St. Augustine, Florida is America’s Oldest Celtic City which hosts the multi-award winning St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. Experience top international & U.S. Celtic bands, highland games, parade, whiskey tasting, workshops, lectures, Celtic food, and much more! Saturday morning the festival hosts the Original St Patrick Parade established in 1601!

2024 Performer Lineup

Main Stage – Chad Light, Emcee & Host

Saturday, March 9

10:00-11:00 AM – FESTIVAL GATES OPEN
(Filler Music & Announcements)

11:00-11:30 AM: BAGPIPE JAM (Following Parade)
11:30-11:45 AM: PARADE AWARDS
12:00-12:45 PM: ALBANNACH
1:00-2:00 PM: DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS
2:15-3:30 PM: GAÊLICA
3:45-5:00 PM: JAMISON
5:15-6:30 PM: SYR
6:45-7:45 PM: EMMET CAHILL
8:00-9:15 PM: STEEL CITY ROVERS
9:30-10:00 PM: ALBANNACH

Sunday, March 10

10:00-11:00 AM  FESTIVAL GATES OPEN
(Filler Music & Announcements)

11:00-11:45 AM: ALBANNACH
12:00-1:00 PM: DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS
1:15-2:45 PM: MUDMEN  
3:00-4:15 PM: LA UNICA
4:30-6:00 PM: SEVEN NATIONS
6:15-7:00 PM: ALBANNACH

Second Stage – Sharon Foy Baird, Emcee & Host

Saturday March 9

12:00-12:45 PM: CAPTAIN MAYHEM, Magic & Mayhem
1:00-2:00 PM: MICKEY SWEENEY, Hammered Dulcimer
2:15-3:15 PM: STEEL CITY ROVERS Music Workshop “How to Create Effective Tune Medleys”
3:30-4:15 PM: BLUE LOTUS WORLD DANCE CO.
4:30-5:30 PM: JOHN MILES, Historical Lecturer
TOPIC: “The Viking Invasions of The British Isles”
5:45-6:30 PM: FIRST COAST HIGHLANDERS, Bagpipe Workshop
6:45-7:30 PM: CAPTAIN MAYHEM, Magic & Mayhem

Sunday, March 10

12:00-12:45 PM: CAPTAIN MAYHEM, Magic & Mayhem
1:00-2:00 PM: MICKEY SWEENEY, Hammered Dulcimer
2:15-3:15 PM: STEEL CITY ROVERS, Celtic Music Workshop: “How to Create Effective Tune Medleys”
3:30-4:30 PM: JOHN MILES, Historical Lecturer
TOPIC: “Blarney Stone & Banshees, The Magic of Old Ireland”
4:45-5:30 PM: CAPTAIN MAYHEM, Magic & Mayhem

Highland Games

Saturday & Sunday Beginning at 10 AM (Athletes should arrive by 9 AM)

Friday-Games Clinic from 4:00-6:00 PM – The Clinic offers free introduction and training to anyone (novice or experienced) interested in competing as an athlete.

Each day’s competition is new and has no bearing on the results for the next day.

Awards will be presented at the close of each full day of competition.

$30 per athlete to compete for the weekend.

Registration includes athletic participation, free Festival general admission, and free lunch for day(s) of participation. Athletes also receive a free Festival tee shirt if you register before February 18.

Awards will be presented at the close of each day’s competition.

Athletes are invited to march in the St. Patrick Parade on Saturday at 10 AM. (If you march in the Parade, you will be scheduled for competition later in the day.)

2024 Classes Of Competition

Saturday March 9

Men’s Class A
Men’s Class B
Masters Men Age 40-49
Women’s Open

Sunday March 10

Masters Men Age 50-59
Women’s Masters Age 40+
Senior Masters Men Age 60+
Novice Men

Events Include:

Open Stone Put (16 lb. thrown for distance in any style)
Braemer Stone Throw
56 lb. Weight for Distance
28 lb. Weight for Distance
Caber Toss (size and weight of caber differs between the classes of athletes)
Sheaf Toss (16 lb. burlap bag tossed with a pitch fork for height)
56 lb. Weight for Height

Special Amateur Competition

Saturday 1:00 PM
Members of the general public (aged 21+) are invited to sign up by Noon on Saturday for an amateur competition at 1:00 PM.
A $50 Gift Card to ABC Fine Wines & Spirits will be awarded to the male and female winners.

Register Here

Whiskey Tasting Event

Friday March 8, 2024, 7:00-9:00 PM

Seating Begins At 6:30 PM In The VIP Tent At Francis Field

Kick Off The Weekend Of The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival
By Purchasing A Separate Ticket For The Friday Night Whiskey Tasting!

2024 Whiskey Offerings

Bunratty Peated Malt Irish Whiskey 86
Abelour Casg Annamh Scotch 96
Dewars Blended Scotch Napa Cask 19YR 86
Teeling Irish Whiskey Wonders Of Wood Portuguese Oak Cask 100
Teeling Irish Whiskey Single Malt PX
Green Spot Chateau Montelena Irish Whiskey
Jameson Irish Whiskey 18YR 92

Tickets $60

Purchase Tickets Here

St. Patrick Parade

The World’s First St. Patrick Parade Was In St. Augustine In 1601!
Festival Day Kicks Off With The Only St. Patrick Parade In Northeast Florida On Saturday March 9 At 10 AM!
The Parade Marches To Huge Crowds All Around Downtown St. Augustine!
The Parade Finishes At The Festival Site On Francis Field.  You Won’t Want To Miss It!

Time: Saturday March 9 At 10:00 AM (Celtic Festival Opening Day)
Where: Downtown St Augustine
Click To Open Parade Route PDF

Our Historic Celebration Is The Site Of The World’s First St. Patrick Parade And Is The Only St. Patrick Parade In Northeast Florida!

Historic Facts:

1600 was the first recorded St. Patrick Celebration in America
1601 was the first recorded St. Patrick Parade in the World
This all happened — not in Boston, not in New York, not even in Ireland — but here in St. Augustine, FL!

Date: March 9-10, 2024

Time:

Saturday, 10:00 am-10:00 pm
Sunday, 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Whiskey Tasting Friday March 8, 2024, 7:00-9:00 pm

Location: Francis Field 25 W Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084

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