At last, you say, CelticFest Warwick is back in 2025! Tickets will soon be available for the now-biennial event, to be held at the Warwick Showgrounds on Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October, 2025, with CelticFringe events running from Friday 3 October in Warwick and surrounds.
The highly-anticipated local volunteer-run event, which last year sold almost 9,000 tickets, will bring back favourites such as the Australian Highland Games Championships hosted by Highland Muscle, The Gathering Irish band on the main stage, Highland coos (cows) from Keans-Agri, a living Medieval Village, family ceilidh on the Saturday night, pipe band displays, Irish dancing, Celtic-themed markets, Celtic animals, the gathering of the clans, Celtic-inspired bar and food – and much more.
CelticFest 2025 will run over two days at the Showgrounds, with a full program of music on the Main Stage both days, and a headlining performance from ‘kick arse’ Irish band, The Gathering, on the Saturday evening. CelticFest will also welcome back popular past performers, with new acts also being added to the musical line-up; these and other program inclusions for the event will also be announced over the coming months.
There will be a full program of events in the Main Arena both days, including the Australian Highland Games Championships, medieval combat, and Jacobite black powder displays. CelticFest visitors will again be able to cheer on professional strongmen and women, as they perform many feats of strength, including the perennially popular caber toss.
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The medieval village will be open for CelticFest attendees to stroll back in time, providing a window into a bygone era, including thumping battles between knights of yore, graceful dancing displays of women through history, and experiencing the daily life of those who lived in feudal times. You will be overtaken by powerful tunes from the roaming pipe bands and delighted by the Highland dancers. Wander through Celtic-themed markets to purchase your Celtic keepsakes, have a photograph with the gloriously gentle Highland cows, trace the genealogy of the clans, and feast on Celtic-themed food and drink….and if you’re game, try some Haggis!
CelticFringe events will include the Australian Celtic Women performing a feature-length gig at the Club Warwick RSL on the Friday night, a Southern Downs heritage train trip to Clifton, and a Celtic-themed parkrun hosted by Warwick parkrun on the banks of the Condamine River. More CelticFringe events will be announced over the coming months.
When tickets go on sale, they will be available from the CelticFest website: www.celticfestqld.com.au. For further information, and to receive updates on CelticFest Warwick 2025, please follow the event on Facebook and Instagram.