The Celtic Festival and The St. Patrick Parade are Cancelled

The following information has been received on March 12, 2020 from the City of St. Augustine:

The City of St. Augustine has cancelled the permit for this weekend’s Celtic Festival and the St. Patrick Parade. Romanza, the nonprofit producer of the Parade and Celtic Festival, deeply regret disappointing fans and followers.

Romanza is also severely impacted by the last-minute cancellation of the annual fundraiser, and the further losses due to the Festivals costs which have already been spent.  This double financial blow threatens their ability to bring the Celtic Festival back.

If you would like to contribute to help defray those costs, they will be setting up a donation page shortly.  For those of you who purchased advance tickets, it is asked that you consider your payment to be a donation, which is tax-deductible since Romanza is a nonprofit 501(c)(3).

Please be safe and take the recommended precautions to avoid infection.

For more information about Romanza visit HERE!

Philadelphia Band Jamison and the Dublin City Ramblers comes to St Augustine

“Jamison”, from the Irish American streets of Philadelphia, will make their first appearance on the main stage of the 10th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival.  The multi-award-winning Celtic Festival takes place March 14 & 15 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine, and the band will perform on Saturday only.  Since they formed in 2003, Jamison has grown to offer one of the most high-energy shows on the East Coast, with dynamic Irish reels mixed into rock, reggae, modern pop, hip hop and dance covers.

The band features: Frank Daly, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tin Whistle, Mandolin; John O’Callaghan, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Tin Whistle, Mandolin; Sean Hick, Electric Guitar, Vocals; Alice Marie, Fiddle, Viola, Vocals; Dave Lynd, Bass, Moog Pedals, Vocals; and Kyle Walter, Drummer.

Also, the “Dublin City Ramblers”, will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2020, and have been headliners at the St. Augustine Celtic Festival every year since 2011.  The multi-award-winning Celtic Festival takes place March 14 & 15 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine, and the band will perform both Saturday and Sunday.

The Dublin City Ramblers have thrilled audiences worldwide with their unique blend of Ballads, Folk, Humor, Wit and foot-tapping music.  Their impressive career has spanned 50 years, with over 30 albums, top ten hits, several awards for best Ballad /Folk Group and Gold Albums.  And it was just announced that they are 2019 "Entertainers of The Year" in the Ballad/Folk section from Ireland's Keltic TV and Midlands Radio.  It is certainly no wonder that they are classed as Ireland's Number One Group!

Celtic Entertainment: This award-winning Festival takes place on Francis Field. Musicians returning to the main stage in 2020 include fan favorites Dublin City Ramblers, Albannach, Seven Nations, Emmet Cahill, and Steel City Rovers. Chad Light, talented actor/director/painter/sculptor, will be Emcee for the Festival Main Stage.  This St. Augustine Festival is acclaimed as "the finest Celtic Music Festival in the United States”.  In addition, there are second stage performances of magic, comedy, lectures on history and culture, and music workshops.

Find the CELT in YOU in America’s Oldest Celtic City

The event begins on Friday, March 13 with a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, and kicks off Saturday at 10  a.m. with The World’s Original St. Patrick Parade, which began in 1601 in St. Augustine!  The festival continues throughout Saturday and Sunday with live performances on two stages.  It also features Celtic NOIR!: Mystery & Crime Writers, The St. Augustine Highland games, Celtic artisans and food, and kids’ games.  For tickets and further information click HERE!  Festival tickets may also be purchased at Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub located at 23 Orange Street, downtown St. Augustine.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza – St. Augustine, Inc. and is funded in part by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural, Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.

2019 St Augustine Celtic Festival ticket sale

International band, the Dublin City Ramblers, will return to St. Augustine in March 2019 during the 9th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival.  The annual event is set for March 8-10, 2019 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine.

Black Friday Super Discount Ticket Sale will be from Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22, 2018 through Monday, November 26 ONLY!  During the event, 8 of the top Celtic Bands in the world will perform in America's oldest Celtic city, along with the St. Augustine Highland Games, Celtic artisans and food, and so much more.

