Friday, July 29, 6-11 p.m
Saturday, July 30, Noon – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 30, Noon – 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 31, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
@ RiverScape MetroPark
111 E. Monument Avenue
(review below)
The Celtic Festival is something I fondly remember from my teenager days spent in Dayton. For some reason this was the preferred festival for all my high school friends to go to. Unfortunately, being the angst-y and jaded teenagers we were, we didn't do much other than walk back and forth through the festival and not buy or pay attention to anything. With that said, this year I plan to attend and actually enjoy the festivities. It is a three day event so check out their schedule to get an idea of what you want to see, hear and do. I'll report back with my thoughts and if you have experienced this event and have any suggestions, please share!
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Review
Thanks to a commenter at my Germanfest post, I was reminded that I never wrote a review for this event so here it is! Kyle and I went on Saturday during the day and it was awesome. The festival has gotten so much bigger than what I remembered; they had two streets dedicated to food vendors, a lot size area for arts and craft vendors, a kids' area and three stages with bands playing Celtic rock and classics! We weren't too adventurous with the food (no turkey leg for us) but we had the delicious stand-by of fish and chips from the Dublin Pub vendor. I also indulged in a chocolate covered cheesecake which was quite refreshing. We were lucky with the parking and parked near the library for free but they did have $5 parking if you didn't feel like hunting. This festival has obviously become one of the bigger festivals in Dayton perhaps on the same lines as City Folk (don't quote me on that because I didn't make it this year but I will next year). My only complaint was the oppressive (no fault of the festival of course) and the limited amount of shade. The best shade was underneath the concert tents and people packed underneath them like sardines but it was all good because the spirit of festival was fun and friendly!
Price: Free to get in
Location: RiverScape MetroPark is located in Downtown Dayton at 111 E. Monument Avenue between Patterson Boulevard and N. Jefferson Street.
Building: Open air tents
Food: vendors with varying prices
Here are some photos:
Food: vendors with varying prices
Here are some photos:
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