Join us for five days of Western Canada’s largest and best-loved Celtic festival when the 8th Annual CelticFest rocks the streets of downtown Vancouver March 10-18. It’s already shaping up to be one of our best festivals yet, with over 50 free and ticketed events planned!

JUST ANNOUNCED!

Delhi 2 Dublin coming to CelticFest March 17
CelticFest has announced the “welcome back” concert of a group that was born on the stages of the festival 6 years ago, and has gone on to astounding world-wide fame.
Celebrating their 6th Anniversary, the one and only Delhi 2 Dublin returns home to blow the roof off the Vogue Theatre on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.  
What is sure to be the hottest St. Patrick’s Day ticket in town goes on sale January 12.
Read more on Delhi 2 Dublin and CelticFest below.

NEW in 2012!

Celts on the Creek coming March 10
We’re thrilled to announce our first-ever Celts on the Creek pre-festival free “sneak peek” event taking place on March 10 at the Village on False Creek!

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes to the streets on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 11am.

All CelticFest Vancouver 2012 tickets go on sale January 12.

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CelticFest Vancouver is busy putting the wheels in motion for the 8th Annual Celtic Festival in downtown Vancouver, March 10 and 14 - 18, 2012 with a special pre-festival event on Saturday, March 10.  We’re planning 50+ live Celtic performances over 6 days featuring world-class Celtic recording artists, music workshops, champion step-dancers, the annual Whisky-tasting, film screenings and much more. The  ever-popular St. Patrick’s Day Parade, is scheduled to march the downtown Vancouver streets on Sunday, March 18, 2012.

On March 17 & 18, the Celtic Village & Street Market will be back on Granville Street (between Georgia & Smithe Street).
The Village is the festival’s big free weekend street fair where friends and family come together to enjoy Celtic food, fare, arts, crafts, purveyors and great live music and entertainment on the free performance stage.

CelticFest Vancouver is the proud recipient of the 2007 Annual Appreciation Award and in 2005, was recognized with Vancouver’s BEST Special Event Award, by the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Spirit of Vancouver.