In addition, the St. Augustine St. Patrick's Day Parade is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9.  The world's ORIGINAL St. Patrick's Day Parade was held in 1601 in St. Augustine, Florida!

Dublin City Ramblers: The Dublin City Ramblers were named Ireland’s No.1 Ballad & Folk Group of The Year by The Irish Country Music Association.  The group has performed at major festivals worldwide, including headlining: The Milwaukee Irish Festival, The Cleveland Irish Festival, Hollywood Irish Fest, Miami Irish Fest, and other festivals around the globe.  In addition, the group has performed at every major venue in Ireland and abroad, including Dublin’s National Stadium, National Concert Hall, Cork’s Opera House, England’s Royal Albert Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and many others.

Make plans to find the CELT in YOU in America’s Oldest Celtic City
The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is the finest Celtic event in the United States, according to the international bands who perform here.  The festival is set for March 8-10, 2019 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring internationally acclaimed Celtic bands, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, Highland games, Celtic artisans and food, live music, and two stages with a variety of entertainment.  The ONLY St. Patrick’s Day parade in Northeast Florida begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

Tickets are available at CelticStAugustine.com.  Festival tickets may also be purchased at Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub located at 23 Orange Street, downtown St. Augustine.  The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza-St. Augustine, Inc. and is funded in part by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, Visit Florida, and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

'Emish' and 'Seven Nations' at Celtic Music & Heritage Festival

The 7th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival will feature national Celtic bands Emish and Seven Nations on the main stage, along with other international bands.  The festival was voted the Best Festival in St. Augustine and was the 2016 winner of Jacksonville's Bold City Best Concert/Event.

Emish: Back for the second year in a row due to popular demand, New York natives, Emish, have forged their own Americana folk rock sound.  This independent, power-folk band initially found success in a grassroots manner. Supported by their dedicated fan base, Emish has repeatedly been voted the "Best Band of the Hudson Valley." The band will perform both Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12.

Front-man Bobby Curreri has been named the "Best Singer/Songwriter" for the past two consecutive years. Since its inception in 2005, the group has grown to include support from the national stage as well.  The band's high energy, live performances and distinct sound have catapulted Emish to be a sought-out headlining act at major festivals and concerts across the U.S., including the likes of Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Folk & Irish festivals, as well as the more intimate setting of theaters or small concert settings.  Band members include: Christy Halligan Brown on fiddle and backup vocals; Bobby Curreri on guitar, vocals, and flame thrower; Jennifer Curreri on flute, vocals, trumpet, and whistles; and Andrew Hulle on drums and percussion; and Mitch Sumner on bass.

Seven Nations will bring dance and fusion Celtic-rock to the main stage on Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12.  The group's name refers to the seven original Celtic nations of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Galecia, Isle of Man, and Brittany.  With a passionate, tender, and rollicking style that winningly veers from roots and folk to dance and fusion-rock, Seven Nations has earned a growing reputation as an adventurous band with a charismatic stage presence.

Featured on PBS and CNN, the band began in 1993 in New York City with a standard line-up of drums, guitars, and bass. Seven Nations is now based out of Orlando. The band has been touring full-time since 1994 with successful stops in Europe, Canada, Puerto Rico, and virtually every state in the U.S.  Throw away any preconceived notions you may have about Celtic music. This is a band that has invented its own sound and attracted a prodigious national and international following.

St. Augustine Celtic Music

   and Heritage Festival
DATE & TIME: SEE SCHEDULE
LOCATION:

  Main Festival Events on Francis Field

  29 W Castillo Dr.

  St. Augustine, FL 32084

TICKETS: Vary online or they may be purchased at Ann O'Malley's Irish Pub, 23 Orange St., St Augustine; Prince of Wales Restaurant at 54 Cuna Street, and Aunt Matilda's Steampunk Trunk at 106 St. George Street, downtown St. Augustine.

