in Chicago's downtown lakefront parks.

Not just an "Irish" festival, Celtic Fest Chicago was a cultural celebration of the ancient Celtic nations of Ireland; Brittany, France; Galicia, Spain; Scotland; the Isle of Man; Cornwall, England; and Wales. Celtic music enfolds a variety of rich cultures, as various geographical areas contribute diverse backgrounds and flavors. Celtic Fest Chicago celebrated this long history with music and traditions that date back to 300 B.C.[1] Celtic Fest Chicago included performers both from the European countries of origin and from across North America. [2][3]

The first Celtic Fest was held over two days in the third week of September 1997 in Chicago's Grant Park, on Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard.[2] By 2010, its final year, the Celtic Fest was being held over a single day in May in Chicago's recently-opened Millennium Park.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fest Chic
  2. ^ a b "Celtic Fest Chicago". Chicago Reader. September 18, 1997. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ^ a b Warwick, Kevin (May 6, 2010). "Celtic Fest Chicago". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2026-01-11.


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