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Greetings!
Ready, set, go! Welcome to the 13th Annual Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games! Inside this newsletter you'll find news you need to know this year, plus the festival map. We remain one of the largest and most diverse Celtic Festivals in New York State and beyond, and we always promise and deliver a fantastic weekend with wonderful people (guests and participants alike!).
Niagara Celtic happens only once a year, so don't miss out! The dates are easy to remember this year: Join us for our 13th on Sept. 14th & 15th!
Vicki Banks
Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival
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Did You Buy Tickets Online?
REMEMBER to print your tickets at home and skip the ticket booth. Anyone arriving without their tickets will need to wait in the Will Call line~don't let this be you!
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Pre-Sale Tickets ONLY Available Through 9/11
Weekend Pass $20 | Saturday: $15 | Sunday: $10
 **Remember Kids 12 & Under are FREE**For group rates, email vicki@niagaraceltic.com
Skip the Ticket Booth AND Door Prize Entry: With your pre-sale admission, now you can just get your wristband, grab your festival guide and go enjoy the festival!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER
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We Still Need Volunteers!
Volunteers receive FREE entrance into the festival. Shifts are approximately 4 hours a day, and we still need help with the gates, traffic, kid's area, set-up, tear down and more.
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Celtic College Classes & Times
Saturday the 14th
12:30pm History of Buffalo's Old First Ward with Tim Bohen
1:15pm Basics of Scottish Country Dance with The Royal Scottish
Country Dance Society
2:00pm Tales of Ancient Irish Heroes with Tim Daly
2:45pm TBA 3:30pm Basics of Bohran with Kirk McWhorter of Penny Whiskey
4:15pm Publishing 101 with Celtic Author Jeanne Treat
6:00pm Traditional Seisiun: bring your instruments and join in this
great jam session!
Saturday the 15th
12:45pm Irish Folklore with Tim Daly
1:15pm Dance Workshop: Limerick Style Sean Nos with Werner
Ceusters & Anne Maroney
2:00pm TBA
3:00pm Genealogy & DNA Testing 101 by BIGS, Buffalo Irish
Genealogical Society
3:45pm Irish Folklore with Tim Daly
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Click to View the Festival Map and Plan Your Weekend:
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We are Officially Course Certified!
Join us Sunday, September 15th at 10am. All runners get a registration packet of goodies; awards will be given at an after-party on festival grounds at The Glen. The race begins and ends near the festival entrance, Click Here for details.
***Celtic/ Themed Dress Encouraged!***
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Party beyond the Festival!
at The Lighthouse Grill-N-Spirits,down the street from the festival grounds
Friday, September 13th, starts about 7pm
Festival Pre-Party starring The Blarney Bunch
Join volunteers and festival participants for dinner, drinks and fun! You'll never know who you'll bump into depending on when you arrive, so come join us and see! Live music will begin around 10pm.
Saturday, September 13th, starts after 10pm
After Ceilidh Party starring Kevin McCarthy
Travel down the street after the Ceilidh for our first after-party! It's sure to be a blast!!
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2nd Dart Competition: Plastic Darts Chicago Style Blind Draw 
Festival Weekend down the street
Saturday the 14th, 1pm Registration
at Time Out Sports Bar & Grill, 5852 E Main St. Olcott, NY 14126All afternoon, teams will be competing for cash prizes and the title of champion! Consider joining in yourself, or swing by and cheer on your favorites. Limited to 40 participants, and awards will be handed out during Saturday Evening's Ceilidh Celebration. For more information please speak to Aaron Nellist, Tournament Director (716-628-2578 or email possumhunter28@yahoo.com).
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Mailing List Contest Winners-
Ann Seibel, Cody Lasher,
James Mitchell, Debra Pilliod,
Frank Stout & Karoly Sarkozy
Congratulations, you've won 2 WEEKEND PASSES to our 13th Niagara Celtic Festival! Check your inbox for your email and details.
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Saturday
Sunday
September 16th
10am-6pm
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New in Region 4
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Mundo Images
New to the Marketplace
Mundo Images is a culmination of Ann Peterson's love of exploring the world with photography, educating young people, and working to improve the environment. Mundo Images takes pride in making environmentally responsible decisions.
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The Medieval Stage
Demonstrations and performances available all day, letting guests experience a variety of wonderful historical mediums. 2013 Shows include Falconry, Wizardry of Gibil the Alchemist, Bards of Bruery and a demonstration of Kilt Folding. |
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Tartarus Invictus: Buffalo Chapter of Dagohir
Dagorhir offers fast paced, hard-hitting, live combat with padded weapons and a low fantasy setting. The Buffalo chapter of battle games hosts roughly 60 members of all ages and experiences. Tartarus Invictus holds multiple weekly practices, monthly battles and many chapter events. Come check out this new addition to Niagara Celtic. |
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Red Hot Chili Pipers
February 8th, 2014 at 8pm
Kleinhans Music Hall
3 Symphony Circle
Buffalo, NY 14201
Box Office: (716) 885-5000
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Congrats to the winners!
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Thanks to everyone who hunted for Golden Tickets! Tickets were found as soon as 25 minutes to as long as 4 1/2 days! We had fun, hope you did too, and this contest may returns in the future. |
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Thank you to our sponsors!
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