The 38th Annual Celtic Classic is presented by Celtic Cultural Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the Celtic heritage through education, musical presentations, and traditional competitions in athletics, piping and dance.

The Celtic Classic takes place on the streets of Historic Downtown Bethlehem. Because of this vehicle access and on street parking is limited. Please see our shuttle and parking information.

Five stages of continuous entertainment featuring international, national and regional artists.

- The Celtic Classic Invitational Pipe Band Competition
- US National Highland Athletic Championships
- The “Showing of the Tartan” Parade (parade route) Kicks off at 11:30am on Saturday
- Haggis Competition
- The 28th Annual Celtic Classic Fiddle Competition
- A diverse marketplace of Celtic merchandise and collectibles
- Cultural Children’s Activity Area

Schedule:

Highland Field

10:00 AM: 16lb Hammer Throw
11:00 AM: Open Stone
11:45 AM: 28lb Weight for Distance
12:45 AM: Athletes lunch
1:15 PM: 56lb weight for height
2:45 PM: Caber Challenge
3:15PM: Kid’s Highland Games
4:00 PM: Athletic Awards
4:15 PM: Scholarships / Awards presentation
4:30 PM: Massed Bands
5:00 PM: Grade 3 Band Awards
5:30 PM: Wayside Farm Border Collies

Grand Pavilion

12:30 PM: Steel City Rovers
2:00 PM: Runa
5:00 PM: O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance
6:00 PM: Kilmaine Saints

Tavern in the Glen
11:00 AM: O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance
12:15 PM: Kilmaine Saints
1:45 PM: Gerry Timlin
3:15 PM: O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance
4:15 PM: The John Byrne Band
5:45 PM: Seamus Kennedy

Ice House
10:00 AM: Ecumenical Service
12:00 PM: Low Lily
3:00 PM: Dave North Trio

Piping Grove
12:00 PM: Grade 3 Pipe Band Competition

Celtic River Stage
12:30 PM: The John Byrne Band
2:00 PM: Blackwater
3:30 PM: Low Lily

Celtic Heritage Hollow
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Children’s Activity Tent
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Clans & Societies
10:00 AM: Youth Fiddle Workshop
11:00 AM: Celtic Storytelling Under The Trees
11:30 AM: Celtic Poetry Competition
12:30 PM: Freedom High School Celtic Ensemble
1:30 PM: Celtic History & Heritage with International Storyteller Kristin Piedmonti
2:30 PM: Seamus Kennedy’s Children’s Performance
3:15 PM: Kid’s Highland Games (on Highland Field)
3:30 PM: Border Reiver Clans: Raiders of the Scottish-Anglo Border