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Sample Celtic foods such as Scottish Bridie, Guinness Stew with Soda Bread, and Benji’s Celtic Cupcakes

FREE CFO TANKARD!

Enjoy your feast with a cold beverage served in a commemorative Celtic Fest Ohio metal tumbler that is yours to take home at the end of the meal!

Feast Hall
3 pm | 7 pm

$50

Limit 100 per tasting event

Shamrock Shenanigans Fireman’s Relay

All Ages

Join the Massie Township Fire Department in a fun, light-hearted Fireman’s Relay for all ages. Events such as rolling hoses, fire hydrant hula hoop toss, saving a cat with a ladder (not a real cat!), bean bag toss into a burning building, pool noodle balance beam and more. Each ticket purchase goes to the fire department as a donation.

Held in the Joust Field. 2pm – 3pm is the kids’ relay followed by 3pm – 4pm for adults.

$15


Seek & Find Etchings

Join the adventure with our exciting Seek and Find Etching event for kids! Young explorers will embark on a fun-filled quest to discover knotwork animals scattered throughout the festival. Sponsored by Cincinnati Family Magazine

Each child will receive a special etching kit to capture their finds on paper, creating a unique keepsake to take home. Perfect for little adventurers, this interactive activity combines creativity with a dash of mystery, making it an unforgettable experience for all ages. Don’t miss out on the fun-grab your map and etching tools and let the hunt begin!

FREE EVENT

Time/Location TBD

Irish Whiskey Tasting

A fun tasting event hosted by the Witches of Willy-Nilly from the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Enjoy six premium Irish Whiskies and learn tidbits of info about each.

Event is held in the white Tasting Tent behind the Aleing Knight Pub.

Must be 21 years of age. Have a Photo ID ready to show at the entrance. No one under 21 may enter the tent.

1pm

$35

21+ Only
Have Photo ID ready
Limit to 100 per seating

Guinness Perfect Pint

What is a perfect pint? Join folks from Guinness and our very own Shenanigators to find out during a one-hour perfect pint event. Learn about the history of this beloved stout and just what is a perfect pint along with samplings of Guinness varieties. Leave with a Guinness pint glass filled with perfection of your favorite sample and a one-of-a-kind Guinness tshirt.

Event is held in the white Tasting Tent behind the Aleing Knight Pub. Must be 21 years of age to enter. Have ID ready at the tent to enter. No one under 21 may enter the tent.

3 pm | 6 pm

$30

21+ Only
Have Photo ID ready
Limited to 75 seats

Miller Border Collies

Collies from the Miller Border Collie group will show off the skills of their dogs with herding demonstrations.

Festival Walkthrough
1 pm | 7 pm

Performance Circle
3 pm | 5:30 pm

42nd Royal Highland
Regiment Encampment

Portraying the 42nd Royal Highlanders (Today’s Black Watch) as they appeared, in North America circa 1777.

Festival Walkthrough
12 pm | 2:25 pm | 6:15 pm | 8:30

Miami Valley
Pipes and Drums

Hear the pipes and drums opening the festival at the front gate or catch them in their Walk Through and Performance Circle events.

Festival Walkthrough
1 pm | 7 pm

Front Gate
3 pm | 5:30 pm

Bodhran
Workshop

Learn about this Irish frame drum and bang out some beats of your own!

Chapel
1 pm

Guitar
Workshop

Learn some cords and strum away with us!

Chapel
5 pm

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