Come to Glen Innes, home of the Australian Standing Stones and celebrate the great and varied traditions of Celtic culture with song, dance, history and food. Experience our spectacular Autumn and cosy ambience created by a cool and colourful New England climate.

The Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes, Northern NSW is unique for its colour, spectacle and range of entertainment and history. Record crowds have poured into Glen Innes (population 6000) for the 2008 Celtic Festival attracted by the Celtic experience, Australian Standing Stones, the opportunity to meet with friends and our country hospitality.

The 2009 festival from Thursday April 30th to Sunday May 3rd will be even more memorable. The 2009 festival will honour the Celtic Nation of Wales.
The festival’s main venue is the Australian Standing Stones, an array of granite monoliths, similar to the Ring of Brodgar. To rise at dawn and listen to the eerie skirl of pipes in the autumn mists at the Standing Stones is an experience not to be missed.  

The four day festival provides non stop entertainment including the street parade, spectacular ceremonial roles performed by re-enactment groups, Celtic Strongman events, Kirking of the Tartan, massed bands, children’s entertainment, dancing, flag raising ceremonies, poets’ breakfasts, yard dog trials, market stalls, fun run and Celtic foods.

The festival in 2009 will again draw clans, national groups, dancers and artists from across Australia and overseas. You can partake in Celtic music and dance at one of the four stages at the Standing Stones or in one of the many concert venues in the town of Glen Innes. Alternatively, mingle with the locals in one of our many pubs, clubs or restaurants to share an ale, hear some music and indulge in some dancing. There is something for everyone.

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