‘Romanza Festivale 2020’ cancelled

The following information comes from St. Augustine, Florida:

Due to the COVID-19 emergency the 2020 St. Augustine’s Romanza Festivale of Music & The Arts is cancelled.  The Festivale has been scheduled 17 days from May 1 to May 17, 2020 with daily events all around St. Augustine, including 80+ concerts, shows, exhibits, and more.

Romanza regrets disappointing our many friends, fans and neighbors who delight in this annual showcase of St. Augustine’s abundant and diverse cultural scene.  Most Festivale Partner organizations have notified us that they as well are forced to cancel their own productions within the Festivale.  Not only are the crowd restrictions prohibitive, but several key performers may not be able to even get here from places like Australia, the UK, California, etc...

This complex festival, with so many Partners and productions, is difficult to schedule in the first place, so we do not expect to reschedule it in 2020.  Romanza believes in supporting the arts and our local artists. Romanza Festivale has been able to operate at a level of increasing support to our community artists and musicians through paid performances, stipends, sponsorships, Awards, scholarships, and significant promotion.

Now Romanza has suffered a severe financial blow with the late cancellation of the Celtic Festival by our City.  Francis Field was completely set up by the time we were given the order to cancel. Romanza incurred huge expenses for rented equipment already delivered, contracted personnel already on duty, and supplies already purchased, etc.  Funds from Romanza’s savings account that were supposed to fund Festivale are suddenly not available.

Romanza Festivale and the Celtic Festival, as well as the St. Patrick Parade are produced by Romanza-St. Augustine, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

www.RomanzaFestivale.com

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.

St. Patrick Parade and Grand Marshal in St. Augustine

The Grand Marshal of the 2020 St. Augustine St. Patrick Parade, March 14, will be Sr. Bernard Joseph, curator of the Sisters of St. Joseph O’Reilly House Museum.  The Sisters of St. Joseph will also be represented in the Parade by Sister Kathleen Carr, General Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph Congregation, Sister Catherine Bitzer, archivist, and Sister Carol Stovall, a member of the Congregation’s leadership team.

Father Miguel O’ Reilly House Museum: The O’Reilly House is the oldest house on the oldest street in the oldest part of the oldest city in the United States. Irish Priest Miguel (Michael) O'Reilly supervised the construction of St. Augustine’s beautiful Cathedral from 1793 to its completion and consecration in 1797.  He and fellow Irishmen were the Spanish colony’s principal vicars in the Second Spanish Period.  O’Reilly was born in Ireland where the English were suppressing the Catholic faith.  He was trained for the priesthood in Spain and sent to St. Augustine in 1777 to minister to the Menorcans.  He became the chaplain of the Hibernian Regiment and “vicario” of the entire Colony.  Here he was the teacher of Felix Varela, the Cuban writer and hero who is now up for Sainthood.

The house was built around 1691 and was given to the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1866. Father Miguel O’Reilly wanted his house used for education.  The Sisters of St. Joseph of Le Puy, France arrived in St. Augustine at the request of Bishop Verot to bring education to newly emancipated slaves.  November 1866 witnessed the opening of the O’Reilly House as the first school for African American boys in St. Augustine.

The O’Reilly House has been under the care and ownership of the Sisters of St. Joseph since 1866.  The unique history of the house and its usage is such an important part of the history of St. Augustine that the Sisters opened it for a museum in 2002.  The house is operated and maintained by the Sisters.  They have a wonderful group of volunteers that assist the Sisters in sharing the faith and the good works of the Congregation.

The St. Patrick Parade begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday March 14 in downtown St. Augustine, the site of the world’s original St. Patrick parade, begun in 1601!  The Parade follows a 3-mile route throughout downtown from Francis Field to Orange Street to Castillo Drive, Avenida Menendez to Cathedral, Cordova Street to Orange Street, and returns as the Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is beginning on Francis Field.  This is one of the three largest Parades in St. Augustine, with over 1,000 participants including numerous bands, floats, marching units, dancers, horses, cars, carriages, tour trains and more that fill the route from end to end.

