July 11 & 12, 2025
Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
Festival Day (Saturday, July 13): all day fun for the entire family!
Adult (over 17) $18.00; 6-17 years old $5.00; 5 years old & under free; 65+ $10.00; active military admitted free.
10:00 am - GATES OPEN
ANN ARBOR SWORD CLUB EXHIBITIONS (all day & evening) - North Encampment
BODTKER IRONWORKS DEMONSTRATIONS (all day & evening) - Building F
CELTIC BREEDS IN THE STABLES OPEN -Building E
CELTIC BREEDS PRESENTATIONS (all day & evening) - Tír na nÓg Arena
HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION - Building G
IRON BEAR CARVINGS DEMONSTRATIONS (all day & evening) - Building F
JERIC STUDIOS GLASSWORKS DEMONSTRATIONS (all day & evening) - Building F
LONGBOTTOM LEATHER CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS (all day & evening) - Building F
MAKER'S ALLEY OPEN (all day & evening) - Building C
MARKETPLACE OPEN (all day & evening) - Building C
RING OF STEEL ACTION THEATRE & STUNT TROUPE (performances on the hour) - North of Building D
SWORDSMANSHIP MUSEUM & ACADEMY EXHIBITIONS (all day & evening) - North Encampment
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10:30 am
FESTIVAL PARADE
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11:00 am
OPENING CEREMONY – Killarney Stage
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11:30 am
SALINE FIDDLERS – Killarney Stage
HIGHLAND DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION - Building G​
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Noon
BEER GARDEN OPEN - Pavilion B
HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN (all day)
HIGHLAND REIGN – Red Dragon Stage
SWORDSMANSHIP MUSEUM & ACADEMY COMBAT SHOW - Tír na nÓg Arena
WEE FOLKS OPEN (closes at 5:00 pm) -Building E
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12:30 pm
HUGH THE KILTED MAGICIAN – Killarney Stage
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM EXHIBITION - North Encampment
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1:00 pm
BODHRAN DRUM WORKSHOP - Foyer D-E
FIDDLE WORKSHOP - Foyer E-F
GRAND RAPIDS & DISTRICT PIPE BAND - Pipers Circle
IRISH REPERTORY THEATER – Killarney Stage
JIM VALLEY'S SHEEP HERDING DOGS - Main Gate
JOUST KIDDING - Tír na nÓg Arena
MOTOR CITY IRISH DANCE PERFORMANCE - Dublin Stage
UILLEANN PIPING DEMONSTRATION (Purcell Irish Pipers of Detroit) - Foyer C-D
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1:10 pm
LANGFORD LADS – Brecon Stage
1:30 pm
PREMIER HIGHLAND DANCE COMPETITION - Building G
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM EXHIBITION - North Encampment
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2:00 pm
CORGI RACES BEGIN (every 15-minutes, all afternoon) - The East Arena
FORT WAYNE PIPES & DRUMS - Pipers Circle
PERCUSSIVE STEP DANCE WORKSHOP - Dublin Stage
SWORDSMANSHIP MUSEUM & ACADEMY COMBAT SHOW - Tír na nÓg Arena
TIN WHISTLE WORKSHOP - Foyer C-D
TRY AN INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO - Foyer D-E ​
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2:10 pm
SEVEN NATIONS – Red Dragon Stage
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2:30 pm
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM EXHIBITION - North Encampment
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3:00 pm
FAERIES’ QUADRILLE - Tír na nÓg Arena
GLEN ERIN PIPE BAND - Pipers Circle
JIM VALLEY'S SHEEP HERDING DOGS - Main Gate
ODE TO A HAGGIS – Red Dragon Stage
SEAN NOS DANCE WORKSHOP - Dublin Stage
WHISKER WARS – Killarney Stage
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3:10 pm
STEEL CITY ROVERS with guest dancers – Brecon Stage
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3:30 pm
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM EXHIBITION - North Encampment
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4:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH DANCE COLLECTIVE PERFORMANCE - Dublin Stage
FLINT SCOTTISH PIPE BAND - Pipers Circle
SWORDSMANSHIP MUSEUM & ACADEMY COMBAT SHOW - Tír na nÓg Arena
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4:10 pm
ON THE LASH with guest dancers – Red Dragon Stage
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4:15 pm
HUGH THE KILTED MAGICIAN – Brecon Stage
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4:30 pm
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM EXHIBITION - North Encampment
WEE FOLKS PARADE – Starts at Building E
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5:00 pm
FAERIES’ QUADRILLE - Tír na nÓg Arena
JIM VALLEY'S SHEEP HERDING DOGS - Main Gate
MASSED BANDS - Pipers Circle
PARTICIPATORY CEILI & JIG - Dublin Stage
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5:10 pm
BLACK MURRAY with guest dancers – Brecon Stage
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6:00 pm
SEA SHANTY SING-A-LONG - Dublin Stage
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6:10 pm
BROTHER CROWE with guest dancers – Red Dragon Stage
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7:00 pm
JOUST KIDDING - Tír na nÓg Arena
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7:10 pm
ON THE LASH with guest dancers – Brecon Stage
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7:30 pm
MOTOR CITY IRISH DANCE – Highland Dance Stage (Building G)
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8:10 pm
SEVEN NATIONS – Red Dragon Stage
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9:10 pm
HIGHLAND REIGN with guest dancers – Brecon Stage
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10:10 pm
STEEL CITY ROVERS with guest dancers – Red Dragon Stage
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11:30 pm
RING OF STEEL FIRE SHOW