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5th Annual Celtic Calling

Location/County: Charleston, Kanawha
March 05, 2020 — March 08, 2020

Charleston, West Virginia’s, ‘Celtic Calling’ is a celebration of Celtic arts, culture and traditions. It includes music, dance, education, athleticism, and family fun.

The 5th Annual event will take place on March 6-8th, 2020

Thank you to our ongoing long time sponsors, Beattie-Firth, Inc. Realtors, Guinness, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Meyer, Ford, Glasser PLLC, Charleston Main Street, Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau and all the orginisations and business’s involved in putting on the events.

If you would like to sponsor, volunteer to help at an event or have an idea for an event in 2020 please contact us at: celticcallingwv@gmail.com or by PM.

Working Main Event Schedule, Celtic Calling 2020, Times and Artists Venues May Vary. Please check back as completed schedule will be posted by Feb. 1st.

Thursday March 5th

• 7 00pm: Film ‘soft opening’ ? Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema by WVIFF

Friday, March 6th

• 11 30- 1 30pm: Celtic Calling Opening Kick-Off – Music, Dance – Rock City Cake Company,
• 11 30am: Opening of Tartan Store until 6pm on Saturday – Rock City Cake Company
• 6 30 – 9 30pm: Celtic Cooking Class –Uncork and Create
• 7 30 – 10 pm: Ceili/Celidah– Rock City Cake Company
• 7 30- 9 30pm: Mountain Thyme – Taylor Books
• 10pm: Music – The Boulevard Tavern

Saturday March 7th

• 10 30am: Children’s Story – Taylor Books * 10 30am: Humanities Lecture – Dr Elizabeth Ford – Kanawha County Library
• 11 30am: Music TBC – Rock City Cake Company * Noon – 3pm: – Highland Coo’s Kanawha County Main Library
• 12 30pm: ‘Blarney Stone, Tall Tales Story Contest’ – Taylor Books
• 12 30 pm: – ‘Violin to Fiddle’ – Cathy Grant – Kanawha County Main Library
• 1 30pm: KV Pipes and Drums/Scottish Dance – Rock City Cake Company
• 2 pm: Children’s Dance Workshop – Kanawha County Main Library
• 3 pm: Appalachian Celtic Consort – Rock City Cake Company
• 4- 4 30pm PARADE – Capitol Street
• 5 pm: Dance Performance – Rock City Cake Company 5– 7pm:, ‘The Charleston Rogues’ – The Boulevard Tavern
• 7 30pm: FOOTMAD present from Ireland ‘The Jerimiahs’, Capitol Theater
• 7:30-9:30pm: Music TBC -Taylor Books

Thank you to our ongoing long time sponsors, Beattie-Firth, Inc. Realtors, Guinness, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Meyer, Ford, Glasser PLLC, Charleston Main Street, Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau and all the organizations and businesses involved in putting on the events.

Sunday March 8th

• 11am: ‘Kirken of the Tartans’ Kanawha United Presbyterian Church
• 2 pm: Irish Road Bowling – Laidley Field/Piedmont Road
• 4pm: Celtic Theater, The Empty Glass

Many more events and music to be added: Celtic ‘Dog Show’, Guinness Cooking Competition, Film Screenings

Please visit www.celticcalling.org for more details, closer to beginning of event for final schedule.