The Parade Reviewing Stand is hosted by Ann O’Malley’s Irish Pub at 23 Orange Street.  This year’s Parade Judges will be Jessica Clark, First Coast News; Sheldon Gardner, St. Augustine Record reporter; Amy Hendrickson, local musician; Shelton Hull, Folio Weekly columnist; and Jeff Valin, First Coast News.  The Parade announcer will again be Mike Sullivan, a winter resident of St. Augustine, who is a retired police officer from Michigan, and a pub singer in Port Huron in his spare time.  The Parade will also feature Coastal Florida Police & Fire Pipes and Drums, Jacksonville Pipes & Drums, and Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Dept. Pipes and Drums.

For more information about the Parade or to register to be in the Parade, please visit HERE.

St. Augustine’s St. Patrick Parade is produced by non-profit Romanza – St. Augustine, Inc. and is funded in part by the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, and by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural, Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

2019 St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival

Eight of the world’s top Celtic entertainers will be featured on the main stage of the “9th annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival”, which is how it earned the title of the finest Celtic festival in the U.S.  The event takes place March 8-10 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine.

Dublin City Ramblers, an international band favorite, who has appeared in every St. Augustine Celtic Festival since 2011, will perform on Saturday and Sunday.

Albannach, making their 8th Festival appearance, also appears on Saturday and Sunday.

Other international performers returning to the main stage include: award-winning Irish tenor Emmet Cahill, Canadian Celtic bands Steel City Rovers and Poor Angus, and Seven Nations – celebrating their 25th Anniversary.  New this year are sister bands Screaming Orphans from Ireland and The Gothard Sisters, an American Celtic group from Washington state who sing and dance.

Chad Light, a local actor, director, painter and sculptor, will be Emcee for the Festival Main Stage. See the full schedule below.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival has been voted Best Concert/Event in the “Bold City Best” in the Jacksonville region and Best Festival in St. Augustine for 2 years in a row.  Find the CELT in YOU in America’s Oldest Celtic City.  The event begins on Friday, March 8 with a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, and continues Saturday and Sunday with live performances on the main and second stages.  It also features The St. Augustine Highland games, Celtic artisans, spirits and food, and kids’ games.  The world’s original St. Patrick’s Day parade, begun in 1601, takes place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza – St. Augustine and is funded in part by St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural, Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.  For tickets and further information: CLICK HERE!

Main Stage Music Schedule:
Saturday, March 9, 2019
10 —11 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day Parade
10 a.m. Festival Gates Open
11:15 —11:45 a.m. Bagpipe Jam
12 — 12:15 p.m. Parade Awards
12:30 — 1:15 p.m. Albannach
1:30 — 2:30 p.m. Emmet Cahill
2:45 —4:15 p.m. Screaming Orphans
4:30 — 5:30 p.m. Dublin City Ramblers
5:45 — 7:15 p.m. Steel City Rovers
7:30 —9:00 p.m. Poor Angus
9:15  —10 p.m. Albannach

Sunday, March 10
10  a.m. Festival Gates Open
10:30 — 10:45 a.m. Clan Parade & Awards
11  —11:45 a.m. Albannach
12 noon —1 p.m. Dublin City Ramblers
1:15 —2:45 p.m. Seven Nations (25th Anniversary)
3 —4:30 p.m. Poor Angus
4:45 —6 p.m. The Gothard Sisters
6:15 —7 p.m. Albannach

FREE shuttles for St. Augustine Celtic & Heritage Festival

(Updated: February 26, 2019)
There will be free shuttle parking in two locations for the St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival on Saturday March 9. Shuttle service begins at 8 a.m. and runs till 11 p.m. that evening.  Early arrivals are recommended.

“We’re delighted that the city is once again including us in their Spring schedule,” said Festival Director Pat Syeles.  “It makes Saturday even more enjoyable when our attendees don’t have to worry about where to park,” she continued.  Other festivals receiving free shuttle parking include Spring Season Shuttle, Lions Seafood and Rotary’s Rhythm & Blues.

Parking locations are on the Visitor Info Center at 10 S. Castillo Drive, City Health Dept. at 200 San Sebastian which is handicap accessible, and the vacant lot at 301 San Marco Ave. Shuttle service is available on Saturday only.  Complete information, including maps for paid and restricted parking, are available on their website.