Emmet Cahill releases new CD and back in St. Augustine

Emmet Cahill was last seen in Florida on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival.  Now, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the release of Celtic Thunder presents “Emmet Cahill’s Ireland”—a collection of Irish classics that have been passed down from generation to generation.  The compilation is sung by celebrated Irish tenor, and comes out on Friday, February 24, 2017

“Emmet Cahill’s Ireland” is Cahill’s interpretation of traditional Irish songs that live on, passed down from generation to generation.  Cahill says, “Storytelling is truly the hallmark of our identity and a deep part of our heritage enshrining both pride in our past, joy in the present and our hopes for the future.” When asked about his album Cahill says, “I feel honored to follow in the footsteps of great Irish singers of the past like Count John McCormack, Josef Locke and Frank Patterson and to be given the opportunity of imparting these stories to a new generation.”

The classically trained Cahill is best known as a featured performer in the renowned Irish music show Celtic Thunder.  Cahill has toured and recorded with Celtic Thunder for the past six years, with three #1 albums and thousands of shows under his belt.  Cahill has been called “the heir apparent to John McCormack,” the legendary Irish singer who performed many of the country’s treasures, including “It’s A Long Way to Tipperary.”

Cahill will be performing once again in St. Augustine.  A partial list of tour dates is below:

Feb. 23  Vacaville, CA  Vacaville Performing Arts Center

Feb. 25  Seattle, WA   Town Hall Seattle

Feb. 26  Portland, OR   The Old Church

Feb. 28  Los Angeles CA Pasadena masonic Temple

Mar. 2  Minneapolis, MN The Landmark Center

Mar. 3  Omaha, NE   Omaha Conservatory of Music

Mar. 4  Fisher, IN    Studio 37 Theater

Mar. 5  Three Oaks, MI  Acorn Theatre

Mar. 6  Columbus, OH  Shamrock Club

Mar. 7  Chicago, IL   Irish American Heritage Centre

Mar. 8  St. Louis, MO  Tower Grove Abbey

Mar. 9  Pittsburgh, PA  Sweetwater Center For the Arts

Mar. 10  Worcester, MA TBD

Mar. 12  St. Augustine, FL Irish Festival

Mar. 18  Satellite Beach, FL Space Coast Symphony Orch.

Mar. 19  Vero Beach, FL  Space Coast Symphony Orch.

FREE 'Celtic Woman' tickets from St Augustine - HURRY!

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is partnering with the Celtic Woman tour, The Chieftains tour, and the Jacksonville Symphony to make March 10-19 a VERY CELTIC WEEK!  38 PAIRS of Tickets will be given away for FREE by March 1.  EIGHT of those winners will each receive PAIRs of FREE TICKETS to the March 10 Celtic Woman performance at The Times Union Center in Jacksonville!

Grammy nominated sensation Celtic Woman are returning to celebrate their album's release with a brand new live show 'Voices Of Angels'.  The phenomenal Celtic Woman is this year celebrating 12 years of success, with over 10 million albums and 3 million tickets sold worldwide.  The show is a joyful fusion of all things Celtic - from bagpipes and bouzouki to Irish dances.  But it's also so much more than that.  It's a universal celebration of life.  It's traditional.  It's contemporary.  It's yesterday, today and tomorrow.

THIRTY More Winners will each receive a PAIR of FREE TICKETS to The Chieftains performances March 17 or 18 in at the Jacoby Symphony Hall in Jacksonville, or March 19 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre!  Now on their 55th Anniversary Tour, The Chieftains are six time Grammy winners - recognized for bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive.

The 38 free ticket-pair winners will be drawn from advance-ticket sales for the March 11-12 St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival, as well as from volunteers who have signed up for two or more shifts at the Celtic Festival. 

TO QUALIFY: Celtic Festival tickets must be purchased, or volunteers must register by February 28.  Winners will be notified by email on March 1 and must confirm by March 5.  Celtic festival tickets are available at CelticStAugustine.com and discounts are available also through Feb. 28.  In case you don't win free tickets, the Jacksonville Symphony will also distribute discount coupons at the Celtic Festival for the upcoming Chieftains concerts.

The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, according to the international bands who perform here. The festival is set for March 10-12 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring internationally acclaimed Celtic bands, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, Highland games, Celtic shopping and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment - and the ONLY St. Patrick's Day parade in Northeast Florida begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017. 

