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~SEE YOU AT CELTFEST 2011, July 17-22~ special weekend shows and events planned tentatively for next CeltFest.

This website will be updated shortly, and photos of CeltFest 2010 will be up on our Galleries page by September. Please check back later.

Tickets for the BARRA MacNEILS' CHRISTMAS CONCERT Nov 13: Nanaimo | are on sale. Port Theatre 250 758-8550 more details.

Tickets for the Nov 14 Victoria show will be up soon.

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CELTFEST 2010 VANCOUVER ISLAND

A Coast to Coast – to Coast! Celtic Celebration

We are pleased to present our 10th Anniversary CeltFest -- an international Summer School and Concert Series-- in the heart of Canada's premier golfing, sailing, fishing, winery and cottage country: central Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

CeltFest's multi-disciplinary school features a world-class teaching faculty and Concerts feature stellar performers who hail from North America's east coast to ours-- and from around the world. This year, with artists from our Island, to Scotland, to Cape Breton--we are truly Coast to Coast...to Coast!

Showcase Concerts. student-led ceilidhs and other Community Events each evening are open to the public. CeltFest is a comprehensive educational and entertainment event unparalleled on the west coast.

Something for everyone in the family!

Stayover Accommodations in beautiful new campus residences
Full Cafeteria Services
Extracurricular Activities
Short distance to Victora, Cowichan Valley and Comox Valley Attractions
An outstanding vacation venue!

Registration for 2011 Summer School & Festival open January 2011.

We welcome you to our Island playground to

Come Feis-ing with Us !

All Classes and Workshops are at VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY, Nanaimo.

Concerts and Student-led Ceilidhs --open to the public are at the University's MALASPINA THEATRE and at THE PORT THEATRE in downtown Nanaimo.

WELCOME TO ALL IRISH DANCERS!!! FAILTE!

IMPORTANT: CeltFest Irish Dance Camp is an OPEN WORKSHOP, as declared by An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha in Ireland. This workshop is open to dancers of all schools and regardless of any affilations in place. Read more

How about drawing Celtic Knots? Another fun thing to do at CeltFest! Click on the artwork to find out more!

OUR MISSION

To develop, support, and celebrate Canada's living Celtic cultural traditions through an international, intergenerational, and educational festival that features artists from Vancouver Island and from around the world.