Plan to spend the whole day in downtown Roanoke. Before and after the McDonald's St. Pat's Parade, join us at the HomeTown Bank Celtic Festival - it'll be full of activities. The festival will be open from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Including great music from three great bands plus the pipe bands from the parade, a team strongman competition, great food, merchants, beverage – both soft and adult, the Bonniest Knees contest, a children's play area and more.

Weather Update:
HomeTown Bank Celtic Festival has changed locations - it'll be on Jefferson Street in front of Corned Beef & Company.

All scheduled activities originally planned for the festival stage will be held inside Corner Beef & Company as well. The schedule and times will remain approximately the same:

• All three bands will perform inside Corned Beef & Company. No admission charge, and children are welcome!
• The Team Strongman competition will take place on Jefferson Street.
• Food and Celtic merchandise vendors will be under the "big top" tent at the corner of Jefferson Street & Campbell Avenue.

The McDonald's St. Patrick's Day Parade WILL CONTINUE as planned - rain or shine.

Sorry for the forecasted weather ya'll - these changes were made to keep the fun going and for the comfort of all you brave Irish souls (including the band members)!

 

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Entertainment Schedule at
HomeTown Bank Celtic Festival
(performance times may vary)

10:00am – Festival Opens
11:00am - McDonald's St. Pat's Parade starts on Jefferson St. & Campbell Ave.
11:30am - 4:00pm Fatback's Team Strongman Contest
11:45am – Pipe Bands from Parade arrive and Perform Short Set
12:15 – 1:15pm — Finn’s Fury
1:15pm – Ceili King & Grand Marshal presentation
1:30 – 2:15pm — Nicky Tams
2:15pm – Parade winner's presentation
2:30 – 3:30pm – Second Wynde
3:30pm - Bonniest Knees Contest
3:45 - 5:00pm – Finn’s Fury

Finn’s Fury

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This ain't your grandma's Irish music! Take a traditional Celtic sound, add rock, some blues, just a dash of punk, some major attitude, lyrical vocals and a hard wall of sound, mix in a little infinite possibility, and you get Finn's Fury: Music that puts a twist in your kilt!. What makes this band unique is its improvising ability. Instrumental jams and a raw edge of unpredictability are a trademark.

Finn's Fury boasts a solid and impressive group of musicians who have performed with a who's who of national bands - including Black 47, Dropkick Murphy's, Josh Groban, Flyleaf, Ninedays, Taking Back Sunday, and many more. Calum Pasqua, Finn's Fury's fiddle player, has gained a national and international fan base by winning these recent Fiddle competitions:

2008 Fiddler to the Marquis of Huntley
2007 Glenfiddich Fiddle Championship
2007 New England Regional Championship
2007 Celtic Classic Championship

 

Trust us...You do NOT want to miss either of Finn's Fury's sets at the HomeTown Bank Celtic Festival!

 

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Also performing

Second Wynde
Second Wynde Sails - Again!

Once again Roanoke's legendary Celtic band Second Wynde, originally formed in 1990 and led by Jim Baldwin, comes out of "retirement" one more time! The whole gang will be there and they claim to be ready for a wee good time. We can't wait!

Nicky Tams

Nicky Tams is an innovative Celtic music ensemble which is a regular on the Roanoke music scene.

Burt Mitchell of Nicky Tams

Viking's of the Valley

The Viking's of the Valley will be setting up a special Children's activity area at the HomeTown Bank Celtic Festival. They'll be in Viking garb, set up their Viking Longhouse after it's cruise in the parade, they will bring in their 14' Viking ship. They will assist children in making their own Family Shield and a Family Runestone (rune comes from the Goth word meaning secret) using ancient Viking alphabet and it's all free.

 

Vikings of the Valley