St. Augustine Celtic Music &

  Heritage Festival
DATE &TIME: SEE SCHEDULE  
 LOCATION:
  Main Festival Events on Francis Field

  29 W Castillo Dr.

  St. Augustine, FL 32084

'Albanach and Dublin City Ramblers' coming back to St. Augustine

International bands Albannach and the Dublin City Ramblers will return to St. Augustine this March during the 7th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival. The annual event is set for March 10-12, 2017 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine.

Albannach – The headlining band, Albannach, will return to the festival main stage for an energetic performance by these born-and-bred Scotsmen.  The group's music combines the culture, history and heritage of the Scots-Gaelic. Not another Scottish pipes and drums band, this music is exciting and enchanting – with an award-winning piper, a main drummer, bass drummers and a bodhran musician - bringing a new approach to percussion and Celtic music

Dublin City Ramblers – The Dublin City Ramblers were named Ireland's No.1 Ballad & Folk Group of The Year by The Irish Country Music Association.  The group has performed at major festivals worldwide, including headlining The Milwaukee Irish Festival, The Cleveland Irish Festival, Hollywood Irish Fest, Miami Irish Fest, and other festivals around the globe.

In addition, the group has performed at every major venue in Ireland and abroad, including Dublin's National Stadium, National Concert Hall, Cork's Opera House, England's Royal Albert Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and many others.

Celtic Festival – The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival was voted the ‘Best Festival’ in St. Augustine and was the 2016 winner of ‘Jacksonville's Bold City Best Concert/Event.’  The event also features international bands Emmet Cahill, a popular Celtic performer, and headliner The Real McKenzies, on stage for the first time in St. Augustine.  National bands performing are: Emish, Seven Nations, Whiskey of the Damned, and regional group Jig to a Milestone will also take the stage.

The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, according to the international bands who perform here. The festival is set for March 10-12 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring internationally acclaimed Celtic bands, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, Highland games, Celtic shopping and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment - and the ONLY St. Patrick's Day parade in Northeast Florida begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017.

St. Augustine Celtic Music &

  Heritage Festival
DATE & TIME: SEE SCHEDULE
LOCATION:

  Main Festival Events on Francis Field

  29 W Castillo Dr.

  St. Augustine, FL 32084

TICKETS: Vary online or they may be purchased at Ann O'Malley's Irish Pub, 23 Orange St., St Augustine; Prince of Wales Restaurant at 54 Cuna Street, and Aunt Matilda's Steampunk Trunk at 106 St. George Street, downtown St. Augustine.

Celtic Festival Tickets on sale Thanksgiving week

Don't miss the Thanksgiving Weekend Black Friday VIP ticket sale for the 7th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage, voted the Best Festival in St. Augustine and the 2016 winner of Jacksonville's Bold City Best Concert/Event.  The annual event Festival is set for March 10-12, 2017 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine.

Tickets will be available starting Nov. 24. Special Black Friday discounts are offered from Nov. 24-28 only at CelticStAugustine.com.  Festival tickets may also be purchased at Ann O'Malley's 23 Orange St., downtown St. Augustine.  From Nov. 24 through Nov. 28 ONLY! get 2 VIP All Weekend Tickets for only $85 (a $120 value). Go to CelticStAugustine.com to purchase tickets.
The VIP All Weekend Ticket Package Includes:
Two Day Admission to the Festival on Saturday & Sunday, March 11-12
FREE 2017 Festival Tee Shirt
Two FREE Beers or Wine
Separate VIP Seating, Bar & Restrooms
(Children 12 and under, Retired and active duty military with current ID are admitted FREE)

The festival features eight premier Celtic bands, including: Albannach, Dublin City Ramblers, Emish, Emmet Cahill, Jig to a Milestone, Seven Nations, The Real McKenzies, and Whiskey of the Damned. Each of these bands often headlines other festivals on their own. "That's why our St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival has gained national and international attention," said Albert Syeles, President of Romanza St. Augustine, the organization that produces the event each year.

The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, according to the international bands who perform here. The festival is set for March 10-12 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring internationally acclaimed Celtic bands, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, Highland games, Celtic shopping and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment - and the ONLY St. Patrick's Day Parade in Northeast Florida begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is funded in part by St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, by State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.