Special Events

 

Australian Festival
Name: Australian Festival
Location:
Directions: Map
Date: Na
Hours: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Site: Australian Festival
Theme: Australia
Admission: see site
Advance tickets: have ended

The festival has moved to Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Activities: Climbing wall. Hands on Cricket, Aboriginal art

Animal Husbandry: Sheep Herding, Kentucky Down Under

Australian Sports: Australian football, Cricket. Rugby

Entertainment: Colin Hay, Simon Bruce, Lewis Burns, Paul Killingly

 
2006 |

Celtic Music Festival
Name: Travellers Rest Music Festival
Location: Travellers Rest, Nashville, TN
Directions: Directions
Date: June 1, 2008
Hours: 4 - 7 pm
Site: Travellers Rest Irish arts
Theme: Celtic Music
Admission: Adults $12, (6-12) $5 Under 6: Free
Advance ticket sales: see site
Yrs Running: 16
Picnic lunches welcomed, Refreshments avaiable on site, beer and wine allowed.

Entertainment: The Roses, Turk McNamara, TN Scots Pipe Band, and Rowdy's Rangers.

 
2006 | 2005


Celtic Festival at KYHRF
Name: Celtic Festival
Location: Eminence, KY
Directions: Directions
Date: Sept 27-28 2008
Hours: Sat 10:00 -11:00 Sun 10-5
Site: Ky Highland Ren Fest & Celtic Fest
Theme: Celtic festival
Admission: Adult $10, under 12 free
 Advance ticket sales:
Yrs Running: 3rdYear

Entertainment:
The Mickey Finns site * Myspace
Cloigheann site
Eamonn Mulhern
Jack Salt
Liam's Fancy site
Martin McCann
Red Wellies site
Robert Tincher site
Tommy Martin & Kevin Buckley site
Turlach Boylan
Young Musicians From The Riley School Of Irish Music

 
2007 | 2006

Drachenburg Folkloric Festival
Name: Drachenburg Folkloric Festival
Location: Factory At Franklin, TN.
Directions: map Faire Site
Date: Nov 4 2007
Hours: 2:30- 7:00
Site: site
Theme:
Admission: Adult $13
Advance ticket sales: $10 see site
Yrs Running: 1st year

Activities: Henna, Face painting, Tarot Cards readings

Entertainment:
Labyrinthe world fusion gypsy band
Belly Dance & Flamenco
Damhsa Onorach School of Irish Dance
The Known World Players
Dan Meyer Sword Swallower
The Roses

 
2007


Greek Festival
Name: Greek Festival
Location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Nashville, TN
Directions: Map
Date: September 7-9 2007
Hours: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm/ Sun 11:00-7:00
Site: Greek Festival
Theme: Greek Heritage
Admission: Adults $2
Advance tickets: NA

Activities: Tour the church, Pony Ride, bounce castles.

Entertainment: Music, Opa Dancers, Palamakia Dancers

Greek Cusine: Gyros, Baklava, Tiropita, Roast Lamb, Pastries

 
2007 | 2006

Tennessee Highland Games
Name: The Tennessee Highland Games
Location: Kittrell, TN
Directions: Map
Date: October 6 2007
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Site: Heart of TN Scottish Celebration
Theme: Scottish Heritage
Admission: Adults $12, Child $7
Advance tickets: see site Before Sept 23
Adults $10, Child $5

Activities: Arm wrestling, Whiskey tasting, Whiskey Barrel roll

Animal Husbandry: Highland Cattle, Border Collies

Athletic Competition: Haggis hurl, Axe Throwing

Entertainment: Alex Beaton, Secret Commonwealth, TN Bagpipe Bands, Highland Dance

 
2006 | 2005 | 2004

Lamuria

Name: Lamuria Harvest Festival
Location: Tie Breaker Park, Hopkinsville KY
Directions: Map
Date: October 30 2004
Hours: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Site: Lamuria
Theme: Renaissance harvest, carnival & bazaar
Admission: Free

  

 

Activities: Carnival Games, Relay Races, Pumpkin Carving contest, Pumpkin Toss

Entertainment: Knights Battle, Wench Show, Punch & Judy show, Magic show, Wexford Way

 
   Harvest Festival