The event takes place at Francis Field, 29 West Castillo Drive in downtown St. Augustine.  It begins on Friday, March 8 with a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, and continues Saturday and Sunday with live performances on two stages.  It also features The St. Augustine Highland games, Celtic artisans, spirits and food, and kids’ games.  The world’s original St. Patrick’s Day parade which begun in 1601, takes place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival has been voted Best Concert/Event in the “Bold City Best” in the Jacksonville region and Best Festival in St. Augustine for 2 years in a row.

Celtic Entertainment: Musicians returning to the 2019 event include fan favorites: Dublin City Ramblers, Seven Nations, Emmet Cahill, and Steel City Rovers.  New this year are 2 bands of talented sisters, The Gothard Sisters and Screaming Orphans.  Chad Light, actor/director/painter/sculptor, will be Emcee for the Festival Main Stage.

Though all the musicians above have been headliners at Celtic Festivals throughout the world, The St. Augustine Festival is known as the finest Celtic Music Festival in the U.S. as it presents 8 major headliners.

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza – St. Augustine and is funded in part by St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural, Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.  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. Find the CELT in YOU in America’s Oldest Celtic City.
 

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.

Celtic Clans represented in St. Augustine during festival

Celtic clans representing their family and regions will come together for the 8th Annual St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival set for March 9-11 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring 9 of the top Celtic bands in the world.  The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival was voted Best Concert/Event in the “Bold City Best” Jacksonville region and Best Festival/Event in St. Augustine - both for the second year in a row from 2017.

“Clan” is a Gaelic word meaning family.  11 clans from throughout the U.S. and abroad will fly their flags, many with a family crest, at the Celtic Festival and while marching in the St. Augustine St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 10.

Celtic Clans Participating In 2018: Clan Davidson Society of North America; Clan Donnachaidh Society of Florida; House of Gordon; Clan Irwin; Clan MacLaren; Clan MacPherson; Clan Ross of the United States; St. Andrews Society; Clan Sutherland Society of North America; Clan Wallace; Clan Dunbar and 2018 Honored Clan.  Currently, there are approximately 1,100 members worldwide of the Clan Donnachaidh Society.  In America, there are 11 million people who claim Scottish or Scotch/Irish heritage.

Find the CELT in YOU in America's Oldest Celtic City!  The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is "The Finest Celtic Music Festival in the United States," according to the international bands who perform here and the fans who return each year.  The festival is set for March 9-11 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring 9 of the top Celtic bands in the world, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, The St. Augustine Highland games, Celtic artisans and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment - and the oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the World (started there in 1601) - begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10.

Tickets: VIP, General Admission, and Whiskey Tasting tickets are available in advance.  Please note that VIP and Whiskey Tasting tickets are limited and always sell out in advance, so purchase soon while those tickets are still available.  General Admission tickets are available online and will also be available at the gates on the days of the Festival.

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

St. Patrick's and St. Augustine, Florida history

Overview of St. Augustine, FL

The 2018 Romanza St. Augustine Festival is set for March 9-11 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring 9 of the top Celtic bands in the world, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, The St. Augustine Highland games, Celtic artisans and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment.  The oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade in the World (started here in 1601), begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018.

A Little History About St. Patrick and St. Augustine: It's been proven in written records that the first event commemorating Saint Patrick in the U.S. was held in St. Augustine, Florida in 1600, and the first St. Patrick's parade/procession took place in 1601.  This pre-dates Boston's claim to the first St. Patrick's Day celebration in 1737, and New York City's first St. Patrick's Day parade in 1762.
Found in Spanish archives on December 20, 2017 by historian Dr. J. Michael Francis, documents reveal that spring festivities included a feast day of San Patricio (St. Patrick) in the year 1600 in St. Augustine, Florida.

