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Festival Schedule

*Schedule subject to change

Festival Open

9:00 AM Gates Open
9:30 AM Calling of the Clans (flagpoles)

Clan Village

9:00 AM Clan Village Opens

Food & Beverage

9:00 AM Coffee Cart Opens
9:00 AM Food Trucks Open
12:00 PM Beer Tent Opens

Vendor Areas

9:00 AM Vendors Areas Open

Demonstration Area

10:00 AM Highland Athletics
11:00 AM Highland Athletics
1:00 PM Highland Athletics
2:00 PM Highland Athletics
4:00 PM Highland Athletics
5:00 PM Highland Athletics

Main Stage

10:00 AM
Heartstrings Dulcimer
11:00 AM Celtic or Not
12:00 PM Thistle Ridge
1:15 PM River Driver
2:15 PM Kinfolk
3:15 PM Kinfolk
4:15 PM KeyReel
5:15 PM Misty Posey
6:15 PM BEHAN

VIP Building & Lounge

9:00 AM
VIP Building & Lounge Opens
1:00 PM Whiskey Tasting
2:00 PM Denton Celtic Dancers
7:30 PM Scottish-American Dancing

Fiddle Contest

Fiddle Flatbed
10:00 AM Fiddle Contest Begins
11:30 AM Final Judging
11:45 AM
Winners Announced

Workshops & Sessions

VIP Building
10:00 AM
Workshop – Tenor Banjo
11:00 PM TIMES Session
12:00 PM Workshop – Guitar
1:00 PM TIMES Session
3:00 PM
Workshop – Violin
4:00 PM TIMES Session
5:00 PM
Workshop – Bodhran

Shortbread Contest

VIP Building
3:00 PM Shortbread Entries Due
4:00 PM Shortbread Judging
5:00 PM
Winners Announced

Throughout the Day!

Fort Worth Pipe & Drum Band
Brody the Highland Pony
Blacksmith Forge
Castle Bounce House
Jam Sessions
Live music/sing-along

Festival Close

9:00 PM Festival Ends
10:00 PM Gates Close

Main Stage

10:00 AM

Heartstrings Dulcimer

11:00 AM

Celtic or Not

12:00 PM

Thistle Ridge

1:15 PM

River Driver

2:15 PM

KinFolk

4:15 PM

KeyReel

5:15 PM

Misty Posey

6:15 PM

BEHAN

HOURLY

Fort Worth Pipe & Drum

*Decatur Celtic Festival reserves the right and responsibility to adjust, change or eliminate any part of the schedule due to the voluntary status of the many participants and weather, safety, or otherwise.