One of Beechworth’s biggest annual celebrations returns soon with a packed weekend program of free and ticketed events including traditional and contemporary Celtic music, dance, workshops and fun for all ages.
In its sixteenth year in 2010 the Celtic Festival looks set to repeat the success of 2009 when thousands of visitors enjoyed a sensational line-up of entertainment from around Australia. This year’s program – from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November - will again showcase a host of bands and artists in a series of concerts and workshops at indoor and outdoor venues around Beechworth.
They include: the acclaimed Australian Welsh Choir, Sibin, Red Cat, Damien Howard & the Ploughboys, Claymore, Full Circle and Humbug bringing edginess to the ever-popular Bantree and the traditional Scottish pipes. The Colonials, Cassidy's Ceili, Ricketty Bridge, Shirley Power and many more show the depth of the program available for serious Celtic music aficionados across the weekend.
The festival kicks off in true Celtic style on Friday evening with a gala dinner dance featuring a fantastic evening of live entertainment and the highlight, a traditional Haggis Ceremony. Bookings are a must for this event, via the festival website or the Beechworth Information Centre.
On Sunday 7 November Beechworth’s Burke Museum is also getting into the spirit of this year’s occasion with a Wake for its namesake, Irishman, Robert O’Hara Burke, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Burke & Wills expedition and the ill-fated explorer’s connections with Beechworth. The Museum will also unveil a next exhibition dedicated to Burke.
Other highlights from this year’s event include:
• The free Ford Street stage showcasing choirs dancers and a host of entertainers throughout the weekend
• On Saturday, the huge Celtic market in the Historic & Cultural Precinct, Ford Street and the Rotary Market in Queen Victoria Park
• Workshops with leading artists
• The ever-popular lunchtime Parade from 1:30pm Saturday and the spine-tingling balcony pipers at 7.30pm heralding the Massed Bands and Parade at 7:45pm
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