"While artillery pieces often were fired to help guide ships safely across St. Augustine's protective sandbar, they were also fired during times of public celebrations and religious festivals,"  Francis wrote in his blog for PBS  Also, in Francis' PBS blog: “In March of 1601, St. Augustine's residents gathered together and processed through the city's streets in honor of an Irish saint, who appears to have assumed a privileged place in the Spanish garrison town.  Indeed, during these same years, St. Patrick was identified as the official 'protector' of the city's maize fields.”

Rare finds: For Francis, this is one of two extremely rare finds. His previous discovery was the oldest documented marriage in St. Augustine in 1565, which was between a free black woman and a Spanish soldier.  “I've been working in those Spanish archives going on almost 30 years ... and it's rare that you read through and there's this one magical document that changes everything “... like this one St. Patrick’s Day commemoration” Francis said.

According to Catholic.org, Saint Patrick is thought to have been born in the late fourth century, and is known for driving the snakes from Ireland (probably an analogy of putting an end to pagan practices). Saint Patrick wasn't the first to bring Christianity to Ireland, but it is believed he encountered the Druids and abolished their pagan rites. He died in March 17, 460 A.D.

Irish Residents: Francis also found written archive records about two Irish residents in St. Augustine - David Glavid, a soldier and a merchant who moved to St. Augustine in June 1597, and Ricardo Arthur (Richard Arthur) who served as St. Augustine's parish priest from 1597 to 1604, when he disappears from the record.  Francis believes the St. Patrick celebrations in 1600 and 1601 were influenced by the Irish priest, Richard Arthur.



St Augustine 2017 St Patrick's Day Parade

The 7th annual St. Augustine St. Patrick's Day Parade is a celebration of the Emerald Isle's most revered saint.  Northeast Florida's ONLY St. Patrick's Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Drive, downtown St. Augustine.

The parade travels down Orange Street to Avenida Menendez (the bayfront), then to Cathedral Place, next on Cordova Street, then back to Orange Street.  Spectators are encouraged to arrive early to claim a spot along the parade route, then follow the parade to the Celtic Festival, which opens immediately after the parade.  There are 50 units in the parade this year.  The Grand Marshals are representatives from the various Hurricane Matthew recovery groups called "Stand Together St. Augustine".  The local Hurricane Matthew groups connected and came together as Stand Together St. Augustine.

There are many more people and recovery efforts than can possibly all be named.  Some of them include: StAStrong, Renegade Volunteers, Arendondo Drop Point, Coquina Drop Point, Vilano Drop Point, Laundry Angels, Bob's Bait & Tackle Drop Point, Treasure Beach Drop Point, Pelican Inlet Drop Point, Lincolnville Drop Point, Hastings Drop Point, Hurricane Recovery, Victims in Need, Furniture Donation for Hurricane Matthew's Victims, Litter Glitter, the In Lak'ech Project Inc., people running additional donation drives, individual Volunteers, multiple Facebook Group Administrators and Social Media Coordinators connecting people with support and assistance, and many others.  The groups also connected with existing support groups such as St. Francis House, the Solomon Center, the Calhoun Center, the EOC, SJCSD, the Matanzas Riverkeepers, the Hastings Fire Department, local firefighters, and our churches, as well as many restaurants and food trucks who helped feed the affected.

The Clans and athletes from the Highland Games, who are part of the festival, also will be marching and carrying their flags and banners, with the music, colors, language and stories of their ancestors.  Local officials also will be part of the parade including: Mayor Nancy Shaver, City Commissioners and the Royal Family.  Other units include: the 501st Legion (Storm troopers in kilts!), Ghostbusters, pirates and clowns, four pipe and drum corps, two schools of Irish dance, two horse units, and two honor guards.

Parade organizers, Matthew and Chris Fulmer, have been involved in the parade since its second year, and took over as organizers in 2016.  "We want to make this a community event that everyone can enjoy, and we have a really dedicated team working with us to make everything run smoothly," Chris said.  Entrants will be judged in one of three categories: Band, marching unit or float. Prizes will be given for the best in each category.  The reviewing stand is on the balcony of Ann O'Malley's Irish Pub on Orange Street.  Four local restaurants will be hosting the pipes and drums for lunch: Mojo's BBQ, Ann O'Malley's, Barley Republic Public House and Maple Street Biscuit Company.

'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.